Certifications
Published rates
Rates, not promotions. If you qualify for a rate it is yours — there is nothing to negotiate.
Standard rates
| Credential | Path | Level | Status | Standard | You pay today | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified AIDC Professional | Shared foundation | 1 | Enrol now | $295 | US$250 Founding Cohort 2026 rate | Choose a package |
| Certified AIDC Technical Specialist | Technical | 2 | Enrolment not open | $895 | When enrolment opens | Tell me when it opens |
| Certified AIDC Technical Expert | Technical | 3 | Planned | — | Not on sale | Tell me when it opens |
| Certified AIDC Sales Specialist | Commercial | 2 | Planned | — | Not on sale | Tell me when it opens |
| Certified AIDC Commercial Expert | Commercial | 3 | Planned | — | Not on sale | Tell me when it opens |
| Certified AI Automation Practitioner | AI Automation | 1 | Planned | — | Not on sale | Tell me when it opens |
| Certified AI Automation Lead | AI Automation | 2 | Planned | — | Not on sale | Tell me when it opens |
- Professional is the shared foundation for both AIDC paths, bought once.
- Planned: not on sale, no pre-order and no deposit. Rates are published when it opens.
- Enrolment not open: released and priced; orders open when the course is on the learning platform.
Path bundles
Professional + Technical Specialist
Deployment and integration: the foundation plus the technical credential above it.
$1,050
$1,190 separately — save $140
Available when every credential in it opens for enrolment.
Eligibility rates
Published routes for students, partner institutions, experienced practitioners and the founding cohort.
Technical path — student and partner rates
| Credential | Standard | Founding | Student | Academic Partner | Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | $295 | $250 | $195 | $179 | $99 |
| Technical Specialist | $895 | $760 | $695 | $595 | $295 |
Cross-path rates
Already certified on the other path? You never buy Professional twice, and the credential-holder rate applies at your equivalent level or above.
Cross-path rates are published when the Commercial Path opens.
Auto DigitID Dual-Path Professional. Complete both paths to earn it. No extra examination. The credentials are not interchangeable: a commercial credential never confers a technical role title.
Teams
Team rates for the credentials open now are on the Teams page.
Badges
Badges specialise a credential. They do not replace one, and they are not a shortcut past a path.
- Industry Concentration Badge (technical path). Available once you hold Certified AIDC Technical Specialist: sector depth in one named sector. What a badge is, and what it is not.
- Commercial industry badge (commercial path). Planned, with Sales Specialist. Industry badges go deeper than SS04, which covers every vertical broadly. Not on sale yet: no price, no pre-order and no deposit.
- Applied skill badge (commercial path). Coming soon, with Sales Specialist. AIDC Value Engineering · Public Sector Tendering · Channel Management · Strategic Account Planning · RFID Opportunity Development