THE AAA FRAMEWORK: A Practitioner's Field Guide to AI Governance, Ethics & Risk Management

Most organizations have an AI policy. Few can prove it works. In April 2026, April Lewis submitted a formal proposal to the IACET Council on Standards Development for the first domain-specific quality standard in continuing education and training for AI Governance, Ethics, and Risk Management. The AAA Framework is the field guide to that proposed standard — written by its author — for the leaders, educators, procurement officers, and learners who need to move from policy on the wall to behavior at the keyboard. Inside, you'll find:

• The three-word architecture — Alignment, Accountability, Agility — that runs through every consequential AI decision
• The eight proposed standard elements, broken down with the why and the what behind each one
• The ten core competencies an AI governance professional must develop, mapped to a three-tier pathway: Foundational, Specialist, Leader
• Industry tracks for healthcare, financial services, government, education, and manufacturing — with the regulatory landscape as of 2026
• A program mapping worksheet, instructor qualification template, and quarterly content currency process you can use this quarter
• Direct letters to CE/T providers, government procurement, and the working professional considering an AI governance credential

Who this book is for:

• Chief AI Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, and Chief Learning Officers building defensible AI governance
• Continuing education and training providers designing AI governance programs that will hold up under accreditation review
• State, local, and federal government procurement officers writing AI training requirements
• HR leaders, risk managers, and compliance officers responsible for workforce AI literacy
• Mid-career professionals considering an AI governance credential and trying to choose well

About the author. April Lewis is the founder of the National AI Certification Board. She is the developer of the AI Awareness curriculum certified by the Texas Department of Information Resources under House Bill 3512 — DIR Certificates #096 and #274 — and the President and CEO of A.S. Business Consulting LLC in Round Rock, Texas.