🧭 AI Governance — ISO 42001 & the EU AI Act

A free, independent awareness course on responsible AI governance. It explains ISO/IEC 42001 — the world's first AI Management System (AIMS) standard — alongside the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), the first comprehensive AI law. Learn the risk-based approach, prohibited and high-risk systems, transparency duties, the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, AI impact assessments and how to build an accountable AI programme. This is an educational course; it is not legal advice and AMAADOR ACADEMY is not affiliated with ISO or the European Union. The course is organized into 7 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is free awareness-level training designed for anyone who needs a practical, working understanding of the topic.

What you'll learn

• Why AI Governance — the Two Pillars
• ISO/IEC 42001 — the AI Management System
• The EU AI Act — Risk-Based Approach
• Prohibited Practices & High-Risk Obligations
• AI Risk & Impact Assessment
• Roles, GPAI, Transparency & Governance
• Timeline, Penalties & Building Your Programme

Learning objectives

• Explain why AI governance matters and how ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act complement each other
• Describe the structure of an AI Management System (AIMS) and the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
• Classify an AI system under the EU AI Act's four risk tiers: unacceptable, high, limited and minimal
• List the prohibited AI practices and the core obligations for high-risk systems
• Apply transparency duties for chatbots, deepfakes and general-purpose AI (GPAI) models
• Conduct an AI risk assessment and AI system impact assessment (AIA)
• Define the roles of provider, deployer, importer and distributor and the governance bodies (AI Office, national authorities)
• Understand the EU AI Act timeline, penalties and how certification and conformity work
• Sit a 10-question final assessment (80% to pass) covering the whole course