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Practitioner Certification • 1st Edition 2026

GAICC AICCP — AI Cost and Control Professional

The credential the cost and controls profession has been waiting for. Master the application, governance, and defence of AI across estimating, scheduling, earned-value, and forensic claims work — built specifically for cost engineers, planners, and project-controls professionals.

Last Updated: April, 2026
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GAICC AICCP Official Preparation Course Certification

  • 80 scenario-based MCQs (70 scored + 10 unscored pilot)
  • Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (no optional break)
  • Passing score: 70% (350 on 100–500 scaled score)
  • Eligibility: Completion of GAICC AICCP programme (30 hrs) or approved equivalent
  • Onscreen tools: Built-in calculator + AICCP formula sheet
  • Delivery: GAICC Online AI-Proctored Platform — 24/7 global access
  • Validity: 3 years (renewable with 60 CPD hours)
  • Retake: Maximum retakes available with a reduced fee

Exam Content Outline (ECO)

Download the official AICCP examination blueprint covering all eight domains, competencies, and performance indicators.
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Career Outcomes

Where AICCP Takes You

AICCP positions you for the next phase of the cost and controls profession — equipped to take on roles, win work, and lead conversations that did not exist five years ago.

  • Tender & Procurement Qualification Answer AI governance questions confidently in tender questionnaires, demonstrate maturity to clients requiring AI governance evidence, and differentiate in competitive bids.
  • AI-Augmented Schedule Risk Analysis Apply AI-derived activity-duration distributions to Monte Carlo simulation. Deliver P50/P80 outputs and risk-driver insights to enterprise risk management with full methodological defence.
  • AI Policy & Governance Leadership Draft AI Tool Authorisation, Confidentiality and Privilege, and Verification policies. Build AI Management Systems aligned to international standards and advise boards on AI risk.
  • AI-Augmented Estimating & Forecasting Lead introduction, validation, and governance of AI-augmented estimating tools. Document AI contribution defensibly in the basis of estimate while preserving estimator accountability.
  • Forensic Claims & Expert Witness Work Apply AI to large-scale document review, delay analysis, and quantum work. Manage AI-generated evidence to admissibility standards and survive cross-examination on AI methodology.
  • Practice & Capability Building Lead training, mentoring, and capability-building programmes inside engineering, infrastructure, energy, defence, and major-projects organisations.
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GAICC AICCP Official Preparation Course

Issued By Global AI Certification Council

Prepare for your GAICC AICCP Official Preparation Course certification with this course

About the Course

Prepare for your AICCP certification with the official GAICC programme

The GAICC AICCP Official Preparation Course is the recognised pathway to earning the AICCP credential. Engineered to build genuine practitioner capability, prepare you for the AICCP examination, and produce defensible workplace deliverables you can take back to work the next day.
  • Apply AI across the cost and controls lifecycle Using Total Cost Management as the integrating model for AI deployment in project controls.
  • Govern AI in estimating, scheduling & EVM Calibrate ML models, validate outputs, and document AI contribution defensibly in basis of estimate and basis of schedule.
  • Defend AI in forensic and adversarial settings Manage AI-generated evidence to admissibility standards including chain-of-custody, hashing, and provenance.
  • Navigate multi-jurisdictional AI compliance EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, OECD principles, and APAC, MEA, and LATAM frameworks for global project portfolios.
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This Course includes:

  • 30 contact hours + 30 hrs recommended self-study
  • 10 modules mapped to all 8 exam domains
  • 36 sessions (45–60 min each)
  • Module workbooks & exercise templates
  • Sample AI Policy Library (4 templates)
  • AICCP Formula & Reference Sheet
  • Full 80-question mock exam (Module 9)
  • Domain-by-domain readiness report
  • 60 CPD/PDU hours on completion
  • Certificate of Completion + Digital Badge
  • Exam voucher included
  • GAICC AI-Proctored Platform walkthrough
Delivery Modes

Four ways to learn — same curriculum, different pace

  • Course content, learning outcomes, and assessments are identical across all four modes — only the pacing differs.

1. Instructor-Led Intensive

4 Days
7.5 hours per day, full instructor delivery, live exercises, group work, mock exam on Day 4. Best for teams and corporate cohorts.

