AI Governance Professional

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AI Governance Professional Exam Format

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Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) certification is a premier credential designed to validate expertise in the emerging field of AI governance. As organizations rapidly integrate AI into their workflows, the need for professionals who can navigate the ethical, legal, and technical risks has become critical. This certification covers the full spectrum of AI management, from foundational machine learning concepts to the implementation of robust governance frameworks. Candidates are tested on their ability to align AI technologies with organizational values, legal mandates like the EU AI Act, and industry standards such as the NIST AI RMF. The exam ensures that practitioners can manage the entire AI lifecycle, including development, deployment, and continuous monitoring, while effectively mitigating risks related to bias, transparency, and accountability.

100 questions
165 min
75% to pass
4 domains

Exam facts at a glance

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SpecificationValue
Questions100
Time limit165 minutes (99s per question)
Passing score75%
Domains4
LevelProfessional
Question bank here100 questions
SourceCertilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Understanding how to govern AI development25%
  • AI lifecycle management
  • Data quality and provenance
  • Algorithmic transparency
  • +2 more
25
Understanding the foundations of AI governance20%
  • AI terminology and concepts
  • Machine Learning fundamentals
  • Generative AI vs Discriminative AI
  • +2 more
20
Understanding how to govern AI deployment and use30%
  • Post-deployment monitoring
  • Incident response for AI
  • Human-in-the-loop requirements
  • +2 more
30
Understanding how laws, standards, and frameworks apply to AI25%
  • Global AI regulations (EU AI Act, etc.)
  • Regulatory landscapes
  • NIST AI Risk Management Framework
  • +2 more
25

The heaviest domain is Understanding how to govern AI development at 25%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Official price in the IAPP store. 100 questions, 2.75 h, administered by Pearson VUE (test centres or OnVUE). Retakes: $625 non-member / $475 member. Maintenance: $250 per 2-year term (included in membership; the first CMF is included in the exam price for non-members). Official exam page

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