Proven, not attended
Certified AI Practitioner: Workplace Foundations
From zero to workforce-ready across 14 modules and 144 topics. Designed to support the training and evidence components of an organization's EU AI Act Article 4 program and the US DOL AI Literacy Framework, with verifiable evidence.
What is AI literacy training, and do I actually need it?
AI literacy is being able to use these systems well and to know when their output is wrong, which is a different skill from knowing how they work. No US law requires you to have it. What is happening instead is that the duties employers already carry, non-discrimination, notice, consent, sector rules, all land on the person operating the system, and that person is increasingly expected to show they understood it. This program ends every topic with a graded explanation in your own words, so what you leave with is evidence rather than attendance.
You start here, free, with no card: Why You, Why Now
After completing this program, you will be able to:
Professional Conduct in the AI Era
Escalation protocols, output ownership, and AI misuse as career risk. Nobody else teaches professionals how to CARRY responsibility for AI, not just use it.
The credential you earn
Not a certificate of attendance. A living record of what you proved, at a permanent link an employer can open, read and question.
- ✓Every one of the 144 topics, with the score you earned on eachNobody has to take your word for which parts you actually passed.
- ✓A Mastery Score built from two halvesHalf earned topic by topic, each topic's check and teach-back averaged; half at the summit exam or capstone.
- ✓An employer can ask it questionsThe record answers from the topics you passed, and says so when something was not covered.
A real specimen with this program's real modules and topics. The learner and the scores are examples, labeled on the record itself.
Free tools and guides
Free, no account needed. Useful on their own; the program teaches the judgment behind them.
Curriculum · 13 modules
Set up your persistent AI workspace and learn how the program works.
2 topics in this module.
The computer, internet, privacy, and collaboration skills the AI era assumes.
8 topics in this module.
What AI is and is not: definitions, history, types, and how models actually behave.
11 topics in this module.
Bias, safety, accountability, and the guardrails that keep AI use trustworthy.
8 topics in this module.
Turn real tasks into reliable, repeatable AI workflows.
14 topics in this module.
Spotting hallucination and bias, and engineering the context that gets good output.
16 topics in this module.
Applying AI across roles and leading adoption on a team.
20 topics in this module.
Deeper fluency for people who want to go beyond the basics.
6 topics in this module.
Measuring mastery and keeping your skills current as the field moves.
13 topics in this module.
How autonomous AI agents change work, and how to integrate them safely.
8 topics in this module.
The security basics every AI user needs, from data handling to prompt injection.
7 topics in this module.
Extra track, not required: executive framing for setting AI strategy and governance, whenever your role calls for it.
Extra track, not required: a practical adoption path for small and mid-sized operations and solo builders.
Extra track, not required: twelve topics for teachers and school staff. Students already using AI, assessment that survives it, integrity without detector faith, student data under FERPA and COPPA, and teaching with AI.
Every topic counted here is built. Create a free account to open the first module, and the rest unlock with access.
How mastery is proven
Completion is not the bar here. Every claim on your credential is earned through assessment, and your final Mastery Score is built from two halves. The first half is where the teach-back lives.
Every topic ends two ways: a server-graded check (pass at 80% or the next topic stays gated) and a teach-back, where you explain the lesson in your own words and it is graded against the lesson itself on four dimensions. A topic’s score is the average of the two, and the running average across topics is half of your Mastery Score.
Finish every topic and face the summit: a timed, open book final exam of scenario judgment (open book on purpose: we test judgment, not memory), or a rubric-graded capstone project you actually build.
Your credential lives at a permanent signed URL. Employers scan it, see every verified competency with real scores, and can ask it questions grounded in what you actually passed.
Scenario responses are graded on four dimensions no multiple-choice exam can measure:
One focused 30-minute session per topic on the required path. The depth (full read, audio, slides, infographic, prompts) is there when you want it, never forced.
Your passed explanations become part of your credential. An employer who scans it can read how you explained each topic, in your words, if you choose to share them. You own your work and the dossier is off until you turn it on.
9 Content Formats Per Topic
Every topic delivers knowledge through multiple modalities for deeper retention.
Framework alignment
One program, mapped to the two most important AI literacy frameworks on earth. This is the section to send your legal team.
The Commission frames AI literacy as four elements, calibrated by role. The program delivers each:
- ✓General understanding of AI: Modules 1 to 2
- ✓Your organization's role and systems in use: Module 3, workplace policy topics
- ✓Awareness of the risks: Modules 3, 5, and 10
- ✓Mitigation, oversight, and escalation: Modules 5 to 6
The signed credential supplies the completion log and evidence annex of an Article 4 compliance record, per employee; the program teaches how to build the rest of the record.
The US Department of Labor's framework defines five foundational content areas. The program covers each:
- ✓Understanding AI principles: Module 2
- ✓Exploring AI uses: Modules 2, 6, and 9
- ✓Directing AI effectively: Module 4
- ✓Evaluating AI outputs: Module 5
- ✓Using AI responsibly: Modules 3 and 10
All seven of the framework's delivery principles are met by the program's design (hands-on exercises every topic, role-adapted context, a dedicated digital-foundations on-ramp, continued-learning pathways). Topic 3.7 teaches the framework itself, so graduates can map their own records to it.
Sources: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Article 4 (EUR-Lex) and DOL Training and Employment Notice 07-25 (dol.gov). Neither body certifies or endorses training programs; alignment mapping verified against the official texts, July 2026.
Built sourced, shipped verified
Every topic is researched against real, cited sources, then scanned for gaps, bias, hallucination, and outdated material before it ships. Every review pass is logged with evidence, so the quality bar is verifiable, not a claim. The content you learn from has been pressure-tested before it reaches you.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The program adapts to your role: executive, technical, legal, clinical, or any other.
Every topic is researched against real sources and checked for gaps, bias, hallucination, and outdated material before it ships. When the rules move, the content moves with them.
A completion record with your assessment score. Pass every core topic and the program mastery exam to earn your signed GAGE credential: a living record anyone can verify in seconds by scanning its QR seal. Bonus tracks add visible evidence but never gate the credential.
Many certification bodies accept self-reported outside training: IAPP members, for example, can self-report relevant non-IAPP training at 1 CPE per hour of study, validated by proof of completion or an assessment, within 90 days of the activity. Your GAGE credential is built for exactly that kind of proof: it records the program and every mastery assessment you passed, with scores, at a link your certifying body can open. Check your own body's policy before relying on it.