Foundations
Kick Off
An introduction to the training structure, learning platform and booking of live sessions and Q&A.
Discuss learning pathwayCERTIFIED AI EXPERT
Understand AI comprehensively and apply it professionally.
The Certified AI Expert combines technical understanding, practical AI application, use-case development, automation, governance and organizational implementation into a comprehensive professional AI qualification.
For people who want to move beyond isolated AI use and develop a sound understanding of how to assess and apply AI effectively in a business context.
Discuss how to get started in a personal learning-path consultation.
WHAT IS THE CERTIFIED AI EXPERT?
A comprehensive AI qualification for professional business contexts.
The Certified AI Expert develops broad competence across technology, application, business value and responsibility. Technical understanding is connected with generative AI, prompting, automation and concrete business applications.
Conversational AI, law, ethics, governance and organizational transformation complement the practical perspective. The aim is to assess AI with sound understanding, inform decisions and help shape effective application.
The Certified AI Expert is a distinct qualification pathway certified by WKO Zertifizierungsstelle Österreich. It is not a combination of Specialist and Strategist and is not part of the two-out-of-three model.
WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO
Understand. Apply. Assess. Shape.
Understand AI systems
Understand technical foundations, language models, current capabilities, limitations and developments in AI.
Work more effectively with AI
Design prompts deliberately and improve structured interaction with generative AI systems.
Identify and assess use cases
Use Use Case Scouting and Value Mapping to identify and assess relevant AI opportunities in a business context.
Implement AI in practice
Apply generative AI, automation, agents, conversational AI and prototyping in practical contexts.
Understand law, ethics and governance
Connect the EU AI Act, data protection and ethical requirements with responsible AI application.
Shape organizational change
Consider AI adoption, future skills and organizational change together and help shape implementation.
WHO IS IT FOR?
For people who want to apply AI professionally with a broad perspective.
- Employees who use AI regularly
- Professionals and leaders
- Project leads
- Digital transformation leads
- Innovation leads
- Transformation leads
- Consultants
- Self-employed professionals
- Organizations introducing AI systematically
Your experience, role and application context determine the right starting point. Discuss these in a personal learning-path consultation.
THE TRAINING
Comprehensive. Modular. Practical.
Blended Learning combines on-demand content, live discussion and practical application. Accompanying Q&A sessions and assessment preparation support the learning path.
- FORMAT
- Blended Learning
- SCOPE
- 90 learning units
- ECTS
- 14 ECTS
- TRAINING
- Institute for AI
AI Foundations & Future Trends
Understand technical developments, potential and limitations.
Prompt Engineering & Language Models
Understand language models and shape interaction deliberately.
Use Case Scouting & Value Mapping
Assess applications and their business value.
GenAI Marketing & Prototyping
Develop generative media and testable applications.
Automation & AI Agents
Connect tasks, processes and controllable workflows.
Conversational AI
Assess conversational applications for everyday business use.
Law, Ethics & Governance
Connect the EU AI Act, GDPR and responsible AI use.
Change Management & Future Skills
Connect learning, AI adoption and organizational change.
These themes provide the subject framework. The module overview below shows the currently assigned learning modules.
EDUCATIONAL STACKING
Learn individual skills. Connect them into the Expert pathway.
Individual modules develop specific skills. Within the defined training pathway, they combine into the comprehensive Certified AI Expert qualification. Independent person certification remains a separate step.
MODULE
Develop a specific AI skill.
LEARNING PATHWAY
Connect modules within the Certified AI Expert pathway.
PERSON CERTIFICATION
Independent certification by WKO Zertifizierungsstelle Österreich under ÖNORM EN ISO/IEC 17024.
The 14 ECTS relate to the Certified AI Expert qualification. Individual modules do not automatically award ECTS, and automatic recognition by universities is not guaranteed.
Understand Educational StackingLEARNING MODULES
The Certified AI Expert modules.
The currently assigned learning modules connect foundations, use cases and practical AI application. Support and assessment are listed separately below.
Strategy
Strategic Use Case Scouting & Value Mapping
Identify AI opportunities, assess relevant use cases and establish an informed basis for organizational decisions.
Discuss learning pathwayFoundations
Introduction to AI
Understand the development, opportunities and limitations of AI and its economic value for work and organizations.
Book nowPrompting & Application
Prompt Design & LLMs: Understanding Technology, Guiding Language
Understand how large language models work and guide their outputs through targeted prompt design.
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Qualified User including certification
Understand the foundations of the EU AI Act and use AI responsibly and transparently within an organization.
