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The Institute of Artificial Intelligence Management
Lead AI with confidence. Earn the AI management credential that proves it.
The Institute of Artificial Intelligence Management (IAIM), established in 2023, sets a published standard for managing AI at work and awards the AIMP AI management certification: online and self-paced, with a capstone plan for your organization, a timed exam and a certificate anyone can verify.
- A unique certificate ID and QR code
- A public verification page anyone can check
- Add it to LinkedIn in one step
The AIMP credential. Issued digitally the moment you pass the final exam. Valid one year, renewable. See a specimen certificate.
12modulesplus orientation and a capstone plan for your own organization
50questionsfinal exam drawn from a bank of 200; 80% to pass; three attempts
1yearof certified status, renewable with the annual renewal course
$695to enrollthen $149 a year to renew; no graduation fees; need-based assistance available
Who AIMP is for
Written for the people who decide how AI gets used.
AIMP is a management credential. It gives leaders and builders a shared language for strategy, governance, risk and law, whatever their technical background. No programming is required and none is taught.
Executives
Setting AI strategy and accountable for where it leads the organization, to the board and to regulators.
Managers and operations leaders
Taking use cases from pilot to production and leading the people and vendors who deliver them.
Policy, risk and compliance
Mapping the EU AI Act, US federal and state rules, privacy law and sector rules to real systems.
Consultants and technical leads
Expected to answer for bias, security, evaluation and cost, and to brief non-technical decision makers.
What you will be able to do
Twelve outcomes, one per module, from the mandate to the board conversation.
The program moves from why AI is now a management discipline, through how the technology works and where value comes from, to governance, law, risk, data, vendors, implementation, measurement and leadership.
- Twelve modules current to this year: strategy, agents, governance (NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001), the EU AI Act and US rules, risk, privacy, security, vendors, implementation, ROI and leadership.
- Every topic is short, works through a documented real-world case or a labeled scenario, ends with something you can use at work the next day, and closes with a knowledge check. Every module cites its sources and shows its "Last reviewed" date.
- Seven toolkit documents you can use at work the same week.
- A capstone AI Implementation Plan for your own organization, reviewed against a published rubric.
- Stand up AI managementBuild and tier an AI inventory, publish an AI use policy and set up an AI Management Office sized to your organization.
- Understand the technologyExplain how modern AI systems work, where they fail and what they cost, well enough to make and defend decisions.
- Build the portfolio and the caseScore use cases with baselines, capture mechanisms and kill criteria, and write a business case finance will sign.
- Govern AI agentsDesign agent workflows with the right level of autonomy, least privilege, approval gates and audit logs.
- Apply the frameworksUse the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and ISO/IEC 42001, and decide whether and when to certify.
The AIMP path
From enrollment to a credential you can show, in five steps.
Enroll
One payment of $695 ($595 for IAIM Members). Checkout takes a minute and your course access starts right away.
Learn at your own pace
Twelve modules, thirty-six topics, about sixteen hours of study. No timer and no deadline; the program is designed to be completed in four to eight weeks alongside work.
Prove it with the capstone
Write the AI Implementation Plan for your own organization using the toolkit. IAIM reviews it against the published rubric.
Pass the final exam
50 questions, 90 minutes, 80 percent to pass, 3 attempts. Your certificate is issued the moment you pass.
Stay current
AIMP is valid for one year. Renew with the annual renewal course, and join the membership to keep your knowledge moving.
For organizations
Certify the team. Put management around the technology.
Organizations use IAIM in three ways: AIMP certification for the people who set, lead and build AI initiatives; consulting on how to integrate AI responsibly; and the AIMO kit for standing up an AI Management Office. Not sure where to start? The free AI readiness assessment takes five minutes.
Team certification
Enroll a team, a department or a leadership group in AIMP. Every participant works through the same twelve modules at their own pace, writes a capstone plan for your organization and earns an individually verifiable certificate.
AI consulting
Guidance on integrating AI into your organization: from exploring your first use cases to developing a custom AI strategy that fits your goals and your ethical commitments.
The AIMO kit
Seven working documents for setting up and running an AI Management Office (AIMO): charter and strategy, code of conduct, governance framework, talent and adoption, project management, integration and performance tracking. $395, or with a leadership workshop.
Proof you can check
An institute is judged by its standards.
Everything that decides who earns AIMP is published, and every certificate can be checked by anyone.
The published standard
The exam blueprint by module, the pass mark, the capstone rubric and the rules for annual renewal.
Every certificate verifiable
Each certificate carries a unique ID and QR code. Employers confirm status and dates in seconds, without contacting us.
Every lesson cited and dated
Each module lists its sources and the date it was last reviewed, so you can see the curriculum is current.
Why AIMP
A credential built for the job, not the hype.
AI changes quarterly. The questions managers answer for, risk, law, data, vendors, value and people, do not. AIMP teaches the durable part and keeps the detail current.
Management, not just models
AIMP is written for the people who decide how AI is used: strategy, governance, vendors, risk and people, with the technical grounding to hold your own.
Current to this year
Agentic AI, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act and US state rules, OWASP for LLM applications. Every module cites its sources and shows its "Last reviewed" date.
A credential people can check
Every certificate carries a unique ID and a QR code. Employers, clients and colleagues can confirm it on our verification page in seconds.
Proof of work, not just a quiz
A capstone AI Implementation Plan for your own organization, reviewed against a published rubric, plus a timed exam drawn from a bank of 200 questions.
Built around your calendar
100% online and self-paced. Start today, pause when work gets busy, pick up where you left off.
Straightforward pricing
One enrollment fee of $695 ($595 for IAIM Members), then $149 a year to renew, or renewal included in the AIMP Certified tier. No graduation fees, no hidden costs, and need-based financial assistance for those who qualify.
Beyond certification
Stay current as an IAIM Member.
The full Insights library and the monthly member briefing, the members' community and AIMP at $595 instead of $695. $149 a year or $15 a month; a free account is also available, and AIMP holders can add the AIMP Certified tier with their annual renewal included.
Questions
How much does the AIMP certification cost?
Enrollment is a one-time fee of $695, or $595 for IAIM Members. It covers the twelve modules, the toolkit, the capstone review, the final exam and your digital certificate. There are no graduation fees or hidden costs. Keeping the credential current costs $149 a year through the renewal course, and renewal is included in the AIMP Certified tier ($229 a year).
How long does the program take?
About sixteen hours for the twelve modules, eight to twelve hours for the capstone and 90 minutes for the exam. The program is designed to be completed in four to eight weeks alongside work. There is no deadline and no timer on the course, and your progress is saved as you go.
Who can enroll? Do I need a technical background?
Anyone. There are no prerequisites. The program is written for executives, managers, policy and compliance professionals, consultants and technical leads; no programming is required and none is taught. If you can read a business case, you can complete this program.
How does the final exam work?
50 questions drawn at random from a bank of 200 covering all twelve modules, 90 minutes, 80 percent to pass, 3 attempts. Each attempt is a fresh draw, and your results page shows which areas to review. Module quizzes can be retaken without limit.
What form does the certificate come in?
As soon as you pass the final exam, your AIMP certificate is issued digitally with your name, the completion date, a unique Certificate ID and a QR code. Anyone can confirm it on our Certificate Verification page, and you can add it to your LinkedIn profile from your account.
How long is AIMP valid, and how do I renew?
Your certification is valid for one year from the date you earn it. Ninety days before it expires, the annual renewal course opens to you: an updated course on the year's developments in AI management, followed by a 50-question exam. Renewal is $149 a year, or included if you hold the AIMP Certified tier.
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