The standard is not the problem. The language is.
Most organisations now have someone responsible for AI governance. In a lot of cases, that person was handed the role rather than hired for it.
If that is you, you already know the situation. The standard exists, procurement questions are arriving, and the board wants an update. But every document you open assumes you already know what an AIMS is, what a control objective means, and how a risk register differs from a risk assessment.
The free courses cover the clauses. The template packs give you the documents. Neither one explains what you are actually looking at, or how to talk about it credibly to people who are not reading the standard.
A practical course, not a compliance manual.
AI Governance in Practice covers ISO 42001 in the order that matters for someone who needs to understand it quickly and act on it. Six modules, each with a practical exercise.
What just happened
Why AI governance landed on your desk, what procurement teams are actually asking for, and what ISO 42001 is in plain terms.
The language
AIMS, controls, risk registers, impact assessments - every term that matters, defined in ordinary words with a real example.
What the standard wants from you
The requirements grouped by what you actually have to do, not by clause number.
Finding your gaps
How to run an honest internal assessment without a compliance function.
Talking to your board
How to present AI risk to leadership without alarming people or underselling the problem. What to say when the answer is "we are not ready."
What next
Realistic options from here. What certification actually costs, when a consultant is worth it, and what the pathway looks like if you want to go further.
Who this is for
The person who was made responsible for AI governance in their organisation, whatever their title. In practice: IT and ICT managers, risk and compliance staff, operations leads, data and analytics people, and executive or general management at organisations without a dedicated compliance function.
This is not accredited training or exam preparation. It is for the person who needs working understanding and the ability to hold the conversation, upward and with external partners.
Why this exists
Free ISO 42001 awareness courses are available. They are aimed at implementation teams and assume comfort with standards language.
Documentation toolkits at around USD 200 give you the templates, assuming you already know what you are building.
Accredited training for people becoming specialists starts at around USD 1,500 and is designed for a different audience entirely.
None of them are built for the person who was handed AI responsibility and has a board meeting coming.
Built by a practitioner
Written by Malcolm Thomson, founder of Sydney AI Works. Malcolm works with organisations on AI governance implementation and is currently working toward ISO 42001 Lead Implementer certification. This course draws on that practical implementation work, not on a textbook.
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