2. Instructor-Led Part-Time

8 Weeks
One 4-hour live session per week (typically evenings or weekends), with structured self-study between sessions. Best for working professionals.

3. Self-Paced eLearning

Up to 12 Weeks
Pre-recorded sessions, interactive exercises, knowledge checks, and a virtual mock exam. Optional virtual office hours with GAICC instructors.

4. Hybrid

Flexible
Self-paced elearning content with scheduled instructor-led sessions for case discussions and the mock exam. Best for global cohorts.

Who Is This For

Built for the cost and controls profession

AICCP is designed end-to-end around the cost and controls lifecycle. Every competency speaks the language of estimating, scheduling, EVM, forensic, and procurement work.
  • Cost Engineers & Estimators Applying AI to conceptual through detailed estimates with defensible documentation.
  • Planners & Schedulers Using AI in CPM scheduling and AI-augmented Schedule Risk Analysis.
  • Earned-Value Analysts Integrating AI into performance measurement, anomaly detection, and EAC/ETC forecasting.
  • Forensic Claims Professionals Applying AI in delay, disruption, and quantum analysis with admissible evidence handling.
  • Decision-and-Risk Practitioners Governing AI in enterprise risk management and integrated cost-schedule risk analysis.
  • Project-Controls Leaders Building AI capability across teams, drafting AI policies, and leading procurement.
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8 Examination Domains · 10 Course Modules

Explore the AICCP Curriculum

The course is structured as 10 modules totalling 30 contact hours. Modules 1 through 8 each correspond directly to one AICCP examination domain.
Module 1 · Domain I
  • AI Across the Cost-Controls Lifecycle
  • Total Cost Management as the integrating model. Differentiating supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning, ANN, gradient-boosted trees, NLP, computer vision, and generative AI for cost-controls work.
  • Foundation domain — all subsequent modules build on this
  • 16% · ~13 Q
  • 5.0 hours
  • AI in Cost Estimating & Forecasting
  • ML-driven parametric estimating, BIM-to-takeoff with AI, validation through back-testing and SHAP, AI-aware basis of estimate, escalation and currency forecasting, IP and confidentiality risk.
  • Practical artefact: AI-aware basis-of-estimate
  • 14% · ~11 Q
  • 4.5 hours
  • AI in Planning, Scheduling & Schedule Risk Analysis
  • AI-driven CPM schedule review, AI-augmented Schedule Risk Analysis, neural-network-derived activity-duration distributions in Monte Carlo, integrated cost-schedule risk, AI schedule narratives.
  • Hands-on AI-SRA simulation exercise
  • 13% · ~10 Q
  • 4.0 hours
  • AI in Earned Value, Performance & Cost Control
  • ML-augmented EVM, automated PV/EV/AC reconciliation, anomaly detection in CPI/SPI, ML-based EAC/ETC forecasting, productivity and resource cost control with fairness guardrails.
  • Anomaly-detection workflow design
  • 12% · ~10 Q
  • 3.5 hours
  • AI in Forensic Claims, Disputes & Evidence
  • NLP at scale for forensic document review, AI-generated evidence admissibility, hallucination and citation defence, privilege and confidentiality in adversarial settings, AI-augmented quantum analysis.
  • Citation-verification drill on AI-drafted forensic excerpt
  • 10% · ~8 Q
  • 3.0 hours
  • AI Governance & Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance
  • AI management-system principles, AI risk and impact assessment, EU AI Act risk classification, US/APAC/MEA/LATAM frameworks, AI policy architecture, NIST AI RMF and OECD AI Principles in practice.
  • Draft AI Tool Authorisation Policy (workplace artefact)
  • 15% · ~12 Q
  • 4.0 hours
  • Professional Liability, Ethics & Defensible Practice
  • Professional indemnity exposure from AI use, AI obligations under FIDIC, NEC, AS contracts, transparency and explainability with SHAP, ethics and human-rights frameworks, AI incident response.
  • Incident response tabletop exercise
  • 12% · ~10 Q
  • 2.5 hours
  • Emerging Frontiers — Agentic & Generative AI
  • Governing agentic AI in cost-controls workflows, human-in-the-loop and human-on-the-loop models, generative AI in deliverables, AI in procurement and bid evaluation with probity controls.
  • GenAI sign-off protocol design
  • 1.5 hours
  • 8% · ~6 Q
  • Full Mock Exam & Domain-by-Domain Review
  • 80 scenario-based MCQs delivered under exam conditions on the GAICC Online AI-Proctored Platform. Structured review of mock-exam results with domain-level performance feedback and targeted gap-closure recommendations. Test-day logistics walkthrough.
  • Personalised readiness report delivered post-mock
  • All Domains · Full Mock
  • 1.0 hour core + 2.5-hour mock
Practical Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Map AI use cases across the cost and controls lifecycle Apply Total Cost Management as the integrating model for AI deployment in project controls.
  • Calibrate and validate ML estimating models Apply ANN, regression, and gradient-boosted models against historical data using back-testing, holdout, and SHAP techniques.
  • Run AI-augmented Schedule Risk Analysis Derive activity-duration distributions from neural networks and feed them into Monte Carlo simulation for P50/P80 reporting.
  • Defend AI-generated forensic evidence Apply chain-of-custody, hashing, and provenance discipline. Spot fabricated citations and design dual-review verification workflows.
  • Navigate the EU AI Act and global frameworks Classify cost and controls AI systems under EU AI Act risk tiers and apply US, APAC, MEA, and LATAM frameworks across project portfolios.
  • Draft AI policy architecture for project-controls departments Build AI Tool Authorisation, Confidentiality, and Verification & Sign-Off policies aligned to PI insurance and tender obligations.
  • Govern agentic and generative AI deliverables Apply human-in-the-loop and human-in-command models. Preserve credentialed signature authority on every AI-assisted deliverable.
  • Sit the AICCP examination with confidence Complete a full 80-question mock under exam conditions with a domain-by-domain readiness report identifying residual gaps.
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Trusted by professionals across cost engineering, claims & project controls

