Govern AI with confidence. Lead where it matters most. Become a certified AI governance professional. Gain the board-level AI literacy, practical frameworks and strategic confidence to oversee AI responsibly. Embrace the rapid pace of change, and turn AI governance into a source of trust, resilience and competitive advantage.
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Contact hours
10 weeks
Access for
6 months
Format
Live online
Total Fees
$5,750
$5,175.00
AI is now a core issue in strategy, risk, compliance, ethics and governance, and it belongs firmly on the board agenda. Most organisations are already using AI – often faster than their governance structures can keep up. The result is a widening accountability gap, where AI systems are adopted, bought, embedded and scaled before leaders have clear oversight of them. This diploma closes that gap, giving senior leaders a boardroom-ready understanding of how to govern AI across strategy, regulation, risk, ethics, data, assurance and accountability.
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This diploma is designed for senior leaders who need to govern AI with confidence, not code it. It is practical executive education for the people responsible for oversight, accountability, decision-making and organisational trust.
For directors, board members, chairs and NEDs who need to ask better questions, challenge management and oversee AI strategy, risk and accountability.
For governance teams supporting board AI oversight, committee structures, reporting, agenda planning and director AI training.
For CROs, internal audit leaders and assurance professionals who need practical AI risk governance, oversight and audit capability.
For General Counsel, CLOs and compliance leaders navigating AI regulation, EU AI Act requirements and AI governance compliance.
For executives who must drive adoption, manage enterprise-wide risk, approve investment and connect AI strategy to governance and performance.
Ten practical modules that take you from AI literacy through regulation, risk, data, assurance and board decision-making – ending with a capstone that turns everything you have learned into a 12-month board AI governance agenda.
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Module 8
Module 9
Module 10
AI is already operating in your organisation, whether you know it or not. This module gives you the literacy to ask the right questions, challenge management with confidence and fulfil your oversight duties. No technical background required.
Boards that only see AI as a risk can miss the strategic opportunity. This module helps you govern AI as a value driver, not just a compliance obligation.
Good governance has always been grounded in values, and AI is no different. This module establishes the ethical foundation for every AI decision your organisation makes.
AI regulation is moving fast, and boards that cannot read the landscape are already exposed. This module gives you the practical fluency to oversee compliance and ask the right questions before a regulator does.
AI risk is personal. Directors need to understand what could go wrong, who is accountable, what controls are in place and when issues must be escalated to the board.
AI is only as good as the data behind it. Understanding what data your organisation uses, whether it is lawful and who owns it is a board-level responsibility.
Most organisations are buying AI faster than they are governing it. This module gives you the tools to evaluate governance architecture and spot the gaps before a regulator, investor or customer does.
Governance structures mean nothing without effective oversight. This module builds your ability to evaluate whether AI governance is actually working.
Governing AI well requires more than knowledge. It demands judgement, confidence and the ability to lead under pressure – including when board members use AI tools themselves.
Knowledge without application is not governance. This capstone module puts everything into practice through sector scenarios, a crisis simulation and a 12-month board AI governance agenda.
AI is already operating in your organisation, whether you know it or not. This module gives you the literacy to ask the right questions, challenge management with confidence and fulfil your oversight duties. No technical background required.
Boards that only see AI as a risk can miss the strategic opportunity. This module helps you govern AI as a value driver, not just a compliance obligation.
Good governance has always been grounded in values, and AI is no different. This module establishes the ethical foundation for every AI decision your organisation makes.
AI regulation is moving fast, and boards that cannot read the landscape are already exposed. This module gives you the practical fluency to oversee compliance and ask the right questions before a regulator does.
AI risk is personal. Directors need to understand what could go wrong, who is accountable, what controls are in place and when issues must be escalated to the board.
AI is only as good as the data behind it. Understanding what data your organisation uses, whether it is lawful and who owns it is a board-level responsibility.
Most organisations are buying AI faster than they are governing it. This module gives you the tools to evaluate governance architecture and spot the gaps before a regulator, investor or customer does.
Governance structures mean nothing without effective oversight. This module builds your ability to evaluate whether AI governance is actually working.
Governing AI well requires more than knowledge. It demands judgement, confidence and the ability to lead under pressure – including when board members use AI tools themselves.
Knowledge without application is not governance. This capstone module puts everything into practice through sector scenarios, a crisis simulation and a 12-month board AI governance agenda.
Live expert sessions combined with real-world case studies, peer challenge, practical tools and scenario-based assessment.
