CERTIFIED AI CONSULTANT
Bring professional AI competence to consulting.
Certified AI Consultant brings together at least two advanced perspectives — practical implementation, strategic direction and governance — in a professional external consulting role.
The qualification is for professionals who want to advise companies and organisations on AI competence, use cases, strategy, governance and transformation.
THE EXTERNAL CONSULTING ROLE
Connect different perspectives.
Professional AI consulting takes more than knowledge of a single tool. It connects practical implementation with strategic relevance, governance and responsibility, organisational needs and competence development.
That is why this professional role builds on at least two advanced qualifications. It brings an external perspective to companies, public-sector organisations and different clients.
THE ROLE MODEL
Two advanced qualifications. One external consulting role.
AT LEAST 2 OUT OF 3
Certified AI Consultant
External professional role
All three combinations are equally valid options. Completing all three advanced qualifications is not required.
Certified AI Specialist + Certified AI Strategist
Implementation + strategy
Certified AI Specialist + Certified AI Governance Professional
Implementation + governance
Certified AI Strategist + Certified AI Governance Professional
Strategy + governance
The right combination depends on your experience, role and intended consulting profile.
DEVELOPMENT PATH
From foundations to a professional perspective.
Foundations & application
Qualified User · Frequent User
The appropriate foundation depends on prior knowledge and experience.
Advanced qualifications
Choose at least two: Specialist · Strategist · Governance Professional.
External professional role
Certified AI Consultant
COMPETENCE PROFILE
Advise organisations with a well-founded external perspective.
- Identify and assess AI opportunities
- Structure and prioritise use cases
- Assess organisational readiness
- Identify competence needs and recommend learning pathways
- Connect strategy and implementation
- Recognise and interpret governance requirements
- Structure roles and responsibilities
- Bring stakeholder perspectives together
- Co-develop implementation roadmaps
- Support responsible adoption, documentation and traceability
Your consulting profile reflects your selected qualifications and professional experience. This qualification does not automatically authorise the provision of regulated legal advice.
WHO IT IS FOR
For professionals developing an external consulting profile.
- AI and management consultants
- Transformation and innovation consultants
- Organisational development professionals
- Trainers expanding into advisory work
- Independent professionals
- Experts developing an external consulting profile
IN PRACTICE
Consulting does not start with a tool.
Analyse
Organisation · readiness · needs
Build competence
People · roles · learning
Qualify
Professional learning pathways
Transform
Use cases · governance · implementation
The perspective that matters most depends on the industry, organisation and starting point. The consultant brings these perspectives together in a viable consulting approach.
TWO PARALLEL PROFESSIONAL ROLES
Advise externally or take responsibility internally?
EXTERNAL ROLE
Certified AI Consultant
Advises clients across different organisational contexts. Connects competence, strategy, governance and implementation in an external professional consulting profile.
INTERNAL ROLE
Certified AI Strategy & Transformation Officer
Works within an organisation, coordinating AI competence and transformation and developing organisational structures. Can provide a starting point for a dedicated AI staff function or AI Office.
Explore Certified AI Strategy & Transformation OfficerBoth belong to the same professional role family. Their distinction is organisational perspective, not hierarchy.
EDUCATIONAL STACKING
Connect competences. Develop a consulting role.
- Modules
- Learning pathways
- Advanced qualifications
- At least 2 out of 3
- Certified AI Consultant
QUALITY & CERTIFICATION
Design the training. Certify independently.
Institute for AI
Develops the curricula, designs the qualification pathway and delivers the training.
Quality Austria Academy
Provides independent person certification under EN ISO/IEC 17024, in accordance with the defined certification requirements.
FACULTY & EXPERTISE
Expertise from your selected pathways.
The professional role builds on the faculty and expertise of your selected advanced qualifications. Explore the relevant content and teaching teams on their training pages.
YOUR CONSULTING PROFILE