Responsible AI Practitioner

It is if you apply AI at work and need to show you can do it under control: classifying a system, running a risk or impact assessment, documenting, testing and managing vendors. It costs USD 100, never expires and has no renewal fee. If you only need to demonstrate essential knowledge, the entry-level RAIF is probably enough. The public syllabus helps you decide before buying.

Seven practical domains: AI system lifecycle and inventory; risk assessment with the NIST AI RMF, AI impact assessments and DPIAs; the regulatory landscape, with EU AI Act obligations by role and risk tier and other relevant laws; data governance for AI; technical controls such as bias testing, evaluation, basic red teaming and human oversight; transparency and documentation; and third-party AI, with due diligence, contracts and shared responsibility.

There are 50 questions in 60 minutes, and you pass with 70%. The exam is online, with no scheduling, in English, Portuguese or Spanish, and questions describe work situations involving AI systems. There is no prerequisite. The price is USD 100, and the RAIP is also part of two discounted bundles: with the RAIL and with the DPAI.

It is not mandatory, but it is recommended. The RAIP assumes you already know the essentials the RAIF covers, such as the EU AI Act risk tiers and basic data protection concepts. The free RAIF open assessment is a quick way to test your foundations before investing in the RAIP.

They are different credentials, and the RAIP is neither equivalent to nor a replacement for the AIGP. The AIGP is IAPP AI governance credential, the best known in the field, with a renewal cycle and continuing education. The RAIP is an alternative focused on the practice of people who apply AI: it never expires, has no renewal fee and costs USD 100. AIGP is a trademark of IAPP, and DPCert is not affiliated with it; check current AIGP terms on IAPP official website.

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.