Specialist · AI Specialist
CHCAIS
Certified Human Capital AI Specialist
A specialism that crosses every level.
Apply AI responsibly across the talent lifecycle — generative AI, people analytics, and governance with human oversight. Technology-neutral; no coding required.
The Specification
What the qualification requires.
Syllabus units
From the CHCAIS Qualification SpecificationAll 5 units are mandatory — there are no optional pathways. Full learning outcomes and assessment criteria are set out in the CHCAIS Qualification Specification, available from GHCA on request.
- 01AI Foundations for Human Capital
- 02AI Across the Talent and Employee Lifecycle
- 03Generative AI and Human Capital Productivity
- 04AI-Enabled People Analytics and Decision Support
- 05Responsible AI Governance and Human Capital Implementation
Who it is for
Is this the right level?
Entry requirements are a floor, not a filter — if you meet them and the description below sounds like your work, this is your level.
- Practitioners deploying AI tools in people functions
- Analysts building or governing people-data models
- HR leaders setting AI policy and human-oversight rules
- Any CHCA, CHCP, or CHCS holder adding a specialism
How you are assessed
You pass by meeting a fixed, published standard — never by outperforming other candidates in your sitting.
Identity verification, a monitored session, and a result that cannot be changed without a record of who changed it and when.
Reasonable adjustments change how you access the assessment, never what is assessed. Requests open 15 working days before a sitting.
The credential is valid for 3 years. To keep it you either record continuing professional development across the cycle and submit the evidence, or sit the current version of the examination again on the same terms as a first attempt.
A result, a malpractice finding or an adjustment decision can all be challenged — free at the first stage. How appeals and complaints work.
Fees
What it costs.
Registration, exam sitting, and one certificate on pass. Fees are published in the GHCA Fee Schedule and are payable in advance of the service they relate to. Training is delivered and priced separately by Authorized Training Providers.
The Framework
Where CHCAIS sits.
This specialism can be taken alongside any level of the core framework.
Start with CHCAIS.
Registration runs through an Authorized Training Provider, or directly with GHCA. Tell us which and we will point you to the right route.