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ETS / ETS Solutions Assessment-only / workforce skills assessment for Employees, adult learners, organizations, workforce development teams. Students take control of th...
ETS / ETS Solutions Skills assessment / talent assessment for Adult learners, workers, hiring and talent teams. Students take control of their career path with AI-drive...
The Turing Learning Initiative for AI Proficiency AI proficiency assessment / credentialing ecosystem for Learners, students, adults, institutions. Validate practical A...
The Turing Learning Initiative for AI Proficiency Project qualification / competency award for Students and learners. Validate practical AI skills with industry-aligned...
OECD PISA System-level international assessment, not individual credential for 15-year-old students in participating education systems. OECD PISA System-level internati...
Research instrument / self-assessment scale for Non-experts; high school and beyond; professional settings. Research instrument / self-assessment scale for Non-experts;...
Research instrument / self-assessment scale for Adults, professionals, higher education learners, research participants. The chair of Human-Computer Interaction at the...
Research instrument / objective test for K-12 students. Research instrument / objective test for K-12 students. Many AI literacy scales measure self-perception. It is p...
Research synthesis for Researchers, assessment designers, standards bodies. With the opportunities and challenges stemming from the artificial intelligence developments...
IOAI Competition / Olympiad medal and participation recognition for High school students. IOAI Competition / Olympiad medal and participation recognition for High schoo...
USA AI Olympiad Competition / Olympiad pathway for K-12 students. USAAIO organizes USA-North America AI Olympiad (USA-NA-AIO). This is the only pathway for K-12 student...
IAIO Competition / Olympiad recognition for AI-focused secondary students. The International Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Ethics It is positioned for...
WAICY Competition / project recognition for Students ages 6–18. WAICY is an AI competition for kids that encourages them to learn & use Artificial Intelligence technolo...
White House / ai.gov / ORISE National challenge / recognition for K-12 students, educators, mentors, community teams. White House / ai.gov / ORISE National challenge /...
Code.org Course/activity completion certificate and classroom artifact for K-12 students and teachers. Teach and learn AI with Code.org’s free lessons, activities, and...
Pearson / Certiport Exam-based certification for Students, early-career learners, schools, career-technical programs. The Information Technology Specialist (ITS) progra...
Pearson / Certiport Exam-based certification for Students, early-career professionals, education institutions, workforce learners. The Critical Career Skills (CCS) prog...
United States Artificial Intelligence Institute (USAII) Private exam/certification for K-12 learners. USAII offers globally recognized AI certifications to help you ups...
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| Assessment | AAB Rating | Issuer | Credential type | Assessment method | AAB use | Record |
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| ETS Futurenav Adapt AI | ETS / ETS Solutions | Assessment-only / workforce skills assessment | AI literacy assessment battery | High-priority reference for adult AI literacy, workforce AI competency, and future employer-facing AI readiness assessment. | Open | |
| ETS Futurenav Edge | ETS / ETS Solutions | Skills assessment / talent assessment | Multimodal assessment of durable skills | Useful for AAB’s broader AI-ready workforce framework. | Open | |
| The Turing Learning Initiative for AI Proficiency (TuLIP) | The Turing Learning Initiative for AI Proficiency | AI proficiency assessment / credentialing ecosystem | AI proficiency exams and project qualifications | Potential partner/reference for international AI proficiency assessment and credential crosswalks. | Open | |
| TuLIP AICA — AI Competency Award | The Turing Learning Initiative for AI Proficiency | Project qualification / competency award | Hands-on project-based demonstration of AI capability | Relevant to AAB student capability demonstration, project evidence, and portfolio-style AI literacy. | Open | |
| OECD PISA 2029 Media and Artificial Intelligence Literacy (MAIL) | OECD PISA | System-level international assessment, not individual credential | Large-scale student assessment | Essential reference for future K-12 AI literacy assessment, international comparability, and system-level evidence design. | Open | |
| SNAIL — Scale for the Assessment of Non-Experts’ AI Literacy | Not specified | Research instrument / self-assessment scale | 31-item AI literacy questionnaire | Useful for pre/post evaluation in AAB pilots and research-based AI literacy measurement. | Open | |
| MAILS — Meta AI Literacy Scale | Not specified | Research instrument / self-assessment scale | Modular AI literacy questionnaire | Useful for adult AI literacy, higher education AI literacy, and AI fluency research. | Open | |
| K-12 / School Student AI Literacy Objective Tests | Not specified | Research instrument / objective test | Objective measures rather than only self-report | Strong reference area for AAB’s K-12 objective assessment design. | Open | |
| Systematic Review of AI Literacy Scales | Not specified | Research synthesis | Quality review of AI literacy scales | Helps AAB decide which AI literacy instruments are credible enough for pilots, case registry metadata, or evaluation studies. | Open | |
| International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) | IOAI | Competition / Olympiad medal and participation recognition | Individual AI contest, Team challenge, National/regional qualification pathways | High-value benchmark for advanced K-12 AI talent development. Important distinction: Olympiad achievement is not general AI litera... | Open | |
| USA AI Olympiad / USA–North America AI Olympiad (USAAIO / USA-NA-AIO) | USA AI Olympiad | Competition / Olympiad pathway | Multi-round AI Olympiad selection pathway | Important U.S. reference for advanced AI student achievement and elite AI talent pipeline. | Open | |
