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Regulation is moving from principles to practice
Governments need staff who can translate legal and ethical requirements into operational controls—risk assessments, documentation, oversight roles, and redress.
GIofAI Professional Certification
Certified AI in Policy & Governance (CAIPG)™
The exam validates a candidate’s ability to apply foundational concepts, regulatory frameworks, governance models, ethical considerations, operational implementation principles, and auditing/evaluation techniques relevant to AI governance in the public sector.
Secure proctored assessment
Vendor-neutral capability validation
Verifiable certificate & transcript
Professional designation
CAIPG™ Career level
Advanced
CAIPG™ Career level
Advanced
Duration90 minutes
Questions250 MCQs
Pass threshold70%
LevelIntermediate to Advanced
DeliveryGIofAI Exam Portal
Self-paced Course
Learn with labs & projects at your own pace.
Practice Exam
Timed questions with instant feedback & review.
Professional outcome
Governance capacity is now a delivery requirement.
Public-sector AI is increasingly evaluated on rights, accountability, and operational controls—not only technical performance. CAIPG organizes the essentials into an assessment-ready structure.
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Accountability needs clear structures
Centralized, distributed, and hybrid governance models each introduce trade-offs. Effective oversight depends on defined mandates, escalation paths, and capacity.
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Implementation is where risk shows up
Procurement clauses, pilots, monitoring dashboards, and incident response determine whether AI improves services without undermining equity, due process, or trust.
Who it suits
Designed for professionals working where capability meets real delivery.
Designed for professionals applying these capabilities in real delivery environments.
Practitioners building production systems
For professionals shipping models, pipelines and AI-enabled products.
Engineers & technical specialists
For people responsible for development, evaluation, deployment and monitoring.
Product & solution professionals
For teams translating requirements into reliable, responsible AI solutions.
Consultants & technical strategists
For advisors guiding architecture, adoption, risk and implementation choices.
Exam blueprint
8 domains that reflect the full assessment scope.
The assessment spans the domains below. Weightings indicate relative emphasis in the exam.
Foundations & Policy Context
10%Define AI, ADS/ADM, and algorithmic systems in public services Connect policy rationales: efficiency, equity, accountability, resilience Understand digital-by-default strategies an...
Legal & Regulatory Frameworks
15%Apply due process, non-discrimination, transparency, legal certainty Understand risk-based regulation and conformity expectations Distinguish hard law vs soft-law guidance instrume...
Governance & Institutional Design
15%Compare centralized, distributed, and hybrid oversight architectures Design roles for regulators, DPAs, auditors, ethics bodies, ombuds Use model cards, AI registries, impact asses...
AI Policy Tools & Instruments
15%Embed governance in procurement: clauses, documentation, audit rights Use sandboxes, pilots, testing labs, standards, and certifications Understand open data, data trusts, anonymiz...
Ethics, Equity & Social Impacts
15%Evaluate fairness, bias, contestability, explainability, and dignity Address privacy, surveillance, consent limitations, and redress Recognize digital divide and workforce impacts...
Public Sector AI Implementation
15%Map lifecycle: design → procurement → deployment → monitoring/audit Implement HITL with meaningful oversight and anti-automation-bias controls Run pilots, shadow mode, phased rollo...
Evaluating & Auditing AI in Government
10%Define KPIs and evaluate performance, fairness, and trust impacts Conduct audits: scope, documentation review, testing, and reporting Use red teaming, adversarial testing, stress t...
International Coordination & Future Trends
5%Understand international principles, norms diffusion, and coordination Navigate cross-border data flows, localization, and jurisdiction conflicts Assess frontier & generative AI ri...
Assessment experience
Know the format before you commit.
A 90-minute assessment with 250 questions, a 70% passing threshold, delivered through the GIofAI Exam Portal.
Exam at a glance
Duration90 min
Questions250
FormatMultiple Choice
Pass70%
Negative markingNone
LanguagesEnglish
Your certification journey
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Prepare against the published blueprint
Use official study materials and the practice assessment to identify weaker domains.
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Complete identity verification
Government ID and candidate verification are required for the professional assessment.
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Sit the proctored examination
Complete the assessment through the GIofAI Exam Portal under monitored conditions.
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Receive your provisional result
See the provisional outcome immediately after submission.
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Access your verified credential
Your certificate and detailed transcript are available in the learner dashboard after verification.
Credential value
A designation you can verify, share and carry into professional conversations.
The value of the certification is the combination of controlled assessment, identity verification, domain-level performance evidence and a verifiable professional credential.
CAIPG
Certified AI in Policy & Governance
A professional GIofAI designation supported by a digital certificate and official transcript. The transcript records section-level performance, giving the credential more context than a simple completion badge.
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Verified professional designation
Identity-verified assessment under controlled examination conditions.
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Detailed performance transcript
Section-wise performance information for a clearer view of your assessed capability.
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Shareable digital certificate
A professional credential designed to be verifiable and shareable with employers and professional networks.
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Clear next-step pathway
Use CAIPG as a core credential before moving into deeper specialisations.
CAIPG Exam Guide
Review the blueprint before you register.
Get the certification overview, domain weightings, exam format and preparation guidance in one concise guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is CAIPG designed for?
CAIPG is aimed at policymakers, regulators, civil servants, AI ethics & governance practitioners, public-sector technology leaders, and consultants supporting digital government—especially those working on citizen-impacting AI use cases.
Is the assessment open book?
No. The live assessment is closed book and delivered online under remote proctoring conditions. Plan to rely on recall and application across the eight domains.
What is the passing requirement?
The pass threshold is 70% (at least 39 correct out of 55). Each question carries one mark and there is no negative marking.
What should I focus on while preparing?
Use the weightage map: prioritize the 15% domains (legal/regulation, governance design, policy tools, ethics, implementation), then reinforce foundations and evaluation/auditing. Practice scenario reasoning around safeguards, transparency, and redress.
Can I retake the assessment if I don’t pass?
 Yes—retakes are permitted. Use the first attempt to diagnose weak domains and improve performance with focused study on governance instruments, implementation controls, and audit/evaluation patterns.
Ready to validate public-sector AI governance capability?
Register for CAIPG to demonstrate policy-to-operations readiness: interpret governance frameworks, design oversight models,implement controls, and evaluate AI systems for accountability and trust.