Organisation AI accreditation,
assessed, not asserted.
The Institute of AI (IoAI) is the UK's professional body for AI, and its organisation accreditation shows your organisation is doing AI well. It is assessed across five pillars and placed at one of five maturity levels, then published on a page anyone can verify. Independent, vendor-neutral, and never pay-to-play.
Prove it, don't just say it.
Any organisation can call itself AI-ready. Organisation AI accreditation is the version a board, a client or a regulator can actually check. IoAI assesses the evidence, sets your maturity level, and publishes the result. The rung you hold reflects the work, not the pitch.
An external, independent read on how your organisation does AI, not a self-assessment.
A single maturity level a board can point to, and a plan for the level above.
A public verification page anyone can check, from a client to a regulator.
The five pillars, the standing columns of the assessment.
Every organisation is assessed across the same five pillars. Each one is a distinct area of evidence, and together they decide the maturity level you are placed at.
Strategy
Whether AI has a named board-level owner, a written direction, and a roadmap that reaches production.
- Board-level ownership
- A costed, prioritised roadmap
- Alignment to business goals
Governance
The policy, risk and oversight you could put in front of a regulator, and how decisions are logged and challenged.
- AI policy and accountability
- Risk and model oversight
- Data and ethics controls
Skills
The capability to use, build and govern AI across the workforce, not concentrated in a single team.
- Accredited practitioners
- Training and progression
- Breadth across functions
Implementation
What is actually running in live operations, who owns it, and how it holds up in day-to-day use.
- Production deployments
- Clear ownership and support
- Reliability under real load
Impact
The measurable difference the work has made, evidenced and open to independent review rather than asserted.
- Outcomes evidenced
- Benefit measured, not claimed
- Open to independent review
Five levels, from AI-Aware to AI-Leading.
The evidence across the five pillars places your organisation on a five-step ladder. Each level is a real threshold, with the rung you hold published for anyone to verify.
- 01
AI-Aware
Getting started.Exploring AI with a declared strategic interest and early pilots.
- 02
AI-Enabled
AI in use.AI active across products or operations, with measurable outcomes.
- 03
AI-Integrated
Embedded across functions.AI woven through multiple workflows, backed by internal capability.
- 04
AI-Driven
Core to the model.AI central to the operating model, with governance and a deployment record.
- 05
AI-Leading
Shaping the field.Recognised for shaping AI practice, research or standards at an industry level.
You are not asked to reach AI-Leading to be accredited. The point is an honest, independent read of where you are today, and a clear view of what the next rung would take.
A member applies, the organisation is assessed.
Only Professional and Fellow members can apply
An organisation cannot apply anonymously. A Professional or Fellow member of IoAI sponsors the application, so a named, accredited individual stands behind the evidence. If nobody on your team holds that grade yet, professional accreditation is the place to start.
- 01
A member opens the application
A Professional or Fellow member of the Institute of AI starts the application on behalf of the organisation.
- 02
Submit evidence across five pillars
You gather evidence against Strategy, Governance, Skills, Implementation and Impact. The pillars set what to bring.
- 03
Independent assessment
IoAI assesses the evidence and places the organisation at one of five maturity levels, from AI-Aware to AI-Leading.
- 04
Verify, then renew
You receive an organisation badge and a public verification page, kept live each year with continuing evidence.
One-off assessment across the five pillars.
A year to hold the accreditation and keep the badge live.
Organisation accreditation, answered.
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Show your organisation
does AI well.
Apply for accreditation against the five pillars, or spend two minutes on the free assessment first to see where your organisation stands today.
Organisation accreditation
How accreditation works for organisations across the five pillars, and what the mark says.
AI maturity assessment
Find your indicative level on the five-step ladder before you apply for accreditation.
Sign the Charter, free
A free, public commitment to responsible, ready AI use, and the natural first step.