AICCP is built for the way cost-controls professionals actually work — and the early cohorts agree.

James M,

Senior Cost Engineer · Infrastructure
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AICCP finally speaks our language. Estimating, EVM, schedule risk — every module is built around the work I actually do, not generic AI theory translated after the fact.

Priya R,

Forensic Claims Consultant
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The forensic module alone justified the certification. Citation verification and AI evidence admissibility are exactly what I needed to defend my work in tribunal settings.

Daniel K,

Project Controls Lead · Energy
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I drafted a real AI Tool Authorisation Policy during Module 6 and deployed it the following Monday. AICCP doesn’t just teach — it ships artefacts.

Sarah A,

Schedule Risk Analyst
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The AI-SRA hands-on session was outstanding. Running neural-network-derived distributions through Monte Carlo on a realistic project changed how I think about contingency.

Marcus B,

Commercial Manager · Major Projects
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Multi-jurisdictional coverage is the real differentiator. EU AI Act, NIST RMF, Singapore, UAE — I now have answers when clients ask AI governance questions in tenders.

Elena C,

Earned-Value Analyst
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The mock exam in Module 9 is brutal in the best way. The domain-by-domain readiness report told me exactly where to spend the final week. Passed first attempt.

High-Value Resources

Everything you need to pass — and apply AICCP at work

All learners receive the complete AICCP resource pack, included in the course price.
  • AICCP Examination Content Outline (1st Edition 2026) ($197)
  • AICCP Formula & Reference Sheet ($197)
  • Sample AI Policy Library (4 templates) ($297)
  • GAICC AI-Proctored Platform Walkthrough ($97)
  • AICCP Candidate Handbook ($97)
  • Module Workbooks (Modules 0 to 9) ($497)
  • Recommended Reading List (per domain) ($97)
  • Full 80-Question Mock Exam + Readiness Report ($297)
Eligibility

A recommended-experience model — reachable from every entry point

Professional experience is strongly recommended at every entry path, but is never a hard requirement. AICCP is designed to be reachable from emerging practitioner through senior expert.

