The Academy teaches AI safety at three depths: a practical course for everyone who uses these tools, a certification for the people accountable for governing them, and a two-day Founders Circle in DIFC for those who want to put that accountability to the test in the room. The first two are online and self-paced. The Founders Circle is live, in person and limited to twenty places.
| You Are the Brakes | The AI Trust Certification | Founders Circle: Hands on the Wheel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Anyone using AI chatbots day to day — organisation-wide rollout, or individuals who want real confidence with the tools. | Risk, compliance, technology and data leaders, executives, and consultants building an AI governance practice. | Founders and the people who carry accountability for AI in their organisation, and want to work a real use case through the framework with peers and experts. |
| Problem it solves | Everyday judgement — knowing when to trust an AI answer and when to slow down. | Designing, running and evidencing a complete AI governance framework. | Owning AI accountability with confidence — being able to explain, defend and evidence your role in one sentence. |
| Learning time | About an hour, in one sitting. | ≈38 guided hours across seven modules, self-paced. | Two days in person: 6 & 7 October 2026, AI Campus, DIFC, Dubai. |
| What you keep | A reusable safe-use framework and a certificate of completion. | The complete toolkit: AI Inventory, AI Impact Assessment, AI Governance Checklist, Review Forum & Council pack, AI Operating Manual. | A working governance framework applied to your own use case, ongoing coaching from three subject matter experts, and a cohort of twenty peers. |
| Credential | Certificate of completion, plus 1 CPD credit. | The AI Trust Certification — a Certificate in AI Safety and Governance. | Certification, earned by defending your use case before a judging panel of recognised UAE AI leaders. |
| Individual or enterprise | Buy one seat, or many — organisation-wide rollout available by enquiry. | Individual enrolment, or the three-month enterprise engagement for organisations. | Individual places, confirmed by application. Maximum twenty per cohort. |
| Investment | US$47 per learner | Founding Cohort — register your interest | US$1,500 per person |
| See the course → | Explore the certification → | Apply to join → |
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"Building trust in AI isn't a trend… it's your licence to scale."
— Emma Johnson
The two online courses answer different questions. You Are the Brakes builds the everyday judgement of every person who opens an AI tool, and works best rolled out widely. The AI Trust Certification builds the governance capability of the organisation as a whole, and works best concentrated in the people accountable for it.
A common pattern: certify a small governance team, then put everyone else through the Brakes course, so the standards set at the top are understood at every desk.
The Founders Circle sits alongside both. It is two days in DIFC for the person who carries accountability for AI, working a live use case through the framework with peers and subject matter experts, and defending it before a panel. Read about the October cohort and apply.
Certification with enterprise support behind it: five people certified, a monthly on-site review day, weekly team coaching, a senior leadership briefing, and an optional podcast episode marking the implementation. You finish with an AI safety framework your own people built and own.
See the engagement structureThe full programme delivered in person by Emma Johnson, by arrangement. And for organisations wanting direct advisory work alongside the training, the Framework Hour, the Advisory Day and the Implementation Assignment are on the Advisory page.
