About the AI management practitioner training
BSI is offering SMEs within the BridgeAI programme an exclusive opportunity to gain the AI Management Practitioner qualification through free expert-led training, within a dedicated week.
The five market-leading training courses are centred around the world’s first Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) framework ISO/IEC 42001:2023 and are designed to tackle challenges such as model opacity, bias, cybersecurity risks, and more.
Why attend?
Strengthen AI leadership, develop reliable and trustworthy AI systems, build a competitive edge, and ensure trust among stakeholders through standards support.
Complete all five training courses and gain the AI Management Practitioner qualification.
Along with enhancing your professional profile, the qualification will equip you with the knowledge and skills to manage the integration, governance, and ethical deployment of AI technologies within your organisation with ease.
Alternatively, if you are not able to attend all five courses, you can choose to take individual courses. and not progress with the opportunity of obtaining the professional qualification.
How does this work?
The training courses are offered free for SMEs in key sectors under Innovate UK’s BridgeAI programme.
All courses will be available across one BridgeAI-dedicated training week, starting 16 February 2026. And participants will have access to the standards for the duration of the courses and until the final exam.
Upon the successful completion (including examination) of each training course, you will be awarded an internationally recognised certificate.
Complete all five courses successfully to gain the AI Management Practitioner qualification.
Unleash your potential and shape the future of your business. View each course below.
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Monday 16 February 2026 | virtual | instructor-led | duration: 1 day
About the training
This training course is based on a foundational standard for one of the most popular, internationally recognised standards on Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS), ISO/IEC 42001:2023.
This course will help you to:
- Learn what is needed to build a reliable and trustworthy system through standards.
- Understand key terms and definitions associated with AI.
- Deliver the implementation or auditing of an AIMS, ISO/IEC 42001:2023.
- Discuss these concepts with key stakeholders, demonstrating your AI capabilities to build trust.
Who should attend?
This training course is foundational for organisations of all sizes at any stage of the AI journey, within the agriculture, creative, transport, and construction sectors. It is beneficial to anyone involved in the implementation auditing, maintaining, or supervising of an ISO/IEC 42001 AIMS.
What you’ll gain
- Develop your skills and knowledge through one of BSI’s flagship courses, free under the BridgeAI programme.
- Improve your AI strategy and build trust among stakeholders.
- Earn a professional certificate and/or AI Management Practitioner qualification
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Tuesday 17 February 2026 | Virtual | Instructor-led | Duration: 1 day
About the training
As AI systems become more prevalent and powerful, it’s essential that we understand and manage their impact on individuals, communities, and business.
An AI impact assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of how an AI system may affect various aspects of a business, including privacy, security, fairness, and ethics. It involves analysing the potential risks, benefits, and unintended consequences of deploying AI in different contexts.
This course will provide you with tools and understanding to conduct an AI system impact assessment, either in isolation or as part of an artificial intelligence management system consistent with ISO/IEC 42001:2023
This course will help you to:
- Understand the elements, terms and definitions associated with AI system impact assessments.
- Know how an AI system impact assessment fits within a risk management framework.
- Evaluate the impact of AI systems on your business through ISO/IEC 42001 (AIMS) and ISO/IEC 23894 (a standard to manage risk throughout the AI life cycle).
Who should attend?
This training is for SMEs developing or adopting AI within the agriculture, creative, transport, and construction sectors.
It is designed for anyone involved in the implementation, auditing, maintaining, or supervising of an ISO/IEC 42001 AIMS or anyone involved in the AI System Impact Assessment process.
What you’ll gain
- Build your skills and knowledge through one of BSI’s courses, free under the BridgeAI programme.
- Future-proof your business by conducting an AI System Impact Assessment, analysing the impact of various factors on your business.
- Earn a professional certificate and/or AI Management Practitioner qualification.
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Wednesday 18 February 2026 | Virtual | Instructor-led | Duration: 1 day
About the training
Implementing a risk management framework turns a reactive organisation into a proactive one, reducing product delays, recalls, and other negative events. Learn how to protect your business from risks with BSI’s market-leading training course on risk management.
This course will help you to:
- Learn the importance of a risk management system, and how to build one.
- Understand risk terminology and how they apply in mitigating threats and delays.
- Perform a risk analysis after identifying and applying the scope, contexts, and risk criteria for a given prompt.
- Explore the significance of ISO/IEC 23894:2023 in the context of international regulations.
Who should attend?
This training is for SMEs developing or adopting AI within the agriculture, creative, transport, and construction sectors.
It is designed for anyone working in an AI-related field like audit staff, data analysts, data engineers, data governance managers, data scientists, directors, machine learning engineers, post market surveillance staff, quality managers and staff, regulatory staff, research and development staff, system architects and supplier staff.
What you’ll gain
- Enhance your skills and knowledge through one of BSI’s flagship courses, free under the BridgeAI programme.
- Build organisational resilience by developing a risk management system based on ISO/IEC 23894:2023.
- Enable your organisations to adhere to risk-related regulatory requirements.
- Earn a professional certificate and/or AI Management Practitioner qualification.
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Thursday 19 February 2026 | Virtual | Instructor-led | Duration: 1 day
About the training
Organisations developing or adopting AI have additional layers of risks that need to be accounted for. Implementing risk management practices helps better protect yourselves and your stakeholders.
This course gives you an oversight into how you can implement the risk controls provided under ISO/IEC 42001:2023, while developing your AIMS. It is part of one of the most popular, internationally recognised standards on Artificial Intelligence Management Systems (AIMS), ISO 42001:2023.
This course will help you to:
- Gain awareness of the best practice controls in ISO/IEC 42001:2023.
- Learn how to choose appropriate controls relevant to your business.
- Implement risk controls effectively through clear and practical guidance.
Who should attend?
This training is for SMEs developing or adopting AI within the agriculture, creative, transport, and construction sectors.
It is designed for anyone involved in the implementation auditing, maintaining, or supervising of an ISO 42001 AIMS.
What you’ll gain
- Build your skills and knowledge through one of BSI’s flagship courses, free under the BridgeAI programme.
- Enhancing organisational performance by better managing or reducing AI risk.
- Earn a professional certificate and/or AI Management Practitioner qualification.
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Friday 20 February 2026 | Virtual | Instructor-led | Duration: 1 day
About the training
This is one of the most popular, internationally recognised standards on Artificial Intelligence Management Systems. With guidance from tutors, you’ll learn the structure and requirements of an effective Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS), and how these can be applied to identify gaps, streamline processes, drive innovation, and make data-driven decisions for your business.
This course will help you to:
- Identify the key requirements and benefits of ISO/IEC 42001:2023.
- Manage the requirements for your organisation’s AI systems and drive continual improvement.
- Take steps to ensure that the AIMS is used as a core set of processes in your organisation.
- Attract and retain customers by meeting their current and future needs better.
Who should attend?
This training course is for SMEs developing or adopting AI within the agriculture, creative, transport, and construction sectors.
It is designed for anyone involved in the implementation auditing, maintaining, or supervising of an ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AIMS.
What you’ll gain
- Build your skills and knowledge through one of BSI’s flagship courses, free under the BridgeAI programme.
- A foundational understanding of ISO/IEC 42001: 2023 to develop or improve AI.
- Earn a professional certificate and/or AI Management Practitioner qualification.
About BSI
BSI is the UK’s National Standards Body enabling organisations around the world to respond to complex challenges including sustainability, climate change and digital transformation.
As a BridgeAI strategic partner, BSI leads on standards insights and support for developers and adopters of AI, paving the way for responsible implementation of trustworthy AI.
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