The global standard for verified AI literacy.
One Body of Knowledge, governed centrally by an independent UK foundation. Delivered through licensed national operators, earned by persona and tier — and kept current by design, not by claim.
Verify a Passport
Every Passport carries a code. Enter it to see the holder, persona, tier, country and validity. Free, no account, no login — and expiry is shown exactly as it stands.
No Passport in the registry matches . Check the code against the holder's document, or contact the issuing national operator.
Current. Continuing registration is paid, so the record reads active and the holder may use the marks.
A standard
One Body of Knowledge, owned centrally and versioned in public — authored and reviewed by an independent Consortium of academics and practitioners, never by a licensee.
A credential
Earned by persona and tier against a published exam — and valid for a fixed term, because a claim about AI ability decays if it is never re-tested.
A registry
Every Passport is publicly checkable by code. Status is published as it stands — active or expired — with no login and no fee to the person checking.
A register, not a certificate drawer
Doctors do not stay qualified by keeping a diploma; they stay registered. AI moves faster than medicine, so a Passport carries a 24-month validity satisfied by continuing registration. An out-of-date AI credential is worthless — publishing expiry is honesty, not a paywall.
Pass the exam for your persona and tier at a licensed centre or in the app.
Your record enters the public registry with an issue date and a validity date.
Continuing registration keeps you on the register and delivers each cycle's update.
Re-assess against the current Standard. Miss it and the registry says expired, publicly.
Each Standard review publishes a change note: competencies added, retired, or re-weighted. Holders see exactly what their renewal will cover. First change note publishes with v1.1.
Assessment and continuing-registration fees are set per country by the licensed national operator, within a ceiling fixed by the Foundation. Verification is always free.
Earned by persona, then by tier
Four documents, one Standard. The persona decides what is assessed and what the holder may then do; the cover colour is how a registry entry is recognised at a glance.
Any working professional building everyday AI capability. Certifies applied literacy against D1–D4.
Trainers and consultants who teach or advise on AI. Certifies competence plus the right to deliver against the Standard.
Board and ministry-level decision-makers. Certifies judgement on adoption, risk and oversight rather than tool fluency.
An organisation certifying its workforce. Certifies coverage by role, with a registry entry for the organisation itself.
Three grades, rising evidence
The ladder is fellowship-shaped: each grade asks for harder evidence, not more hours. Grades are conferred by the Foundation and recorded in the registry — a licensee can assess, but never award.
Who owns the Standard
The Foundation is an independent body registered in England & Wales. It holds the Body of Knowledge, the examination, the accreditation criteria and the marks. None of these is franchised, and no licensee, employer or vendor can alter a competency.
A Consortium of 50+ academics and practitioners authors and reviews the Standard on a fixed cycle. Its six domain chairs sit as the Steering Council, which holds the final vote on every version.
Members sit in a personal capacity, not as institutional representatives. Chairs are named only once appointed, with their terms on the record — we publish no affiliation we have not earned.
One credential, licensed nationally
Each country is run by a single licensed operator under Foundation accreditation. The Standard and the exam stay central; delivery, language and pricing are local.
A standard a state can endorse
The Foundation does not compete with national bodies, universities or training markets. It publishes the Standard, examines against it, and maintains the register — so a ministry can recognise one credential instead of building one, and can point at a public record when it needs proof.
Earn your passport
Start in your national programme. Ten minutes a day, assessed against the Standard, stamped as you go.
Bring the standard to your country
One licence per territory. We assess capability, capitalisation and public-sector reach before granting.