Independent · AI-Native · Standards-Aligned
Prove your school uses AI safely and well.
Certiva is the independent accreditation and certification body for AI-enabled schools. We define the standard for the safe, ethical and effective use of AI in education — and certify the educators, schools and students who meet it.
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Why now
AI arrived in classrooms faster than the standards to govern it.
Regulation like the EU AI Act is turning “responsible AI” from optional to required — yet there is no dominant, independent mark of assurance. That trust gap is what Certiva closes.
What we do
One standard, three interlocking layers
We certify people, accredit schools, and equip students — a self-reinforcing system of trust from the classroom to the boardroom.
Certify people
AI Teacher & Leader Certificates
Independent, portable credentials that prove educators can use AI effectively, ethically and safely — assessed against internationally-aligned competency frameworks.
Explore certificationAccredit schools
Certiva AI-Ready accreditation
Whole-school assurance across six domains, awarded after an evidence review and an on-site evaluation — the trusted mark that a school uses AI safely and well.
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K–12 Student AI Literacy
A licensed curriculum with progressive badges — AI Explorer, AI Citizen and AI Innovator — that builds responsible, capable young users of AI.
Explore the curriculumThe Standard
Six domains of an AI-Ready school
Criterion-referenced, evidence-based and developmental. Every domain must reach “Established” for a school to be accredited.
Leadership & Strategy
AI vision, strategic plan, governance ownership, and resourcing.
Governance, Ethics & Risk
AI policy, risk management, ethics oversight, and legal compliance.
Educator Capability
Teacher and leader certification coverage and classroom competence.
Teaching, Learning & Assessment
AI-enhanced pedagogy, personalisation, and integrity-aware assessment.
Data Protection & Safeguarding
Data governance, privacy, security, and student safeguarding with AI.
Student AI Literacy & Wellbeing
Student curriculum, equitable access, digital citizenship, and wellbeing.
How accreditation works
From application to a five-year mark
A collaborative, developmental evaluation — not a tick-box audit. Paper without practice does not pass.
In their words
Trusted by school leaders
“Certiva AI-Ready accreditation gave our families and board real confidence that we use AI safely and well. The evidence review was rigorous but genuinely supportive.”
Eleanor HughesHead of School, Riverside International
“The self-study platform transformed how our team evidences responsible AI across every domain. Policies, certification, and practice now live in one place.”
Nadia FahmyHead of School, Cairo American Academy
“As an evaluator, the six-domain AI-Ready standard and modern tools let us focus on what matters: honest, actionable findings about how schools actually use AI.”
Grace WhitmoreLead Evaluator, Certiva
Get started
Ready to become an AI-Ready school?
Tell us about your school and we’ll prepare a tailored proposal — accreditation, certification for your staff, or a student curriculum licence.