Level 1 · Foundations

AI Governance 101

What AI is, why it needs governance, how a programme is built, the laws that already apply to it, the EU AI Act in full, and how the rest of the world is regulating. For anyone who owns, buys, builds or oversees AI in an organisation.

51 videos · 133 min8 module quizzes · 8 builders · 1 final examAbout 12.5 hours end to endEnglish, captionsUpdated 11 November 2026
AIGP I.A · I.B · I.C · II.A · II.B · II.C · II.D · II.E · III.A · III.B · IV.AEU AI Act Art. 4 literacy
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What you will be able to do

✓Explain what AI governance is and why policies alone fail
✓Tell apart provider, deployer, importer and affected person
✓Describe how a model is built, tested and drifts
✓Right-size a programme to your organisation
✓Write an acceptable-use rule for generative AI
✓Build an AI inventory and an intake workflow
✓Pick metrics a board will act on
✓Spot where privacy, IP and discrimination law bite

Syllabus

8 modules · 50 lessons · each lesson is watch, read, check.

Module 1 · Foundations of AI governance8 lessons · AIGP I.A · I.B
21 min video
▶1. What is AI governance? · watch, read, check2:02
▶2. Why AI needs governance · watch, read, check2:22
▶3. What is AI? · watch, read, check2:54
▶4. How AI is built · watch, read, check3:29
▶5. AI risks and harms · watch, read, check2:38
▶6. Responsible AI principles · watch, read, check2:26
▶7. How the pieces fit · watch, read, check2:28
▶8. Who's who in AI · watch, read, check2:21
↺Section recap: foundations · the whole module in one video2:05
✎Module quiz · 10 questions · 80% to pass15 min
▦Builder: Role register for one AI value chain25 min
Module 2 · AI fundamentals for governance4 lessons · AIGP I.A · IV.A
8 min video
▶9. Machine learning in practice · watch, read, check2:15
▶10. How LLMs work · watch, read, check2:14
▶11. What is an AI agent? · watch, read, check1:52
▶12. How AI gets deployed · watch, read, check1:59
✎Module quiz · 10 questions · 80% to pass15 min
▦Builder: Deployment choice and its governance questions25 min
Module 3 · Building the governance programme9 lessons · AIGP I.B · I.C · III.A
19 min video
▶13. Right-sizing governance · watch, read, check1:43
▶14. Who runs AI governance · watch, read, check3:03
▶15. AI policies · watch, read, check2:02
▶16. Updating the rulebook · watch, read, check2:10
▶17. Using generative AI at work · watch, read, check1:57
▶18. AI literacy · watch, read, check2:04
▶19. Building an AI inventory · watch, read, check2:10
▶20. Intake and approval · watch, read, check1:55
▶21. Metrics that matter · watch, read, check1:57
✎Module quiz · 10 questions · 80% to pass15 min
▦Builder: Record one AI system in the inventory25 min
Module 4 · Existing laws that apply to AI6 lessons · AIGP II.A · II.B
14 min video
▶22. Privacy and AI · watch, read, check2:17
▶23. AI and intellectual property · watch, read, check2:01
▶24. Discrimination law and AI · watch, read, check2:15
▶25. Consumer protection and AI · watch, read, check2:25
▶26. Product liability and AI · watch, read, check2:26
▶27. Cyber laws and AI · watch, read, check2:24
✎Module quiz · 15 questions · 80% to pass15 min
▦Builder: Privacy, IP and discrimination triage for one use case25 min
Module 5 · The EU AI Act8 lessons · AIGP II.C
23 min video
▶28. How AI law is built · watch, read, check2:23
▶29. EU AI Act: who it covers · watch, read, check2:26
▶30. The EU AI Act in two minutes · watch, read, check2:35
▶31. Prohibited AI · watch, read, check3:18
▶32. High-risk AI · watch, read, check3:04
▶33. Deployer duties · watch, read, check2:57
▶34. General-purpose AI models · watch, read, check2:55
▶35. EU AI Act enforcement · watch, read, check3:07
✎Module quiz · 10 questions · 80% to pass15 min
▦Builder: Classify one system under the EU AI Act25 min
Module 6 · The global AI landscape6 lessons · AIGP II.D
18 min video
▶36. The US patchwork · watch, read, check3:05
▶37. The UK approach · watch, read, check3:02
▶38. Asia-Pacific · watch, read, check3:13
▶39. The rest of the world · watch, read, check2:59
▶40. International AI agreements · watch, read, check3:12
▶41. Staying current · watch, read, check2:53
✎Module quiz · 13 questions · 80% to pass15 min
▦Builder: Map one product across jurisdictions25 min
Module 7 · Standards and frameworks6 lessons · AIGP II.E
19 min video
▶42. The OECD AI Principles · watch, read, check3:17
▶43. What is the NIST AI RMF? · watch, read, check3:21
▶44. What is ISO/IEC 42001? · watch, read, check2:57
▶45. The ISO/IEC AI library · watch, read, check3:12
▶46. Other frameworks · watch, read, check3:02
▶47. Crosswalks · watch, read, check3:08
✎Module quiz · 10 questions · 80% to pass15 min
▦Builder: One control, mapped to every framework that asks for it25 min
Module 8 · Governing AI development3 lessons · AIGP III.B
9 min video
▶48. Defining the use case · watch, read, check2:55
▶49. AI impact assessments · watch, read, check3:16
▶50. Designing responsible AI · watch, read, check3:13
✎Module quiz · 10 questions · 80% to pass15 min
▦Builder: Charter one use case before anything is built25 min
Final exam and certificate60 questions · 90 minutes · 80% to pass
90 min
✎Final exam, randomised from the question bank90 min
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How assessment works

  • Lesson checks: unlimited attempts, instant feedback
  • Module quizzes: 80 percent to pass, 3 attempts
  • Builders: scored against an audit rubric
  • Exam: 60 questions, 90 minutes

Who it is for

  • Legal, privacy, risk and compliance
  • Product and engineering leads
  • Procurement and vendor management
  • Executives who sign off AI