Everything you learn is designed to be used immediately in board, executive, risk, compliance and assurance conversations.
The programme keeps you at governance altitude: oversight, accountability, assurance, risk, ethics and board decision-making.
Work with leaders facing similar AI governance decisions across different sectors and jurisdictions.
Use templates, checklists, questions, frameworks and agendas designed for practical board-level AI oversight.
Explain AI, generative AI and agentic AI clearly enough to lead an informed boardroom discussion.
Ask sharper questions of management on AI strategy, investment, ROI, ownership, risk and accountability.
Oversee AI governance compliance across major regulatory frameworks, including the EU AI Act and wider global AI regulation.
Evaluate AI risk governance, escalation processes, assurance reporting and crisis response readiness.
Apply responsible AI governance and ethical AI governance principles to real strategic decisions.
Use an AI accountability framework to clarify roles, decision rights and escalation routes.
Strengthen vendor due diligence, data governance, privacy oversight and third-party AI risk controls.
Assess board AI governance maturity and identify where capability, committee structures or reporting need to improve.
Develop a practical 12-month Board AI Governance Agenda for your organisation or board.
Demonstrate the confidence, judgement and vocabulary expected from a certified AI governance professional.
It is a live online programme for senior leaders who need to govern AI responsibly at board and executive level. You will build board-level AI literacy, understand AI strategy and risk, oversee your organisation's regulatory exposure, and apply practical frameworks for responsible AI governance, assurance and accountability.
The diploma is designed for board members, chairs, non-executive directors, governance professionals, company secretaries, legal and regulatory leaders, CROs, internal audit leaders and senior executives responsible for AI adoption, assurance, risk or compliance. It is best suited to those who oversee AI, rather than those who build it.
No. This is AI governance training for leaders who govern AI, not build it, and no technical background is required. The programme keeps you at board and executive level, helping you ask better questions, understand risk, oversee accountability and make stronger governance decisions.
The diploma covers 10 modules: AI literacy and foundations for directors; AI strategy, value creation and the board; responsible AI, trust, ethics and board oversight; the global AI governance and regulatory landscape; AI risks, harms and board accountability; data governance, privacy and AI; designing effective AI governance; board oversight, assurance and control of AI; AI governance, judgement and decision-making; and sector applications and the future of AI governance.
Yes. The regulatory module covers the EU AI Act alongside GDPR, NIS2, DORA and the UK, US, OECD and other global AI governance frameworks. It is designed to help senior leaders understand their regulatory exposure and oversee AI governance compliance.
The diploma is broader than a standalone EU AI Act certification. It covers the EU AI Act as part of a wider AI governance qualification that also addresses strategy, risk, ethics, data governance, assurance, board decision-making and sector application.
Yes. The programme covers AI risk governance and oversight, third-party AI risk, operational, legal, cyber and reputational risk, assurance reporting, internal audit expectations and model validation. It also addresses responsible and ethical AI governance, human oversight, fairness, transparency, explainability and stakeholder trust.
The diploma is delivered live online over 10 weeks. You attend ten weekly 3-hour sessions with expert faculty, supported by real-world case studies, peer discussion, practical frameworks, resources, knowledge checks and online assessments.
The programme is designed for senior leaders with demanding schedules. Course sessions, materials and resources are available for six months from the start of the programme, so you can revisit content during and after the live teaching period.
Allocate 30 contact hours for the live sessions, plus time for supplementary reading, study and the two graded online assessments. Additional study time depends on your experience, your sector and how deeply you want to apply the tools to your own organisation.
You will leave with board-ready templates and frameworks, including AI oversight questions, an AI risk oversight framework, a jurisdiction mapping tool, vendor due diligence prompts, a decision-rights framework, a boardroom AI policy, a Board AI Maturity Matrix, an AI incident response protocol and a 12-month Board AI Governance Agenda.
There are two graded online assessments that apply your learning to real governance scenarios. They are designed to test board-level judgement, risk awareness and practical AI governance decision-making.
On successful completion you receive the Diploma in AI Governance and can use the post nominals DipAIGov on your digital signature and LinkedIn profile.
The next intake commences on Tuesday, 6th October 2026. Sessions run every Tuesday evening from 18:00 to 21:00 GMT.
Yes. Many organisations sponsor senior leaders because it strengthens board oversight, regulatory readiness, risk oversight and confidence at board and executive level. A programme advisor can help you present the case for sponsorship to your employer.
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