Validates knowledge of AI governance foundations, relevant laws and frameworks, and governing AI development and deployment.
AIGP tests whether you can apply AI governance principles, laws and frameworks across the AI life cycle. Learn the AI basics and the main laws and standards, then practise layered scenarios where you choose the most accurate or most appropriate governance step.
Example scenario: Several teams have started using generative AI tools without approval. What would you put in place first to bring this under governance?
Example scenario: A company sells a CV-screening tool to employers in the EU. How would you classify it under the EU AI Act, and what obligations follow for the provider and the employer?
Example scenario: Testing shows a credit model performs worse for one age group. What should happen before release, and what should be documented?
Example scenario: Your company plans to deploy a vendor’s chatbot to answer customer questions. Which contract terms and monitoring would you require?
Official AIGP Body of Knowledge and Exam Blueprint · Version 2.1, effective February 2, 2026
Choose the single best answer from the options.
A business unit wants to start using a third-party AI tool that screens job applicants. Which step should the governance team require before approval?
A. An assessment of bias and impact is the governance step that fits a tool affecting people's employment, and the other options do not manage that risk.
Choose every correct answer; the question states how many to select, and there is no partial credit.
Which TWO activities belong in ongoing monitoring of a deployed AI system?
A and C. Drift checks and incident review show whether the system still performs safely; the other two do not tell you how it behaves in use.
Read a short passage describing an organization and its AI use, then answer several questions about it.
A retailer uses a vendor chatbot to answer customers and is considering fine-tuning it on past chat logs. Which question about the logs should the governance lead ask first?
A. Reusing personal data for a new purpose needs a lawful basis, so this comes before any technical work on fine-tuning.
Buy the exam from the IAPP store, then schedule it with Pearson VUE from your MyIAPP account. Take it within one year of purchase.
Read the Body of Knowledge and try a few practice questions to see whether the AI concepts or the legal frameworks are newer to you.
Most candidates spend 30–70 hours. Plan for the low end if you already work with AI or hold an IAPP certification; plan for the high end if both AI concepts and privacy or AI law are new to you.
Choose one main course or study guide that covers Body of Knowledge v2.1, and read the main frameworks directly.
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Use practice questions to find weak domains and get used to the question style. Review why the distractors are wrong, not just which answer is right.
See all 4 AIGP practice tests →Schedule through your MyIAPP account with Pearson VUE at least 24 hours ahead. The name in MyIAPP must match your ID exactly.
A missed appointment counts as a no-show: the fee is forfeited and you need a new exam. After a failed attempt, you can retest after seven days.
A July 2026 passer scored 85% on IAPP’s practice exam and over 90% on third-party tests, then found the real exam trickier: more layered scenarios, more MOST/LEAST accurate questions and plausible distractors. Another candidate replied that they had the same experience.
A candidate with several IAPP certifications found AIGP comparable to CIPP and CIPM, but said you need the AI foundations as well as governance. Their tip for close calls: favour governance over speed or profit.
