Accredited, vendor-neutral AI certification.
Certify what you can actually do with AI — to one independent standard, recognised worldwide. IAIDL is accredited to ISO/IEC 17024 and vendor-neutral, so your credential transfers across every employer and platform.
What is an accredited AI certification?
An accredited AI certification verifies your AI competency against an independent standard rather than a single vendor’s tools. IAIDL — the International AI Driving License — is accredited to ISO/IEC 17024 and vendor-neutral. Its AI certification courses ladder from Foundation (AI literacy) to Practitioner (applied technical AI) and Expert, are recognised in 80+ countries, and are independently verifiable.
Not all AI certs are equal.
Many AI certifications are vendor training that proves you can use one platform. An accredited AI certification proves transferable competency that hiring, procurement and governance can rely on.
Accredited, not just a course
IAIDL personnel certification meets the ISO/IEC 17024 standard — the international benchmark for certifying bodies. It's a credential, not a completion badge.
Vendor-neutral competency
You're certified on what you can do with AI, not on one company's product. The credential stays valuable as tools change.
Recognised in 80+ countries
Accepted across enterprise, government, academia and defence, with 100,000+ professionals certified worldwide.
Independently verifiable
Every certificate carries a unique token anchored on the IAIDL ledger and is publicly verifiable — proof employers can trust.
Four levels, one standard.
IAIDL Foundation
Any professional. No coding required.
Foundation-level AI literacy for leaders, job seekers and employees in every sector who need to make sense of the tools reshaping their work.
IAIDL Practitioner
IT pros, innovation and transformation teams.
Practitioner-level applied AI. A technical programme of current skills and knowledge, validated by a test for candidates with prior programming knowledge.
AIMA Assessor
Consultants and internal assessment leads.
Certifies the holder to deliver AIMA organisational assessments — the ISO/IEC 42001-aligned AI maturity evaluation.
IAIDL Expert
Senior leaders and C-suite.
A Silicon Valley AI immersion programme for the executives setting AI strategy and accountable for its outcomes.
Prefer to see how accredited AI certification compares to a Google or Anthropic AI certificate? We break it down honestly.
AI certification, answered.
What are the best AI certification courses in 2026?
The best AI certification courses verify transferable, vendor-neutral skills rather than one tool. IAIDL offers accredited AI certifications — Foundation for AI literacy, Practitioner for applied skills, and Expert for leaders — recognised in 80+ countries and accredited to ISO/IEC 17024. Unlike single-vendor programmes, IAIDL AI certificate programs certify competency that transfers across employers and platforms.
Are there accredited AI certificate programs, not just vendor courses?
Yes. Many popular AI certs are vendor training that proves tool familiarity. IAIDL is an accredited AI certification body: its programmes meet the ISO/IEC 17024 personnel-certification standard and align to ISO/IEC 42001:2023. That makes IAIDL AI certifications suitable where hiring, procurement or governance require an independent, recognised credential.
How do IAIDL AI certifications compare to Google's AI certification?
Google's AI certificates teach Google's tools and platform. IAIDL AI certifications are vendor-neutral and accreditation-backed (ISO/IEC 17024), so they certify AI competency independent of any one vendor. Many professionals pair a tool course with an accredited IAIDL credential to prove both platform skill and transferable, governed AI ability employers can trust.
Are IAIDL AI certifications free, and what do they cost?
Some AI certifications are advertised as free but are vendor marketing. IAIDL is an accredited, independent AI certification; fees vary by programme and region, and every certified professional unlocks a large library of free AI courses — including Anthropic Partner Academy and automation tracks. The value of an accredited AI cert is recognition: IAIDL credentials are accepted in 80+ countries by enterprise, government and academia.
Why choose IAIDL over a vendor-specific AI certificate?
A vendor certificate proves you can use one company's tools; IAIDL proves transferable AI competency recognised across 80+ countries and accredited to ISO/IEC 17024. For hiring, procurement and governance, a vendor-neutral, accredited credential signals durable skill rather than product familiarity that dates quickly.