LEADERSHIP FORMATION PROGRAMME
A 20-day professional formation programme for leaders who hold governance, accountability
and responsibility over AI — and refuse to defer that responsibility to a system.
LEAD IN THE AGE OF AI · DON'T BE REPLACED BY IT
The ONLY professional formation programme designed specifically for leaders who hold governance and accountability over AI
This is for the leader who refuses to hand accountability to a system.
Level 1 opens June 2026 — reserve your founding place now to lock in this pricing
Founding Price closes 23 June or 100 places filled
Every Day Leaders are Deferring Decisions
to AI and Calling it Efficiency
Who is Accountable For Those Decisions?
In most organisations right now, the answer is unclear.
AI tools are faster than you. They analyse more data than you.
They generate outputs you couldn't produce in the time available.
So when the system makes a recommendation — most leaders follow it.
That is not leadership. It is delegation without accountability.
The real risk in your organisation is not that AI will make a bad decision. It is that no one will notice.
No one will own it and when something goes wrong — and it will — no leader will be able to say with confidence: I understood that decision.
I held governance over it. I was responsible for it.
That is not a technology failure. It is not a policy failure.
It is a governance gap which exists entirely within leadership.
The Human Layer was designed and developed to close this gap through leadership formation practice.
In 18 months, AI governance will be a board-level audit item in every organisation.
The leaders who have formed this capacity now will be the ones who can answer that question confidently.
What The Research Confirms
The Gap is Already Measurable. And It is Widening
Two of the world's leading professional services firms have documented exactly what THL was built to close.
2026 AI Impact Survey
~1,000 senior leaders
26%
of executives lack confidence their organisation could pass an independent AI governance audit within 90 days
52%
of boards that approved major AI investments have actually set clear AI governance expectations
12%
say their workforce is truly AI-ready
State of AI in the Enterprise 2026 3,235 leaders · 24 countries
1 in 5
organisations has a mature governance model for autonomous AI agents
50%
of boards surveyed say AI is not yet on the board agenda — despite widespread deployment
#1
barrier to AI integration is the skills gap — and education was the number one response, ahead of role or workflow redesign
"Leaders grasp how essential governance, risk, and compliance are for responsible AI adoption. However, there still seems to be a 'knowing versus doing' gap for most organisations."
That gap does not close with a policy document.
It closes with formation.
The Human Layer is the ONLY professional formation programme built specifically
to develop the human capacity that governance requires.
Grant Thornton 2026 AI Impact Survey, April 2026 · Deloitte State of AI in the Enterprise 2026 · Deloitte Governance of AI: A Critical Imperative for Today's Boards, 2nd edition, 2025
one formation journey.
Three levels. 53 CPD hours.
Three entry points. Start where you are.
THL | Foundations
Individual Formation
Days 1–7
Before you can govern AI in your organisation, you need to understand how it is already governing you.
This phase examines your personal habits, thinking patterns and decision behaviours — and builds the foundational practices of pause, awareness and self-correction.
Certificate of Completion: AI Governance Leadership: Foundations: Learn More
17.5 CPD Hours
THL | Professional
People Leadership
Days 8–14
How is AI shaping the conversations, culture, and accountability structure in your team?
This phase builds your capacity to model, coach and hold human governance across your leadership relationships and team behaviour.
Certificate of Completion: AI Governance Leadership (Professional): Learn More
35 CPD Hours cumulative
THL | CAGL
Enterprise Formation
Days 15–20
At the enterprise level, AI governance is not abstract. It is a system with risk exposure and gaps. This phase takes you through the practical work of defining, documenting, implementing and reviewing the governance architecture your organisation needs. And that only you, as a leader, can build.
Certificate of Completion: Certified AI Governance Leader (CAGL): Learn More
53 CPD Hours cumulative
Phase 1 available 24 June 2026 | Phase 2 opens September 2026 | Phase 3 opens November 2026
The Human Layer™ | CAGL
Reserve a place now to lock in founding member pricing across the full programme.
What Each Formation Day Includes
- Deep written teaching context — not summarised, not condensed
- Full video teaching
- A real leadership decision moment
- Guided reflection with structured questions
- Real-world leadership practice — with other people, not at a desk
- CPD Apply & Record with self-assessment criteria
- Research and applied practice with verified references
This Programme Is For
Anyone who Leads, Manages or Makes Decisions Where AI is Already Present.
using AI in your work
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THIS PROGRAMME
IS FOR YOU
This programme is not for you if you
are looking for AI prompting techniques, technical AI training, or a quick credential that does not require you to
change how you lead.
in leadership
You are already in a leadership role — you do not need to be convinced AI is relevant to your work.
You are living it.
accountability gaps
You or your team use AI tools regularly — and you have started to notice the accountability gaps that creates.
deep skills
You want to say with confidence that you hold governance over AI in your domain — and you want that to be genuinely true, not performative.
CPD certification
You are in the UK or Australia and need a CPD-aligned professional credential — or you are operating globally and need cross-framework recognition.
AQF · RQF · US · Canada (In progress)
Discover Where You Stand First
Take the AI Governance Leadership Diagnosis™
Seven questions, three minutes and a clear picture of where you stand.