Tier 1 Secondary Qualification

Education

High school diploma, associate degree, or global equivalent

Recommended Experience

5 years (60 months) in cost engineering, estimating, planning, EVM, claims, or risk

Training Requirement

Complete the GAICC AICCP programme (30 hrs) or approved equivalent

Education

Bachelor's degree (or global equivalent) in any discipline

Recommended Experience

3 years (36 months) in a cost-controls discipline

Training Requirement

Complete the GAICC AICCP programme or approved equivalent

Education

Master's or professional qualification in cost engineering, project management, QS, or engineering

Recommended Experience

2 years (24 months) of relevant experience

Training Requirement

Complete the GAICC AICCP programme or approved equivalent

Recommended experience recency: Where candidates choose to record experience for portfolio purposes, GAICC encourages experience gained within the last 8 consecutive years before submitting the AICCP application. Experience from diverse sectors (infrastructure, energy, building, defence, ICT delivery) and jurisdictions is recognised and encouraged.

Everything Included: Course + CPD/PDU Credit + Exam

GAICC AICCP Official Preparation Course

30 Hours 10 Modules, 80 MCQs Scenario-Based, 2.5 Hours AI-Proctored Exam, 3 Years Validity 60 CPD

What's included?
  • Total Duration 30 contact hrs
  • Modules 10 (incl. mock)
  • Exam Format 80 MCQs
  • Pass Mark 70%
  • Delivery 4 modes
  • CPD Hours 60 / cycle

Member Price

US$849

Full Price

US$1,095

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Annual Membership:

Resources, CPD platform, member community, conference discounts:

US$99
Have Questions?

Frequently asked question.

AICCP is a practitioner-level, globally recognised credential validating competence in AI application, governance, and defensible practice across the cost-controls lifecycle. It is built specifically for cost engineers, estimators, planners, schedulers, earned-value analysts, claims professionals, and decision-and-risk practitioners.
Cost-controls professionals at every level — from emerging practitioners to senior practice leaders — who use AI in their work or anticipate doing so within the next two years. Particularly relevant for those leading or supporting AI-augmented estimating, scheduling, EVM, forensic claims, or AI-policy programmes inside engineering, infrastructure, energy, defence, and major-projects organisations.
Eight domains spanning the full cost-controls lifecycle: AI across the lifecycle, AI in estimating and forecasting, AI in planning and schedule risk, AI in EVM and performance management, AI in forensic claims and disputes, AI governance and multi-jurisdictional compliance, professional liability and defensible practice, and emerging frontiers in agentic and generative AI for project controls.
Education from secondary qualification through postgraduate, recommended (not required) experience appropriate to the education tier, and completion of the GAICC AICCP programme or approved equivalent. Experience is encouraged but never used as a barrier to certification.
80 scenario-based MCQs in 2 hours 30 minutes via the GAICC Online AI-Proctored Platform. Pass mark is 70%. An onscreen calculator and AICCP formula sheet are available throughout. There is no negative marking — answer all questions.
3 years. Renewal requires 60 CPD hours per cycle plus a renewal application and fee ($99 for members, $199 for non-members).
GAICC members are required to pay for the retake of the exam. You may retake the certification exam after completing the necessary payment process.
A digital badge and a verifiable certificate suitable for LinkedIn, resumes, and professional profiles, plus listing in the GAICC global credentials register.
Yes. GAICC is accredited by the CPD Standard Office (CPDSO), United Kingdom. AICCP is recognised internationally and is accepted worldwide for AI governance and cost-controls work.
Visit www.gaicc.org to begin your application. The GAICC team will guide you through eligibility verification, training enrolment, and exam scheduling. Contact certify@gaicc.org or support@gaicc.org for direct assistance.
Lead Instructor

Learn from senior cost and controls AI practitioners

All AICCP instructors hold the AICCP credential, have 7+ years cost-controls experience, and have demonstrated practical AI deployment across at least three of the eight examination domains.

Dr Latha Karthigaa, PhD

Head of AI Governance · GAICC

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Globally certified instructor in ISO/IEC 42001, AI governance, and cost-controls AI practice. Backed by years of experience in AI, cybersecurity, and regulated industries across banking, finance, infrastructure, and defence. Delivers AICCP training across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UAE, the UK, and the US — combining high-end credentials with practical, real-world expertise and global reach.

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  • 30 hours · 10 modules · 8 domains
  • Exam voucher included
  • 60 CPD/PDU on completion
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