AI Ready Professional.
The entry-level AI credential for every professional. Prove you understand AI, can use tools responsibly, and have the practical foundation to keep building your capability.
Level
Foundation
Assessment Time
~2 Hours
CEUs Awarded
8 CEUs
Validity
2 Years
More than awareness. A verified foundation.
The AI Ready Professional credential is the recognised starting point on the MHCAI certification ladder. It proves you have moved beyond passive awareness — you understand what AI is, where it applies to your work, and how to use it responsibly.
Assessed through a combination of knowledge questions and practical tasks (not just attendance), it is a genuine credential — one that employers, managers, and learning teams can trust as evidence of real capability at the foundation level.
Six foundation competencies.
What AI is, how it works, and where it applies in professional contexts
Practical use of leading AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini)
Responsible AI principles: accuracy, privacy, bias, and transparency
Basic prompting frameworks for productive AI interaction
Recognising appropriate and inappropriate uses of AI in your role
How to continue developing AI capability beyond the foundation level
Every professional who works alongside AI.
Professionals new to AI who want a credible starting point
Knowledge workers who have started using AI tools independently
Teams completing an AI awareness or foundation training programme
Organisations building a baseline AI-ready workforce
Anyone who wants a formal credential before progressing to AI Practitioner
Assessed on knowledge and practice — not just attendance.
Knowledge Assessment
60%40 questions covering AI fundamentals, tool use, responsible AI principles, and applied scenarios. Delivered online, 45 minutes.
Practical Task
40%Complete two short AI tasks using tools of your choice: a prompt engineering task and a brief responsible use reflection. Submitted online.
Pass mark: 70% overall
You must pass both components. The knowledge assessment must score 70%+. The practical task must be rated Satisfactory by an MHCAI assessor.
Everything you receive with your credential.
AI Ready Professional digital badge (LinkedIn verified)
Certificate of Achievement from MHCAI Institute
8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Foundation entry in the MHCAI Credentialled Professionals Register
2-year credential validity with renewal pathway
Pathway guidance to AI Practitioner (next level)
LinkedIn verified badge. Share your credential directly to your LinkedIn profile — visible to employers, peers, and recruiters.
This is your starting point.
Each MHCAI credential builds on the last — from Foundation to Advanced. Begin here and progress at your own pace.
01
AI Ready Professional
Foundation · You are here
02
AI Practitioner
Practitioner · Role-specific AI skills
03
AI Leader
Leadership · Strategic leadership & governance
04
AI Strategist
Advanced · Enterprise AI transformation
Start your AI credential journey.
The AI Ready Professional assessment is available online. Register today and complete it at a time that suits you.