Responsible AI Leader

Building and running an AI governance programme: charter, committee, policies and RACI; the ISO/IEC 42001 AI management system, with its clauses and Annex A controls; integration with enterprise risk management and board reporting; multi-jurisdiction regulatory strategy; AI incident and crisis management; culture, training and escalation channels; and case analysis across all of these topics.

Holding the RAIP or the DPAI credential. Whoever leads an AI governance programme needs a command of either AI risk practice or data protection, and the RAIL starts from there. The prerequisite is checked when you buy the exam on its own and when you open it. In the Responsible AI Track bundle (RAIP + RAIL), you sit the RAIP first and the RAIL opens once you pass.

There are 50 questions in 150 minutes, and you pass with 72%. Most start from a work situation, and the case analysis domain, with 5 questions, describes an organisation and asks for leadership decisions, such as prioritising risks, structuring a committee or responding to an incident. The exam is online, in English, Portuguese or Spanish, and costs USD 100.

No. The RAIL covers ISO/IEC 42001 in depth, with clauses, Annex A controls and certification readiness, but it is not a Lead Implementer certificate, it is not issued by ISO or an accredited body and it does not certify your organisation. It proves you can run an AI governance programme, and ISO/IEC 42001 is an important part of that.

For people who own, or will own, an organisation AI governance programme: responsible AI leads, risk and compliance managers, DPOs and privacy leads who have taken on AI, and technology and data managers. If you apply AI but do not run the programme, the RAIP is usually the right choice.

Yes, it is an online multiple-choice exam, taken in your own browser, with no scheduling and no exam centre. Questions describe work situations and ask for a decision, rather than testing memorised definitions, and the RAIL and the AUDAI also have a case analysis domain. Every question has four options and exactly one correct answer. All exams have 50 questions; the duration and the passing score of each are on the certification page.

The passing score is 70% for the RAIF, RAIP, DPAI and RAI-X, and 72% for the RAIL and the AUDAI, which are higher-level. There is no curve and no comparison with other candidates, and every question has exactly one correct answer. On difficulty: we do not publish pass rates yet, because DPCert is new and we will only publish figures with a large enough sample. Questions ask for decisions in real situations, so studying from the syllabus makes a difference.

You can retake it, and for paid certifications there is no waiting period and no limit on attempts. Each new attempt requires a new voucher, because each voucher is worth one attempt. Questions are drawn afresh each time you open an exam, so a retake does not repeat the previous paper. If you do not pass, you receive a coupon to buy the new attempt at the same certification for half the price, valid for 90 days. For a RAIF taken at no cost under the Black Friday flash promotion, the rule is different: a free retake within 7 days of the result.

A voucher bought on the site does not expire. Vouchers issued to an organisation in bulk may carry a deadline set at issuance, and in that case the date is shown with the code. If you lost the email, the code is also in your account, under Certification exams, once your address is confirmed.

Yes, within 14 days of purchase, as long as the voucher has not been used. Write to [email protected] from the same email used in the purchase, saying you want a refund. We return the full amount through the same payment method and cancel the voucher at the same time. A voucher already used is not refundable, even within the 14 days, because the attempt is consumed when the exam is opened. For a bundle, the refund covers the whole bundle and only applies if none of its vouchers has been used. After 14 days, the voucher is still yours and never expires, but it is no longer refundable.

No and no. A DPCert credential does not expire: there is no expiry date, no periodic retesting, no continuing education quota (CPE/CPD), no renewal fee and no annual dues. You sit the exam once, and the credential stays valid unless revoked. Revocation is an administrative act with a recorded reason, not an automatic expiry. No renewal fees. No CPE quotas. Many certifications on the market charge periodic upkeep; this one does not.