FREE Course

Become an AI Governance Pro

Discover what AI governance really is – and how your unique experience could translate into one of the fastest-growing and most rewarding careers of the decade.

In this short, practical course, you’ll learn what AI governance professionals actually do, explore real-world failures and what could have prevented them, and map your own pathway into the field using the AI Governance Career Canvas.

You’ll see why your existing skills are your greatest advantage, and how to start building a rewarding, purposeful, and future-proof career.

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Level:

Introductory
(FREE Course)

Topics:

5 core modules + Career Canvas

Time:

1 hour

(10 short videos)

Maps to:

Pre-Foundation Orientation

Your Guide:

James Kavanagh

What You'll Learn 

In under an hour, you’ll learn what AI governance really means, why it matters, and how your experience already gives you an advantage in this fast-growing field.

Understand AI governance 

Discover how AI governance keeps AI systems safe, fair, and trustworthy through real-world case studies and lessons learned.

Find where your expertise fits 

See how professionals from law, business, audit, and engineering backgrounds are building new careers in AI governance.

Learn the principles of responsible AI

Explore the key principles — fairness, accountability, transparency, privacy, and safety — that guide ethical AI use.

Plan your next career step

Use the downloadable AI Governance Career Canvas to map your pathway and start your transition into this field.

Course Outline

Your Guide

James Kavanagh

James Kavanagh is a globally recognised leader in AI Governance, known for designing and implementing governance frameworks that make AI safe, secure, and lawful in practice.

At Microsoft, he led the deployment of multiple Azure cloud regions worldwide, building governance mechanisms that scaled from infrastructure to security certification. At Amazon, he created and led the company’s first Responsible AI Governance Program, achieving one of the world’s first ISO 42001 certifications.

Today, as Founder and CEO of AI Career Pro, James helps professionals translate their existing experience into purposeful and rewarding roles in AI governance. He writes frequently to share his experiences and insights at blog.aicareer.pro.

He also leads the creation of Hooman, a platform that employs AI to help govern AI at scale through adaptive human oversight. Within the development lifecycle of Hooman, James and his team are testing every principle and framework taught in these courses in live, real-world systems. 

That’s the foundation of his philosophy: “We teach what we build, and we build what we teach.” Every course, case study, and tool in the AI Governance Foundation Program is grounded in real implementation experience - giving you access to the same methods used by leading organisations to govern AI safely, securely and lawfully.