Training and Certification
At oxethica, we recognise that the upskilling the workforce is an essential aspect of innovating safely with AI. We have teamed up with Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford to provide two online courses that develop a set of core competences for any AI professional.
Training
Accelerate your workforce's AI expertise and innovation capabilities in a secure, forward-thinking environment. In this certificate masterclass, you will gain essential AI skills, navigate emerging regulations, and learn how to apply AI safely and effectively within your organisation. Taught by experts from the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, this flexible online course allows you to learn at your own pace. Upon enrolment, you will become part of the prestigious Oxford community, expanding your network and enhancing your professional credentials.
Course 1: The Oxford AI Programme
The Foundations of AI for Professionals
The Oxford AI Programme is made for managers, business leaders, and professionals who want a foundational understanding of AI and learn how to successfully implement its potential responsibly within their organisations.
The Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme is a six-week course that provides the foundational knowledge of the history, methods, applications and implications of AI being used in business and beyond. The programme was started in 2019 and has trained well over 5,000 professionals how to generate value from AI in a safe way.
The Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme is designed for managers, business leaders, and technical professionals across multiple functions and industries looking to understand the workings, possibilities, and ethics of AI technology. It provides a unique opportunity to develop an informed opinion about AI’s applications, as you reflect on its implications and limitations whilst building a business case for its implementation.
Orientation module
Welcome to your online campus. Applications to join the programme will be accepted until the end of the orientation module.
Module 1
Artificial intelligence ecosystem:Explore the history and potential of AI within the context of the digital ecosystem.
Module 2
AI and machine learning – Understanding the black box:Delve into the mechanics of the three main types of machine learning: supervised, reinforcement and unsupervised learning.
Module 3
Deep learning and neural networks:Understand what deep learning is and how it is powering the modern approach to AI.
Module 4
Working with intelligent machines:Explore the concept of intelligence in machines and the impact of AI in the labour market.
Module 5
Ethics of AI:Explore the hierarchy of ethical and legal considerations around artificial intelligence.
Module 6
How to drive AI in your business:Identify the potential business opportunity of AI in a specific context.
Course 2: AI Ethics, Regulation and Compliance
A detailed look at creating trustworthy AI
The AI Ethics, Regulation and Compliance Programme is a new offering that was created in response to the need to provide trustworthy AI systems that conform with the upcoming regulations on AI.
The programme provides an in-depth review of AI ethics and why it is so important to ensure safe innovations with AI, what the regulators are trying to achieve, and how to ensure compliance.
The programme consists of three modules including a module where we onboard participants onto the oxethica platform, providing practical insight into streamlined AI governance.
Module 1: AI failure
Unit 1 – How and why do AI systems actually fail?
- The key failure modes of AI
- Fundamental rights infringements
- The regulator’s dilemma
Unit 2 – Ethics as a key lens to assess AI systems
- Three key requirements of trustworthiness
- What is ethics, and how does it apply to AI?
- Preventing AI failure
Unit 3 – How to embed digital ethics in an organisation
- How to talk to your board about digital ethics
- Making the business case for safe innovation with AI
- Developing internal governance structures for AI
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Module 2: Global regulation of AI
Unit 1 – The emerging global regulatory landscape
- Overview and comparison of the EU, USA, Canada, Australia, UK and Brazilian regulations on AI
- Risk and impact assessments as a key compliance vehicle
- Convergence and the Brussels Effects: privacy regulation as an example
Unit 2 – The EU Act in detail: approach, needs, penalties
- The risk levels of an AI system in the EU AI Act context
- Privacy and data quality assurance
- Oversight, transparency and monitoring mandates
Unit 3 – AI regulation in context
- AI and privacy
- AI and liability
- AI and product safety
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Module 3: Auditing AI systems
Unit 1 – Assessing AI system compliance under the EU AI Act
- The checklist for safe AI as a key tool for AI governance in practice
- Assessing the risk level of an AI system
- The key requirements for high-risk AI systems
Unit 2 – Assessing fairness and robustness of AI systems
- Bias, discrimination and fairness: the key concepts explained
- Robustness metrics and their applications
- Fairness metrics and their applications
- Selecting the right fairness metric for a given use case
Unit 3 – Assessing AI system compliance under the EU AI Act
- Conducting conformity assessment in practice using oxethica’s tool
- Use case
Certification
To recognise the varying levels of competence participants can achieve through our programs, we offer certifications to help ensure that the obtained skills remain current as global regulations evolve and technology advances. This is particularly important as frameworks such as the EU AI Act are designed to adapt in line with ongoing developments in AI.
We offer three certification levels to help professionals demonstrate their expertise to employers, clients, and regulators:
Certified AI Professional (CAIP)
A Certified AI Professional (CAIP) understands the technical foundations and future of AI, from core machine learning methods to deep learning and neural networks. They can assess the impact of intelligent machines in the workplace, navigate ethical and legal considerations, and identify practical AI opportunities to drive business value.
Who is eligible? All participants who have completed the Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme can obtain their CAIP certificate by submitting a copy of their programme certificate to info@oxethica.com.
Certified AI Ethicist (CAIE)
The Certified AI Ethicist ensures trustworthy and safe AI by applying key ethical principles, aligning with regulatory objectives, operationalising practical compliance with emerging AI laws, and confidently navigating the oxethica platform.
Please note: This certification is subject to a two-year review, requiring Certified AI Ethicists to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of AI advancements and regulatory changes through approved follow-up courses. Further guidance on this process will be provided in due course.
Who is eligible? All participants who have completed the AI Ethics, Compliance and Regulation Programme can obtain their CAIE certificate by submitting a copy of their programme certificates to info@oxethica.com.
Certified AI Auditor (CAIA)
Certified AI Auditor (CAIA) The Certified AI Auditor is able to conduct compliance audits of AI systems, ensuring they meet legal requirements, demonstrate technical robustness, and align with ethical standards. Certified AI Auditors will also be equipped to use the oxethica governance platform to create AI inventories, assess AI system risk levels, and complete the documentation required to meet regulatory mandates according to region and to the kind of AI system.
Please note: This certification is subject to a two-year review, requiring Certified AI Auditors to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of AI advancements and regulatory changes through approved follow-up courses. Further guidance on this process will be provided in due course.
Who is eligible? All participants who have completed both the Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme and the AI Ethics, Compliance and Regulation Programme can obtain their CAIA certificate by submitting a copy of their programme certificates to info@oxethica.com.