Credentials
All three phases are CPD aligned across AQF (Australia), RQF (UK), US and Canadian professional frameworks.
Each day includes a structured CPD Apply & Record section — audit-ready from day one.
CPD accreditation in progress and expected Q3 2026.
CPD Alignment
CPD-aligned across
AQF (Australia), RQF (UK), US and Canadian professional frameworks. CPD accreditation in progress - expected Q3 2026.
Certification
Each level issues a separate Certificate of Completion.
professional designation
Full programme completion qualifies you as CAGL Certified AI Governance Leader. A professional designation designed for recognition across AQF, RQF, US and Canadian professional frameworks
"Leadership accountability in the age of AI is not a technology problem — it is a governance and formation problem."
Karen Bachmann
Karen Bachmann
Founder, Veritex Spark™ | Programme Author
Karen has spent three decades designing the systems and programmes that make organisations accountable - in government, regulated industries and elite higher education.
- As Director of King's Online at King's College London, she worked across nine faculties to build and scale online education at one of the world's leading universities, including MOOC delivery to global audiences
- As Deputy Director of Workforce Australia, she led workforce planning across Queensland's community services and health sectors, reporting directly to the Australian National Training Authority, informing national training expenditure and skilled migration policy
- Karen co-authored an evidence-based training programme: Fostering Changes - published in English and German - and delivered across England and within the UK, Europe and Australia as part of her role with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN).
- She led taxation compliance implementation in regulated industries and built training systems and programmes for high-stakes environments including for the London 2012 Olympics and Westfield, Stratford construction sites.
Karen researched and developed The Human Layer after recognising the governance gap AI was creating in every sector she had worked in — and finding nothing in the market that addressed it at the leadership formation level.
100 Founding Places. One Price. One Deadline.
This is not manufactured urgency. It reflects where we are: a new programme, building its community, before full CPD accreditation is confirmed.
The price increases when those things change.
The founding cohort is simply the group of leaders who said yes before everyone else did. Those tend to be the right people to learn alongside.
After that, pricing increases to reflect full CPD accreditation status and established community depth.
founding cohort pricing
The Human Layer opens to its first cohort in JULY 2026. Founding cohort members get:
- Level 1 begins 29 July
- Founding member pricing locked permanently - never increases for you.*
- Direct input into the programme as it develops
- Priority access to the community from day one
Founding member pricing closes 28th July or at 100 members.
* Offer Applies toTHL group of courses only
foundations
$197AUD
£97 GBP | $127 USD
- Phase 1
- Days 1–7
- Certificate of Completion: AI Governance Leadership: Foundations
- Eq. 17.5 CPD Hours
- Starts 24 June 2026
- $247 post Founding Cohort
- $297 post CPD Accreditation
Professional
$497AUD
£247 GBP | $297 USD
- Phases 1+2
- Days 1 - 14
- Certificate of Completion: AI Governance Leadership: Professional
- Eq. 35 CPD Hours cumulative
- Starts 24 June 2026
- Level 2 commences September 2026
- $597 post Founding Cohort
- $697 post CPD Accreditation
CAGL
Full Programme
$997AUD
£497 GBP | $597 USD
- All Phases
- Days 1 - 20
- Certificate of Completion: Certified AI Governance Leader (CAGL)
- Eq. 53 CPD Hours cumulative
- Starts 24 June 2026
- Level 2 commences September 2026
- Level 3 commences November 2026
- $1,197 post Founding Cohort
- $1,397 post CPD Accreditation
We will confirm your reservation by email. Level 1 commences July 2026. Founding member pricing closes 23 June 2026 or at 100 members.
If Level 1 doesn't deliver what we've promised, email us within 14 days of enrolment for a full refund. No questions.
Disclaimer: These credentials are a professional formation certificate issued by Veritex Spark™ . It is not an AQF-recognised qualification and is not issued by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). It is a professional development credential aligned with CPD frameworks across AQF (Australia), RQF (UK), US, and Canadian professional standards.
The Human Layer | CAGL-B
Designed for directors, trustees, and senior executives who hold board-level accountability for AI governance across their organisation. Built for those who govern AI systems they do not operate — where fiduciary duty, legal exposure
and values-aligned oversight are the stakes.
Coming 2027 | Available to CAGL graduates
ORGANISATIONAL PRICING
Enterprise cohort access for 10, 25 or 50 leaders
- Full programme (all 3 phases) for all seats
- White-label branding and policy alignment options available
- Compliance reporting and governance audit documentation
- Credential: CAGL for all completers
- From £3,500 / AUD $7,000
CPD ALIGNED
AQF · RQF · US · Canada CPD accreditation in progress expected Q3 2026.
DIGITAL DELIVERY
Self-paced with peer community. Desktop or download the App (Android/iOS)
PREMIUM PROGRAMME
Professional Formation Programme Designed for leaders already in role.
LAUNCHING JUNE 2026
Level 1 commences July.
Level 2 commences Sept.
Level 3 commences Nov.
Level 4 commences 2027.
