One subscription gives you the standard, the credentials, the delivery playbooks, the proposal and policy templates, a live team workspace, and the path to a public mark your clients can verify after review.
Stop assembling an AI practice from scratch. Plug into a published standard and start scoping, pricing, and delivering work this week.
No waiting on approvals to start getting value — your workspace and toolkit go live the moment you complete setup.
Enterprise buyers increasingly ask for documented controls, verifiable credentials, and a way to inspect delivery claims. Integrator status gives them something concrete to review beyond one lead engineer on the call.
As AI moves into higher-consequence work, boards, auditors, and regulators may need clearer evidence that a team operates against a defined external standard.
A market where clients can distinguish between teams that operate production AI safely and teams that don't creates competitive pressure that raises standards across the board.
MSPs, AI consultancies, system integrators, and digital agencies building production AI for clients.
Enterprise technology teams, financial institutions, healthcare providers, and regulated-sector organisations deploying AI at scale.
The programme is assessed against public requirements.
Applications are checked against the current staff credential roster and submitted organisational documentation.
Approved organisations receive certification documentation and badge assets suitable for procurement conversations.
Renewal requires the current roster and programme evidence to be reviewed again against the live criteria.
Managed Service Providers are often the organisations that deploy AI into client environments. Clients may not have the in-house expertise to evaluate whether their MSP is operating AI safely. PAI Certified Integrator status gives MSPs a verifiable, independent answer to a reasonable procurement question: "How do we know your AI team knows what they're doing?"
The certification requirement is designed to require real commitment to team training rather than a rubber stamp. A team where 25% hold AIDA, one person holds CPAP, and one manager holds AIMA has made a visible commitment to production AI practice across multiple roles.
Team certification economics: An MSP with 10 technical staff needs 3 AIDA certs (free), 1 CPAP (separate assessment fee), and 1 AIMA (free) to qualify. The annual Integrator review gives procurement teams a specific public signal to inspect instead of relying on generic safety claims.
Review the certification requirements for your target tier and gather the current staff credential evidence needed for the application.
Complete the online application form with your organisation details, staff certification roster, and relevant documentation (incident response process, self-assessment).
PAI verifies staff certifications against our registry and reviews submitted documentation within 10 business days.
On successful review, your organisation receives certification documentation and digital badge assets. The annual subscription begins.
Renewal requires maintaining the staff certification percentage and updating documentation annually. PAI notifies you 60 days before renewal is due.
The most common path for teams working toward Integrator status:
All technical staff working on production AI complete the AIDA examination (free, online, immediate badge). This is the foundation.
AIDA exam →Team leads and AI programme managers complete AIMA (free, 15 questions, management focus). Required for Integrator status.
AIMA exam →Your most senior practitioner submits a CPAP portfolio. This demonstrates the team can execute PSF principles in real deployments.
CPAP overview →Subscribe monthly or annually, complete a short setup form, and your workspace and toolkit go live immediately. Cancel anytime — your public Integrator mark is confirmed once your roster is verified.