THE PROGRAMME'S PRACTICAL ENVIRONMENT

AI GRCA Practitioner Labs

Turn what you learn in the programme into evidence you can defend.

14 labs follow the 24-module curriculum stage by stage. Each one gives you a fictional organisation, its evidence pack and commercial pressure, then asks you to make and record the governance decision a practitioner would.

Labs or Simulation? Labs practise one module's skill and are part of your module path: after you pass the module's Check, the evidence you submit here is reviewed by your trainer. For Modules 1–3, your homework is what your trainer reviews and the labs are optional practice before it. For a complete governance review of a realistic case, in your own time, use Simulation.

Check and rehearse

AI AssessorEach module's Knowledge Check and Practitioner Challenge, with feedback on your reasoning.ExamsWeekly self-checks, the five checkpoint exams and the final mock.

Stage 1Foundation

Describe AI systems, recognise harm and understand the governance and legal landscape.

FoundationsAI Practitioner Lab

AI Foundations for Governance

Build the baseline vocabulary to describe an AI system, its model type, lifecycle, actors, intended purpose and limitations.

Modules 1, 12 35–45 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 1 needs its AI Assessor pass.

AI foundationsISO/IEC 22989System literacy
Open lab
PrinciplesAI Practitioner Lab

Responsible & Trustworthy AI

Translate fairness, transparency, accountability, robustness and human-centred values into practical questions, controls and launch criteria.

Modules 2, 5 40–50 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 2 needs its AI Assessor pass.

Responsible AIOECD principlesHarm assessment
Open lab
LegalAI Practitioner Lab

GRC, Assurance & the AI Legal Landscape

Screen an AI use case across privacy, IP, equality, consumer, contract, safety and sector law.

Module 4 50–65 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 4 needs its AI Assessor pass.

GRC foundationsWider legal landscapeEvidence and defensibility
Open lab

Stage 2Risk & Governance

Apply the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and assess generative and agentic AI risk.

RMFAI Practitioner Lab

NIST AI Risk Management Framework

Practise Govern, Map, Measure and Manage on a fictional use case and convert uncertainty into owned risk actions and testing evidence.

Modules 5–9 55–70 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 5 needs its AI Assessor pass.

NIST AI RMFGovern Map Measure ManageRisk treatment
Open lab
SecureGenAI Practitioner Lab

Generative AI, RAG & Agentic AI Risk

Review an enterprise RAG assistant and tool-using agent for retrieval, hallucination, leakage, prompt injection, permissions and unintended actions.

Modules 10–11 60–75 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 10 needs its AI Assessor pass.

RAG and LLM riskAgentic AIPrompt injection and security
Open lab

Stage 3Management Systems

Build an ISO/IEC 42001 AI management system and run impact assessments.

AIMS360 Practitioner Lab

ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management Systems

Design an ISO/IEC 42001-aligned governance system: scope, context, leadership, objectives, lifecycle controls and continual improvement.

Modules 12–16 60–75 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 12 needs its AI Assessor pass.

ISO/IEC 42001AIMSContinual improvement
Open lab
ImpactAI Practitioner Lab

AI Impact Assessment

Run an ISO/IEC 42005-style impact assessment from context and stakeholders through impacts, controls, residual effects and approval evidence.

Modules 12, 15 50–65 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 12 needs its AI Assessor pass.

ISO/IEC 42005Impact assessmentAffected people
Open lab

Stage 4Regulation & Controls

Classify under the EU AI Act, protect privacy, design controls and test assurance evidence.

ActAI Practitioner Lab

EU AI Act Classification & Compliance

Classify a fictional system, map provider and deployer duties, identify evidence gaps and build an implementation roadmap.

Modules 17–18 50–65 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 17 needs its AI Assessor pass.

EU AI ActHigh-risk AIProvider and deployer duties
Open lab
PrivacyAI Practitioner Lab

UK GDPR, DPIA & AI Privacy

Assess lawful basis, profiling, automated decisions, transparency, minimisation, retention, DPIA triggers and safeguards.

Module 19 50–65 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 19 needs its AI Assessor pass.

UK GDPRDUAADPIAAutomated decisions
Open lab
ControlAI Practitioner Lab

COSO Internal Controls for AI

Convert AI risks into an owned control environment with control activities, evidence, monitoring and management reporting.

Module 20 45–60 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 20 needs its AI Assessor pass.

COSOInternal controlsControl maturity
Open lab
AssureAI Practitioner Lab

AI Assurance & Audit Evidence

Plan assurance, test design and operating effectiveness, assess evidence quality and write a practitioner-ready assurance conclusion.

Module 21 55–70 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 21 needs its AI Assessor pass.

AI assuranceControl testingAudit-ready evidence
Open lab

Stage 5Operating Model

Run AI governance end to end across suppliers, monitoring and sector decisions.

OperateAI Practitioner Lab

AI Governance Operating Model

Run an AI use case through intake, classification, procurement, release, monitoring and retirement, then apply judgement across six regulated sector cases.

Modules 22–23 75–90 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 22 needs its AI Assessor pass.

Integrated operating modelVendor and lifecycle governanceSector case studies
Open lab

Stage 6Final Practitioner Assessment

Bring the whole portfolio together and defend a governance recommendation.

CapstoneAI Practitioner Lab

Final Practitioner Assessment

Complete a timed integrated scenario, separate harm from risk and control evidence, issue an approval recommendation and prepare a final viva pack.

Module 24 90–120 min

Guided practice is open. Submitting evidence for Module 24 needs its AI Assessor pass.

Mock examIntegrated evidence packPractitioner viva
Open lab