Become a certified expert
You already serve contractors as an engineer, lawyer, accountant, estimator or consultant. Certification lets you teach, coach and facilitate the curriculum for members of your association.
What a certified expert does
- Teaches
Runs webinars and live events for their association's members, with the institute's playbook.
- Coaches
Walks a company through its AI Blueprint and a recorded Discovery Session.
- Facilitates
Delivers the work at their own rate, and stays the trusted advisor for the next stage.
Who qualifies
- A member of an association that signed the charter.
- An established professional service other members already use and trust.
- Qualified by your association, which knows your work.
AI providers can be certified on the same terms.
The path to certification
- 01The webinarWatch on demand: what certified experts do, what it takes, what it costs.
- 02Your associationTalk to your association. It decides whether you are a fit and enrols you.
- 03The certification agreementExpectations, the code of conduct, yearly recertification and how a credential is removed.
- 04The expert bootcampHosted by the institute every quarter. Practise running each chapter with other experts.
- 05QualificationMap a real company with the AI Blueprint and run a recorded Discovery Session for the institute to review.
- 06Listing and launchYour profile goes live, your association announces you, and you host your first event.
What you get
Formats, slides and talk tracks for webinars and live events.
Your listing, an announcement kit, and a tagged AI Blueprint link.
A private space with other experts, and the open community with members.
One-on-one coaching is available at extra cost.
Not included: a CRM or back office. Certified experts already run their own practice. See the playbook
Cost and recertification
You pay your association for certification, and again each year to recertify on the updated curriculum. The association keeps the fee. If your association cannot sell certification, you can buy it here.
From a certified expert
Placeholder quote from an expert about delivering the curriculum to members of their association.
Questions
Do I have to be a member of an association?
Yes. The institute certifies experts through associations that have signed the charter.
Can I keep working with any AI provider?
Yes. The curriculum recommends an AI platform, and certified experts are free to work with any provider.
Does the institute take a cut of my work?
No. You charge your own rate and keep it.
What happens when the curriculum changes?
You recertify each year on the updated curriculum, and the quarterly conference covers what changed.