Business & Human Rights Certification

The Business & Human Rights Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests business and human rights — the UN Guiding Principles' three pillars of protect, respect and remedy, human rights due diligence and salient risk prioritisation, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and National Contact Points, mandatory due diligence and reporting laws such as the EU CSDDD and UK Modern Slavery Act, forced labour import bans, ILO core labour standards, stakeholder engagement and grievance mechanisms, and human rights risks in technology and AI — written to UN OHCHR, OECD, ILO, European Commission and UK sources for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Business & Human Rights certificate (SOA-BHR). Every question is based on published standards and research — including UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights), OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (OECD), International labour standards and fundamental conventions (International Labour Organization) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Business & Human Rights Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests frameworks and standards, human rights due diligence, regulation and mandatory due diligence and engagement, remedy and emerging issues with 20 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 four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-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 Business & Human Rights 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: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights); OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (OECD); International labour standards and fundamental conventions (International Labour Organization); Corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDDD) (European Commission); Importing into the United States (U.S. Customs and Border Protection); Modern Slavery Act 2015 (legislation.gov.uk). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Frameworks and Standards (UN Guiding Principles, OECD Guidelines and ILO labour standards); Human Rights Due Diligence (Identifying and assessing impacts, Prioritising salient risks and Acting and tracking); Regulation and Mandatory Due Diligence (EU CSDDD and reporting, Modern slavery laws and Forced labour import bans); Engagement, Remedy and Emerging Issues (Stakeholder engagement, Grievance mechanisms and Technology and AI). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Sustainability or ESG manager, Human rights or responsible sourcing specialist, Corporate lawyer or compliance officer, Procurement or supply chain professional and Law, policy or international relations student. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Business & Human Rights knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Law, IR and public-policy students at Yale, Georgetown, Sciences Po, LSE and SAIS want practice-ready skills without government or bar exams. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

Pillar I: the state duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including business. Pillar II: the corporate responsibility to respect human rights by avoiding harm and addressing impacts. Pillar III: access to effective remedy for victims, through judicial and non-judicial mechanisms.

An ongoing process to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how a company addresses its actual and potential adverse human rights impacts, including through its supply chain and business relationships, prioritising the most severe (salient) risks.

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/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) 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.