The Security and AI Institute

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Who we are, in one paragraph

The Security and AI Institute (SAAII) is a UK-based professional education body providing assessed, CPD-accredited certification in AI governance, EU AI Act compliance, and AI risk. SAAII offers twelve assessed programmes across four pillars, a three-tier credential ladder (Certified Practitioner, Certified Specialist, Chartered Fellow), and cohort licensing for organisations. The Institute was founded to close the gap between AI regulation and the professionals whose job it is to implement it.

Available for comment

Faculty and leadership are available for comment on:

  • The EU AI Act — interpretation, obligations, enforcement
  • ISO/IEC 42001 and the emerging AI management-system landscape
  • Board and executive-level oversight of AI
  • AI risk assessment and third-party AI governance
  • The professional education market for AI governance
  • Cohort trends: what compliance, legal, risk, and audit professionals are actually asking about

Fact sheet

  • Founded: 2026
  • Structure: Professional education body, UK-based
  • Programme portfolio: 12 assessed programmes across 4 pillars
  • Credential ladder: 3 tiers (CP, CS, CF)
  • Pricing: Individual programmes from £395; cohort licensing from £225 per seat
  • Assessment: Every programme concludes with written work marked by a named examiner against a published rubric
  • Accreditation: CPD Certification Service (in progress)
  • Independence: Not affiliated with any technology vendor, consulting firm, or law firm

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