How to cite

This page exists to be copied from. Cite a version, not the framework in general: an unversioned citation will describe different content once the next release is issued.

Current version 1.29 · issued 30 August 2026 · identifiers are permanent and case-sensitive

Canonical

The framework

AI Certification Standards. AI Competence Framework. AI Certification Standards, https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework.

Use when referring to the framework as a whole and the version is stated elsewhere in your document.

Version-pinned

A specific version

AI Certification Standards. AI Competence Framework, version 1.29. Issued 30 August 2026. https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework/v1.29 (accessed date).

The default. Use this unless you have a reason not to.

Single statement

One competence statement

AI Certification Standards. “D6.L3.04 — Report the limits of an evaluation to the person relying on it.” AI Competence Framework v1.29. https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework/statements/D6.L3.04.

Use in credential specifications, audit findings and role definitions.

Worked examples

Four documents, four right answers

The citation changes with the document, because the reader’s question changes. A syllabus reader wants to know what is covered; an audit reader wants to know exactly which statement was tested and when.

Course syllabus

front matter

This course is mapped to the AI Competence Framework v1.29 (AI Certification Standards, 2026). Coverage: D6.L2.01–D6.L2.06 assessed; D6.L1.01 and D6.L1.03 taught. Mapping is self-declared and has not been reviewed.

Job description

requirements section

Required: AI Competence Framework v1.29 domain D6 (Evaluation and assurance) at level L3, and domain D2 (Data and information) at L2. Framework: https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework. Candidates need not hold a credential; evidence of competence against these statements is what is assessed at interview.

Academic paper

author–date

AI Certification Standards (2026). AI Competence Framework, version 1.29. https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework/statements/D8.L3.02. Statements cited by identifier throughout, e.g. (AICS, 2026, D8.L3.02).

Audit report

finding reference

Finding 4.2 assessed against AI Competence Framework v1.29, statement D8.L3.01 (https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework/statements/D8.L3.01), performance indicators 1 and 3. The framework is a competence standard for people; it is not a control framework for systems, and no conclusion about system conformance is drawn from it.

BibTeX

@techreport{aics_aicf_129,
  author      = {{AI Certification Standards}},
  title       = {AI Competence Framework},
  number      = {Version 1.29},
  institution = {AI Certification Standards},
  year        = {2026},
  month       = {aug},
  url         = {https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework}
}

RIS

TY  - STAND
AU  - AI Certification Standards
TI  - AI Competence Framework
ET  - Version 1.29
PB  - AI Certification Standards
PY  - 2026/08/29
UR  - https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework

Permanent URL pattern

Which address to put in a citation

The unversioned form always shows the current release and is right for a link in running text. A citation should still name the version explicitly in the text, since dated per-version archive trees are a documented next step for this site and not yet published as separate addresses.

https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework                          current version, changes over time
https://aicertificationstandards.org/framework/statements/D6.L3.04      one statement, current wording

Terms

Files and schema

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Releases