Practitioner-authored
All examination items are authored by practitioners with verifiable production AI deployment experience — not by academics or vendor trainers. Items are grounded in real deployment decisions.
Framework-anchored
Every item maps to a specific PSF domain and competency level. The exam blueprint (published at /certify/blueprint) shows the weighting of each domain. Passing the exam demonstrates coverage across all eight domains, not just the ones a candidate finds comfortable.
Scenario-based
Items present realistic production scenarios — an AI system behaving unexpectedly, a data governance decision, an architecture choice — rather than testing vocabulary recall. The correct answer requires applying PSF principles, not memorising definitions.
Regularly reviewed
The item bank is reviewed annually. Items with poor discrimination (where high performers and low performers choose answers at similar rates) are flagged for revision or removal. Items are also reviewed when the PSF is updated to ensure continued alignment.