AssuranceLoop Foundation
The entry-level certification for everyone who needs to understand AI governance, risk, compliance and assurance, and how AssuranceLoop supports the full governance lifecycle.
Built for everyone touching AI governance
No prerequisites. ALF gives you the language, principles and practical grounding to take part in governance with confidence.
- Executives, directors and AI system owners
- Compliance officers and risk managers
- Internal auditors and consultants
- Product teams and learners new to AI governance
The ten AssuranceLoop domains
What you'll be able to do
- Explain what AI governance is and why it matters
- Identify and score AI risks
- Map risks to preventive, detective and corrective controls
- Run basic AI, impact and conformity assessments
- Classify a system and find its compliance obligations
- Judge evidence quality, freshness and audit readiness
- Build escalation paths and CAPA records
- Prepare board-ready governance reporting
Ten modules, each with a practical activity
Lessons build the concepts; every module ends with hands-on practice on a live governance platform.
01AI Governance Foundations
- What AI Governance Means
- Why AI Governance Matters
- Accountability, Transparency and Fairness
- Responsible AI Principles
- Governance Roles and Committees
- Ethical AI Risks
Practical activity: Complete a simple AI governance maturity self-assessment.
02AI Risk Management
- What Makes AI Risk Different
- Bias, Drift, Explainability and Security Risk
- Inherent vs Residual Risk
- Risk Appetite and Tolerance
- Risk Treatment Options
- Ongoing Risk Monitoring
Practical activity: Identify and score risks for a fictional AI chatbot.
03AI Controls & Assurance
- What Controls Are
- Preventive, Detective and Corrective Controls
- ISO 42001 Annex A Controls
- Control Ownership
- Control Effectiveness
- Assurance Evidence
Practical activity: Map three AI risks to suitable controls.
04AI Assessments
- AI Risk Assessment
- AI Impact Assessment
- Data Protection Impact Assessment
- Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment
- Conformity Assessment
- Assessment Approval Workflow
Practical activity: Complete a basic AI assessment checklist.
05Conformity & Compliance
- ISO 42001 Overview
- EU AI Act Risk Categories
- ISO 23894 Overview
- NIST AI RMF Overview
- UK Regulatory Expectations
- Compliance Evidence
Practical activity: Classify an AI system and identify its compliance obligations.
06Evidence & Audit Readiness
- What Counts as Evidence
- Evidence Quality
- Evidence Freshness
- Audit Readiness
- Evidence Vaults
- Assurance Reporting
Practical activity: Review sample evidence and decide whether it is acceptable, stale or missing.
07Operational Governance
- AI System Monitoring
- Incident Management
- Escalation Routes
- Change Management
- Governance Reviews
- Operational Accountability
Practical activity: Create an escalation path for an AI incident.
08Management Review & Improvement
- CAPA Basics
- Continual Improvement
- Management Review Inputs
- Management Review Outputs
- Governance KPIs
- Improvement Planning
Practical activity: Create one CAPA record from an audit finding.
09Regulatory Intelligence
- Regulatory Monitoring
- Horizon Scanning
- Change Impact Analysis
- Governance Response Planning
- Evidence of Response
- Board-Level Updates
Practical activity: Assess the impact of a fictional AI regulatory update.
10Executive Reporting
- What Executives Need to Know
- Board Reporting
- Governance Metrics
- Risk and Compliance Summaries
- Decision-Ready Reporting
- Strategic Alignment
Practical activity: Prepare a one-page AI governance status summary.
Put it together for FinSure Payments Ltd
Work through a realistic fictional organisation and produce a complete governance package.
- AI system overview
- Basic risk assessment
- Control mapping
- Evidence checklist
- Compliance classification
- Governance summary report
Earn your ALF certification
Demonstrate your knowledge across all ten modules.
Pass to earn the ALF – AssuranceLoop Foundation Certified digital certificate and badge, and unlock the next level, AGP.
Where Foundation takes you
ALF is the first step on the AssuranceLoop pathway and the foundation for these roles.
AI Governance Analyst
Support governance, evidence and reporting.
Compliance Officer
Connect AI use to obligations and controls.
Risk & Audit Support
Contribute to assessments and audit readiness.
Next: AGP
Progress to Governance Professional.
Enrol in AssuranceLoop Foundation
Join the founding cohort and start your AI governance certification journey.