AIQ | AI Proficiency Assessment
AIQ is CFTE's AI proficiency assessment. A structured benchmark across ten capability domains, with tool-specific assessments for the AI you use at work.
AIQ Core
A 35-minute diagnostic that benchmarks your AI readiness across ten capability domains. Built on CFTE's validated methodology. No technical background required.
Try the free taster first, or take the full assessment for a complete personalised report.
AIQ ChatGPT
Not a quiz. Five real exercises completed inside your own ChatGPT account, evaluated by AI. A verified level placement (1 to 5), a dimension-by-dimension report, and a development brief — all free, completed inside your own ChatGPT account.
Five real exercises. A verified level placement from 1 to 5. Take the assessment now.
The Assessment
AIQ measures how ready you are to understand, use, and lead with AI in real professional situations. It goes beyond definitions and theory to assess how you actually think, apply, and make decisions alongside AI. Whether you are just beginning your AI journey or already integrating AI into your daily work, AIQ gives you a structured, clear view of where you stand and what to focus on next.
Scenario-based questions reflecting real AI situations. AIQ Core takes 35 minutes. AIQ ChatGPT is five exercises completed inside your own ChatGPT account.
A personalised report with your confirmed level, strengths, gaps, and a development brief. Delivered as a professional PDF with a verified credential and QR code.
Specific, observable targets tied directly to the next level of capability. Not generic advice. A clear path grounded in what the evidence actually showed.
Ten Capability Domains
AIQ Core assesses readiness across ten capability domains spanning both the technical and human dimensions of AI. Together they create a complete, structured picture of where you stand across Levels 1 to 5.
Illustrative capability profile. Your results reflect your actual readiness across all ten domains.
Core understanding of what AI is, how it works, and how it interacts with human intelligence and organisations.
Ability to identify, analyse, and interpret real-world AI use cases and distinguish genuine impact from hype.
Practical fluency with AI tools: prompt design, output evaluation, and embedding AI into real workflows.
Understanding of data quality, bias, privacy, and governance, and how these factors shape AI outcomes.
Familiarity with global standards, emerging laws, and the ethical reasoning required for responsible AI use.
Ability to identify, evaluate, and mitigate AI risks including bias, hallucination, and over-reliance.
Readiness to turn AI concepts into operational reality through project governance and change management.
Ability to align AI initiatives with business objectives and connect technology to long-term organisational value.
Conceptual knowledge of the systems, architectures, and models that power AI, enabling informed decision-making.
Awareness of frontier AI developments and the ability to connect technological change to workforce and societal implications.
AIQ ChatGPT
AIQ ChatGPT is not a quiz. It is a performance-based assessment. Five real exercises, completed inside your own ChatGPT account, evaluated by AI. The result is a verified level placement from 1 to 5, a dimension-by-dimension breakdown, and a personalised development brief written around what your evidence actually showed.
Exercises 3 to 5 will require a paid ChatGPT subscription, as they assess features including Projects, Custom GPTs, Tasks, and Agent mode not available on the free tier. Register your interest below to be notified at launch.
Can use ChatGPT as a basic assistant for one-off tasks. Gets value from the tool but does not yet control output quality in a dependable way.
Can prompt with intent rather than just asking casual questions. Understands that output quality depends on context, constraints, and format. Can improve weak outputs through deliberate follow-up.
The threshold for dependable day-to-day professional use. Can manage work across multiple steps using Projects, file context, and deliberate tool choices. Thinks in workflows, not isolated prompts.
Turns repeated work into reusable AI workflows. Builds Custom GPTs, structured Projects, and prompt chains that a colleague could run without prompting knowledge. Optimises for repeatability, not just personal performance.
Designs and governs orchestrated AI systems where ChatGPT is one component of a broader operating flow. Combines agents, connectors, scheduled tasks, and human review checkpoints with genuine systems thinking.
Confirmed AIQ ChatGPT level (1 to 5). QR-verified credential for third-party verification. Shareable PDF and web link.
Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours scored on a four-band scale per exercise. Plain-language feedback grounded in what your evidence showed.
The things you do consistently well, and the specific gaps preventing a higher level, ordered by what would most accelerate your progression.
Specific, observable targets tied directly to the next capability level definition. Not generic advice.
Where your level sits relative to others in the same job function and industry, from aggregated, anonymised data.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you are ready to see the full picture.
AIQ Free
No payment. No report.
AIQ Core
Full 10-domain assessment
AIQ ChatGPT
Free for a limited time
5-exercise performance assessment
Team AIQ
Per-seat pricing from 5 seats. Aggregated team-level report included.
Who It Is For
Designed for all levels. No prior AI experience required. No technical background needed.
Approach AI conversations with clarity and confidence, and understand where human capital readiness stands before making decisions.
Use AIQ as a fast, scalable starting point to map capability readiness before deploying wider organisational assessments.
Benchmark their own AI literacy before shaping the frameworks that govern AI use across sectors.
Get a structured view of how AI fits into their role and where to develop next, across functions including compliance, risk, operations, and strategy.
Understand where they stand before entering a world where AI literacy is increasingly expected across every sector and role.
Built on Institutional Experience
AIQ is part of CFTE's broader AI readiness portfolio, developed over 8 years of work with financial institutions, government bodies, and regulators across the world. CFTE's assessment methodology is aligned with EU AI Act obligations, OECD AI principles, and UNESCO AI literacy guidelines.
Consistent with Article 4 AI literacy obligations for organisations deploying AI systems.
Grounded in internationally recognised principles for responsible and human-centred AI.
Aligned with UNESCO's global guidelines for measuring and developing AI literacy at scale.
Frequently Asked Questions
AIQ shows you where your human capital stands today. Start free. Go further with the assessment that fits your goals.
AIQ is developed by the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE), a global capability platform with over 200,000 participants across 160+ countries.
