Board-Level AI Oversight Certification

The Board-Level AI Oversight Certification is a free advanced-level, 25-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests board-level AI oversight — directors' fiduciary duties and AI, AI strategy and value creation, AI risk taxonomy including bias, safety, security, privacy and IP, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO/IEC 42001 AI management systems, the EU AI Act risk tiers and obligations, OECD AI Principles, governance structures and committee responsibilities, AI inventories and model risk management, third-party and vendor AI, generative AI policy, incident response and disclosure, metrics and reporting to the board, workforce impact and ethics, and director AI literacy — written to NIST, ISO, EU, OECD and NACD guidance for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 25 questions to earn a verifiable Board-Level AI Oversight certificate (SOA-BLAO). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Board governance resources (National Association of Corporate Directors), AI Risk Management Framework (NIST), EU Artificial Intelligence Act (European Union) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Board-Level AI Oversight Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests duties and strategy, frameworks and regulation, risk management, governance in practice and emerging issues with 25 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the five skill areas on this page, then take the 25-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Board-Level AI Oversight certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Board governance resources (National Association of Corporate Directors); AI Risk Management Framework (NIST); EU Artificial Intelligence Act (European Union); Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative AI Profile (NIST AI 600-1) (NIST); ISO/IEC 42001: AI management systems (ISO); OECD AI Principles (OECD). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Five skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Duties and Strategy (Directors' duties, AI strategy and AI literacy); Frameworks and Regulation (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001 and OECD and EU AI Act); Risk Management (Risk taxonomy, Model risk and Third parties); Governance in Practice (Structures and committees, Reporting and metrics and Incidents and disclosure); Emerging Issues (Agentic AI, Compute and sustainability and Investors and disclosure). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Board director or non-executive director, CEO or C-suite executive, General counsel or company secretary, Chief risk, compliance or AI officer and Investor or governance professional. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Board-Level AI Oversight knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

MBAs and engineers aiming at PM, founder and C-suite roles want the next layer above the product basics we already cover. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

AI can create major value and major risks — legal, reputational, operational and ethical. Directors' duties of care and oversight mean boards need visibility of AI strategy, risks, controls and incidents.

An international standard for AI management systems that sets requirements for governing AI responsibly within an organisation, similar in structure to ISO 27001 for information security.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

25 questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — with a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 25 scenario questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — and a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.