Building the standards behind AI and emerging technology skills.
AIQQA is being developed to define, assess and recognise competence across artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
We are building a new approach to qualifications and skills recognition that reflects how technology is changing, how people use it in practice and what employers increasingly need from their workforce.
Illustrative competence framework
Level 3
Illustrative example
Example competence profile
Responsible use of AI at work
- Understands
- Knowledge of risks and limits
- Applies
- Uses AI tools in real tasks
- Judges
- Makes sound, accountable decisions
Illustrative concept only
This is not an available qualification or award
Designed around accountable assessment decisions
About us
AI skills need more than training
Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are changing how people work, make decisions, solve problems and create value.
Learning how to use new technology is only part of the challenge.
Learners, employers and training providers also need a clear way to understand what competent performance looks like, how it should be assessed and how achievement can be recognised.
- Standards
- What competent performance looks like
- Assessment
- How it should be assessed
- Recognition
- How achievement can be recognised
That is the challenge AIQQA is being built to address.
We are developing standards and qualifications with a focus on practical capability, credible assessment and skills that remain relevant as technology evolves.
About AIQQAQualifications
Qualifications for a changing skills landscape.
We are developing a portfolio of qualifications in AI and emerging technologies, with an initial focus on proposed Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications. Our aim is to build qualifications around practical skills, clear assessment requirements and evidence of what learners can do.
Explore QualificationsWhat should someoneactually be ableto demonstrate?
Practical
Built around skills people use in real work, not just theory.
Relevant
Designed to stay current as AI and technology keep changing.
Demonstrable
Achievement that learners and employers can trust and show with confidence.
Our Approach
How we think about standards
Technology may change quickly, but confidence in qualifications still depends on clear standards and credible evidence.
Our approach is based on several principles:
Competence before content
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See the thinking behind our standards
Explore how we approach competence, assessment and the responsible use of technology.
Discover Our Approach
For Employers
Help shape the AI skills that matter.
Organisations are adopting AI faster than most skills frameworks can keep up. We work with employers to understand your team’s needs and create training and skills programmes that fit how your organisation really works.
Work with AIQQA
Training Providers
Qualifications designed for tomorrow’s skills.
AIQQA is developing qualifications focused on practical AI competence and the needs of a changing workforce.
We welcome conversations with education and training providers interested in:
- Emerging qualifications
- Assessment approaches
- Future opportunities to deliver AIQQA qualifications
Delivery of AIQQA qualifications is subject to regulatory recognition and centre approval.
Industry Alliance
Relevant qualifications begin with industry insight.
We are developing the AIQQA Standards & Industry Alliance to bring together employers, technology leaders, practitioners and subject specialists.
Our aim is to create a collaborative forum that helps identify emerging skills needs, informs the development of qualifications and assessment standards, and keeps workplace relevance at the centre of our work.
Alliance
Employers- Technology leaders
- Practitioners
- Specialists
What Alliance members help us do
Spot new and changing skills needs early
Help shape relevant qualification and assessment standards
Keep qualifications connected to real workplaces
Regulation
Working towards Ofqual recognition.
AIQQA is being established as a new awarding organisation with the intention of seeking recognition from Ofqual, the qualifications regulator in England.
As we develop our proposed qualifications, we are also establishing the governance, people, systems, quality assurance arrangements and assessment controls needed to support a credible and sustainable awarding organisation.
01
Governance
Clear oversight and accountability.
02
Systems
Platforms to run qualifications reliably.
03
Quality arrangements
Checks that keep standards consistent.
04
Assessment controls
Secure, fair and robust assessment.
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Organisational capability
The people and skills to deliver.
Regulatory status
Working towards recognition
AIQQA is not currently recognised by Ofqual and does not currently offer Ofqual-regulated qualifications.
The future of skills recognition
Defining standards for the skills shaping the future.
The challenge isn’t just keeping up with new tools. It’s knowing which skills matter, what good looks like, and how to assess and recognise them fairly. AIQQA is being built to help answer exactly that.