| International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad (IAIO) | IAIO | Competition / Olympiad recognition | Competitive AI problem solving | Track as part of the AI competition ecosystem; verify governance, syllabus, selection method, and assessment rigor before formal e... | Open | |
| World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth (WAICY) | WAICY | Competition / project recognition | Student AI project competition solving real-world problems | Useful case source for K-12 AI project-based learning, public-facing student AI achievement, and community AI education. | Open | |
| U.S. Presidential AI Challenge | White House / ai.gov / ORISE | National challenge / recognition | Project-based AI challenge addressing community problems | Major public-policy signal that AI literacy is becoming a national youth priority. | Open | |
| Code.org AI Activities and Student Completion Certificates | Code.org | Course/activity completion certificate and classroom artifact | Activity completion, project work, classroom learning | Mass-market AI literacy curriculum and informal credential ecosystem. | Open | |
| Pearson / Certiport IT Specialist — Artificial Intelligence | Pearson / Certiport | Exam-based certification | Certification exam through Certiport / Pearson VUE ecosystem | Important bridge between K-12 / CTE and workforce AI credentialing. | Open | |
| Pearson / Certiport Critical Career Skills — Generative AI Foundations | Pearson / Certiport | Exam-based certification | Generative AI foundations exam | Important reference for early-career and school-based generative AI credentialing. | Open | |
| USAII Certified Artificial Intelligence Prefect (CAIP™) for K-12 | United States Artificial Intelligence Institute (USAII) | Private exam/certification | AI certification for young learners | Competitive-market reference; not automatically a quality benchmark. | Open | |
| Code.org AI 101 for Teachers | Not specified | Professional learning completion / course participation | Self-paced professional learning series | Teacher PD baseline; useful for AAB educator training alignment. | Open | |
| Code.org Professional Learning Catalog — AI Self-Paced PD | Code.org | Professional learning participation / completion record | Self-paced and facilitated professional learning | Useful for teacher training delivery models, scale strategy, and district implementation. | Open | |
| Google AI Educator Series / Gemini Training Badges | Google for Education; developed with ISTE+ASCD | Digital badges / microcredentials | Short tool-specific AI training modules with badges | Important industry-backed teacher AI literacy credential. Caution: Tool-specific badge is not the same as vendor-neutral AI litera... | Open | |
| Google Generative AI for Educators with Gemini | Google / Grow with Google | Course completion certificate / training record | Two-hour self-paced course | Tool-specific teacher PD reference. | Open | |
| OpenAI ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers | OpenAI; hosted on Coursera | Course certificate | Course modules and completion | Important tool-specific teacher training reference and case source. | Open | |
| OpenAI / Common Sense Media ChatGPT Foundations for K-12 Educators | Not specified | Course completion / educator training | Short online training course | Teacher PD, privacy/safety training, and public trust reference. | Open | |
| Common Sense Education AI Foundations for Educators | Common Sense Education | Certificate of completion | Asynchronous professional development course | Public-trust-oriented teacher PD reference. | Open | |
| ISTE+ASCD AI Deep Dive for Educators | ISTE+ASCD | Professional development course certificate | Online professional learning | Teacher AI PD benchmark. | Open | |
| ISTE Educator Certification | ISTE | Pedagogy-focused educator certification | Certification process demonstrating mastery of ISTE Standards for Educators | Useful analogy for how educator certifications structure evidence and professional practice. | Open | |
| aiEDU AI Readiness Credential | The AI Education Project (aiEDU) | AI readiness credential | Course and credential pathway | High-priority U.S. teacher credential reference and competitor/comparator. | Open | |
| aiEDU Trailblazers Fellowship | aiEDU | Fellowship / educator leadership signal | Cohort participation, classroom implementation, showcase | Model for educator fellowship, teacher leadership, and implementation evidence. | Open | |
| edX / Georgia Tech ChatGPT for Educators Professional Certificate | Georgia Tech via edX | Professional certificate | Multi-course certificate program | Higher education and teacher PD credential comparison. | Open | |
| edX / IBM Generative AI: The Power Tool for Educators | IBM via edX | Professional certificate / specialization | Course-based certificate | Adult/teacher professional training reference. | Open | |
| edX / StellenboschX AI in Higher Education Professional Certificate | Stellenbosch University via edX | Professional certificate | Course-based certificate | Higher-ed AI literacy and faculty development taxonomy. | Open | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Microcredential: AI Literacy for Educators | University of Illinois Springfield | Microcredential | Course-based microcredential | Example of higher-ed issued teacher PD microcredentialing. | Open | |
| NJIT AI Literacy and AI for Educators Microcredentials | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Microcredentials | Online self-paced course series | Useful model for tiered adult/educator credentials. | Open | |
| Iowa State University Critical AI in Education Pathways Micro-Credential | Iowa State University School of Education | Microcredential | Self-paced professional learning | Reference for critical AI literacy and educator agency. | Open | |
| Skills21 AI in Education Micro-Credential | EdAdvance / Skills21 | Verified digital badge / microcredential | Hands-on learning and badge credential | Example of AI literacy and leadership microcredentialing. | Open |
