Monthly Readiness Badge
AI Governance Readiness Badge: Vendor Risk
This badge recognizes completion of a practical Cooperative AI Institute assessment covering AI vendor due diligence and procurement review fundamentals.
Membership details View Vendor Risk Pack
Credential overview
| Issuer | Cooperative AI Institute |
|---|---|
| Format | Briefing + 15-question readiness assessment |
| Passing score | 12/15 or higher |
| Credential assets | PNG badge, PDF certificate, completion email, LinkedIn credential instructions |
| Recommended audience | Compliance, risk, vendor management, procurement, IT/security, executive oversight teams |
Educational credential. This badge indicates completion of Cooperative AI Institute training and assessment. It does not certify regulatory compliance and is not legal, audit, or regulatory advice. Cooperative AI Institute does not certify vendors, guarantee compliance, or represent any regulator.
What the assessment covers
- Vendor intake and AI use-case documentation
- AI vendor evidence requests
- Data access, privacy, and model-training questions
- Security assurance documentation
- Human oversight and override controls
- Explainability and audit logs
- Subprocessor and third-party AI dependency risk
- Model update and change-management controls
- Member-impact and fairness considerations
- Incident-response evidence
- Red flags that should trigger escalation or pause
- Board/risk committee documentation
Learner flow
- Review the Vendor Risk Pack templates and guidance.
- Complete the 15-question readiness quiz.
- Pass with a score of 12/15 or higher.
- Receive the badge image, certificate PDF, completion email, and LinkedIn credential instructions.
- Use the badge as evidence of professional education or internal readiness training.
Credential language
Suggested public description:
Completed the AI Governance Readiness Badge: Vendor Risk from Cooperative AI Institute, covering practical AI vendor due diligence, procurement evidence requests, common red flags, documentation practices, auditability, human oversight, and monitoring considerations.
What the badge does not mean
This badge does not mean the learner’s institution is legally or regulatorily compliant, that a specific AI vendor is approved, that Cooperative AI Institute has audited or certified any vendor, or that any regulator has endorsed the learner, institution, vendor, or badge.