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ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AI Management Systems Awareness

A practical introduction to ISO/IEC 42001:2023, the first published international management system standard for artificial intelligence. Learn what an AI management system is, who the standard is for, how clauses 4 to 10 use the shared Plan Do Check Act structure, why AI risk assessment and AI system impact assessment both sit in the planning work and how certification actually works. Distinct from Responsible AI in the Workplace, which is about using generative tools day to day. This course is about the organisational system around AI.
What You Will Learn
- Explain what an AI management system is and how it differs from a single AI tool or a workplace acceptable-use rule
- Identify who ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is written for: organisations that develop, provide or use AI systems
- Describe how clauses 4 to 10 use the shared management system structure and the Plan Do Check Act cycle
- Recognise that planning includes AI risk assessment and AI system impact assessment, and that Annex A and Annex B are normative
- Distinguish a management system from a certificate, and this awareness course from certification
Course Content
- ISO/IEC 42001:2023 in plain English
- By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- A tool is not a system
- The first published AI management system standard
- This course, and Responsible AI in the Workplace
- Develop, provide or use
- Three ways an organisation meets the standard's audience
- It manages risk and opportunity across the organisation
- It is not Australian AI law
- The same shape as the other management system standards
- The seven requirement clauses
- Plan Do Check Act for AI
- Why AI needs its own management system
- AI risk assessment is not only a cyber ticket
- Managing the system, and hoping the tool behaves
- Data, lifecycle and suppliers are part of the work
- Annex A and Annex B are part of the standard
- ISO writes the standard. It does not certify you.
- Related ISO work exists. This course does not teach those books.
- A certificate does not make an AI system safe by itself
- What a pass on this course is not
- The assistant that is already in the workflow
- The five things to carry away
Who This Course Is For
Managers, system owners, developers, deployers and staff in organisations that develop, provide or use AI systems, including those considering ISO/IEC 42001 or already running other management system standards. General staff may take it for context.
Written by Kam Askari, Managing Director of Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor. MBA, Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, MAICD. Checked against the sources listed below.
Sources and Legal References
This course is aligned to 4 official sources. Legal and regulatory references checked between 31 August 2026 and 2 September 2026.
Sources and Further Reading
This course draws on the following official sources. Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
- Australian StandardISO/IEC 42001:2023, Information technology — Artificial intelligence — Management systemAs at 31/08/2026
- Regulator guidanceISO, ISO 42001 explainedAs at 02/09/2026
- Australian StandardISO/IEC 22989:2022, Information technology — Artificial intelligence — Artificial intelligence concepts and terminologyAs at 31/08/2026
- Regulator guidanceVoluntary AI Safety Standard (Department of Industry, Science and Resources)As at 31/08/2026
Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
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What You Get
Certificate of Completion
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All learning modules and the final assessment
Kam Askari
Director, Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd
This is a certificate of completion of a non-accredited professional development course. It is not a nationally recognised qualification, a VET statement of attainment, a competency card, a licence, or evidence of competency. It is issued by Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, which is not a Registered Training Organisation.
Sample layout. Certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 verifies as Hazardous Manual Tasks and Manual Handling Safety.
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