Book nowMedia & Communication
Generative AI in Marketing: Content, Media & Digital Presence
Use AI images, videos, voices and avatars consistently in marketing and communication, with transparency and appropriate labeling.
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Automation & Agents
Distribute tasks, connect processes and combine automation and agents into controllable, repeatable workflows.
Book nowPrompting & Application
Conversational AI
Assess and plan conversational AI solutions for organizational work, from the initial idea to reliable implementation.
Book nowAutomation & Agents
Prototyping with AI
Turn ideas into testable prototypes using vibe coding and no-code tools, then develop them iteratively.
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SUPPORT & ASSESSMENT
Clarify questions. Prepare for assessment. Demonstrate competence.
Live Q&A (Expert)
Clarify questions about Expert content and deepen understanding for practical implementation.
Live · 1 hour
View moduleAssessment Preparation Q&A (Expert)
Clarify organizational and formal questions about the Expert-level assessment process.
Live · 1 hour
View moduleExpert Assessment
Formal completion at Expert level with person certification through WKO Zertifizierungsstelle Österreich.
Live · Assessment · 1 hour
View moduleThe training concludes with an oral assessment in three parts. Person certification is carried out according to the requirements of WKO Zertifizierungsstelle Österreich.
QUALITY & CERTIFICATION
Comprehensive competence. Independently certified.
Institute for AI designs and delivers the training. Independent person certification is provided by WKO Zertifizierungsstelle Österreich under ÖNORM EN ISO/IEC 17024.
- TRAINING
- Institute for AI
- INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION BODY
- WKO Zertifizierungsstelle Österreich
- STANDARD
- ÖNORM EN ISO/IEC 17024
- ECTS
- 14 ECTS
SEPARATE EXPERT TRACK
An independent qualification pathway with a broad professional perspective.
The Certified AI Expert stands alongside the Specialist, Strategist and Governance Professional specializations as a distinct pathway. It is not part of the two-out-of-three model for Certified AI Consultant and Certified AI Strategy & Transformation Officer.
Certified AI Specialist
Operational AI application and implementation.
Explore the learning pathCertified AI Strategist
Strategic prioritization and organizational direction.
Explore the learning pathCertified AI Governance Professional
Governance, accountability and risk structures.
Explore the learning pathCERTIFIED AI EXPERT
Broad professional AI competence across technology, application, business and responsibility.
WKO Zertifizierungsstelle Österreich · ÖNORM EN ISO/IEC 17024 · 14 ECTS
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Certified AI Expert at a glance.
A comprehensive professional AI qualification connecting technical understanding, practical application, business value and responsibility. The Certified AI Expert is a distinct WKO qualification pathway.
Employees who use AI regularly, professionals and leaders, project, digital transformation, innovation and transformation leads, consultants, self-employed professionals and organizations seeking to introduce AI systematically.
The pathway connects foundations with advanced application. In a personal learning-path consultation, discuss how your experience and goals fit the training.
Topics range from AI foundations and prompting through Use Case Scouting, generative AI, automation, agents and conversational AI to law, ethics, governance and organizational change. The module overview shows the currently assigned learning modules.
Blended Learning combines on-demand content and live formats. Accompanying Q&A, assessment preparation and assessment are listed as separate components.
Institute for AI designs the training architecture, connects the modules and delivers the training.
Independent person certification is provided by WKO Zertifizierungsstelle Österreich under ÖNORM EN ISO/IEC 17024. Institute for AI is the training provider.
The standard sets out requirements for the certification of persons. Person certification is distinct from training and is provided by the external certification body.
The 14 ECTS relate to the Certified AI Expert qualification. Completing individual modules separately does not automatically award ECTS. Automatic recognition by universities is not guaranteed.
The Specialist develops operational AI application and implementation skills. The Expert connects broad professional AI competence across technology, application, business and responsibility in a distinct WKO learning path.
The Strategist focuses on strategic direction, prioritization and organizational readiness. The Expert connects this business perspective with broad technical and practical AI competence.
The Governance Professional focuses on governance, accountability, risks and regulatory frameworks. Within the Expert pathway, these perspectives form part of a comprehensive professional AI qualification.
No. The Certified AI Expert is a separate professional qualification pathway with person certification by WKO Zertifizierungsstelle Österreich. It is not one of the three specializations in the two-out-of-three model.
Discuss your experience, role and goals in a personal learning-path consultation with Institute for AI to clarify the right starting point.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Understand AI. Apply it professionally. Take responsibility.
Discuss the Expert learning path that fits your experience, role and organization.