EXIN Artificial Intelligence Compliance Professional (AICP) is the first certification that directly integrates the EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001, and NIST AI RMF into practical, lifecycle-based compliance — ideal for real-world business settings. Designed for professionals who need to implement, audit, and govern AI systems across their entire lifecycle — with ready-to-use templates, checklists, and governance controls. Master AI risk management, data privacy, and responsible AI implementation that customers will trust.
EXIN AI Compliance Professional certification confirms that the professional can assure compliance of development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems with relevant laws, regulations, standards, and alignment to ethical practices.
Certification information:
Who is this certification for?
- AI Compliance Officer
- Quality Manager
- Risk Manager
- Legal Manager
- Data Protection Officer (DPO)
- Product Manager
- AI Developer/Engineer
- Compliance Analyst
- IT Security Manager
- Operations Manager
Any leader overseeing the above roles or navigating their organization through the complexities of AI adoption, or teams responsible for ensuring compliance in AI developments.
Why should you add AICP to your portfolio?
- Made around the EU AI Act and directly aligned with Articles 8, 9, and 10 of the EU AI Act
- Integrates ISO/IEC 42001, ISO 23894 (AI Risk Management), NIST AI RMF, GDPR, and AI Ethics guidelines — with implementation-level depth.
- Covers the Full AI Lifecycle: From design to decommission — with governance actions mapped to every stage.
- Use ready-made checklists, templates, governance roles, and control frameworks from day one.
- Ideal for compliance officers, legal teams, auditors, AI leads, and trainers who need to operationalize AI compliance — not just understand it.
What will you learn?
The EXIN Artificial Intelligence Compliance Professional certification covers the following key subjects:
Solid Foundation: General Understanding of the EU AI Act
Gain a clear overview of the Act’s purpose, scope, classifications, and legal impact — essential for anyone working with AI in regulated environments.
Deep Regulatory Insight: In-Depth Analysis of the AI Act
Explore the core Articles (especially 8, 9, and 10), risk categorization, prohibited practices, and obligations for high-risk systems — with real-world examples and case studies.
Building Trustworthy AI
Learn how to embed privacy, data protection, transparency, and traceability into AI system design and governance — turning principles into practice.
Ethical AI in Action
Understand ethical frameworks and human rights considerations that shape AI development — with a focus on fairness, accountability, and societal impact.
Practical Application: How to Comply with the AI Act
Move beyond theory. Discover step-by-step implementation strategies for compliance in both public and private sector organizations — with tools you can use immediately.
Frameworks for Real Compliance
Master the application of ISO/IEC 42001, ISO 23894, NIST AI RMF, GDPR, and EU AI Ethics guidelines — integrated into a lifecycle-based approach to responsible AI.
These topics ensure comprehensive knowledge of legal, ethical, and practical compliance in AI.
Why choose the EXIN AI Compliance Professional Certification?
Built around the EU AI Act: AICP is directly aligned with Articles 8, 9, and 10 of the EU AI Act and teaches you how to apply them in real-world settings. Most other certifications mention the Act — AICP shows you how to comply with it.
More standards, more depth: AICP integrates ISO/IEC 42001, ISO 23894 (AI Risk Management), NIST AI RMF, GDPR, and AI Ethics guidelines. Most other compliance certifications do not go into implementation-level detail.
End-to-end lifecycle compliance: AICP covers the entire AI system lifecycle — from design to decommission — with governance actions for every stage.
Includes practical tools and templates: AICP provides checklists, assessment templates, governance roles, and control frameworks you can use immediately.
Designed for action — not just awareness: AICP is ideal for compliance officers, legal teams, auditors, AI leads, and trainers who need to do the work, not just understand it.
Key Benefits
- Master the AI Act: Ensure compliance and become a trusted expert.
- Become a custodian of data privacy: Build strong privacy and transparency.
- Drive on-floor impact: Apply compliance strategies across industries.
- Be the best in your industry: Stand out and excel in your career.
- Shape the future of AI: Promote ethics and sustainability in tech.
Required reading
- The AI Act Handbook: Compliant Usage of Artificial Intelligence in the Private and Public Sectors, Natascha Windholz et al. (2025)
- EXIN AICP Exam Literature, 2025
This workbook supplements the primary literature for this certification and provides additional background information on ISO standards and other frameworks that may be used to comply with the AI Act. Each chapter shortly summarizes the relevant AI Act articles and the corresponding standard, to help the reader understand and to align AI practices with the regulatory requirements outlined in the AI Act.
It addresses the following standards and frameworks, and how they relate to the AI Act
- Chapter 1: Data Governance (CEN/CLC/TR 18115)
- Chapter 2: Development and use of AI (ISO/IEC 42001 and ISO/IEC 5338)
- Chapter 3: Risk Management (ISO/IEC 23894)
- Chapter 4: Ethical Issues (ISO/IEC TR 24368)
Exam Details
- Duration: 01 hour 30 minutes
- Number of Questions: 40 (Multiple Choice)
- Pass mark: 65%
- Open book: No, it is closed book exam.
- Electronic equipment allowed: No
- Level: Advanced
- Languages: English
Requirements for certification:
- Training is mandatory
- Involves practical assignments (optional)
- Artificial Intelligence Essentials or Artificial Intelligence Foundation highly recommended
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