Certification Programme description: Introduction to the EU AI Act as an applied AI-lifecycle framework for trustworthy innovation, including the definition of an AI system, the roles of providers, deployers, importers, distributors and product manufacturers, the regulatory timeline, and the compliance workflow from inventory and classification through controls, documentation and monitoring; risk-based classification covering prohibited practices, high-risk AI embedded in regulated products, Annex III use cases and transparency obligations; requirements for high-risk systems spanning continuous risk management, data governance and bias controls, technical documentation, record-keeping, deployer instructions, human oversight, accuracy, robustness and AI cybersecurity; provider and deployer responsibilities, conformity assessment, harmonised standards, CE marking, EU database registration, fundamental-rights impact assessment, post-market monitoring and serious-incident reporting; distinctions between AI models, AI systems, general-purpose AI models and downstream applications, including GPAI provider obligations, systemic-risk models, the GPAI Code of Practice and compliance evidence for chatbots, RAG systems, copilots and AI agents; organisational AI literacy, governance operating models, regulatory authorities, sandboxes, enforcement, penalties, complaints, explanations and audit readiness; integration with GDPR, NIS2, DORA, product-safety and procurement requirements; concluding AI Act Compliance Pack incorporating rapid triage, role- and lifecycle-based control lists, readiness assessment and a practical 90-day implementation roadmap
Certification Programme version/revision: EITC/AI/ACTv1r1)Earned ECTS credits: 2
