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CB Certified validates that you can deploy, operate, and manage AI-powered QA and inspection programs — safely, accurately, and with the discipline the trades demand. A verifiable credential for your professional profile.

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Certification tiers

A vendor product credential confirming you can operate AI-powered QA and inspection tools safely and effectively on-site. You understand where AI is reliable, where it fails, and why your professional judgment is the final authority — not the software.

Curriculum

How AI works in QA & inspectionHow AI works in QA & inspection — strengths, failure modes, confidence scoresCB's safety architectureCB's safety architecture — multi-pass verification, citation grounding, false-positive filteringField operationsField operations — capturing findings, voice input, photo analysis, offline workflowsReading and acting on resultsReading and acting on results — findings, severity, citations, when to overrideProfessional responsibilityProfessional responsibility — the operator signs off, not the AI. Your judgment, your call.

~45 min20 questions · 75% to pass

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Certifies that you can administer and manage an AI-powered QA and inspection deployment across your organization. You're the person who configures the platform, uploads your company's standards and SOPs, trains your team, and ensures the system produces accurate results. Background-agnostic — built for IT leads, QA managers, safety officers, operations directors, and trades leadership alike.

Curriculum

AI foundations for administratorsAI foundations for administrators — evaluation criteria, model strengths and limits, what separates rigorous from sloppy AI architectureDeployment & configurationDeployment & configuration — codes, standards, SOPs, authoring inspection lenses, compliance domains, user roles & permissionsQuality management & team trainingQuality management & team training — reviewing AI findings critically, catching errors, building internal competency, escalation paths

~90 min40 questions · 80% to pass

Coming soon

Expert-level product credential for positioning, provisioning, and implementing Code Buddy for organizations. Master Practitioners lead enterprise deployments, articulate CB’s value to decision-makers and compliance stakeholders, and ensure every implementation is configured for accuracy and adoption. This credential gates eligibility for the CB Trade Partner program — revenue share on customers you source and implementations you deliver.

Curriculum

Advanced AI evaluationAdvanced AI evaluation — assessing QA & inspection tools, architecture quality indicators, advising organizations on adoption strategyPositioning & compliance messagingPositioning & compliance messaging — articulating CB’s value proposition accurately, addressing stakeholder concerns, responsible AI positioning for regulated industriesImplementation designImplementation design — multi-site programs, jurisdiction-aware compliance composition, FOCALs authoring, source hygieneConsulting & Trade Partner practiceConsulting & Trade Partner practice — scoping engagements, pricing models, deal registration, partner economics

~2 hours60 questions · 80% to pass

Coming soon — requires an active Specialist credential and a CB recommendation

Tier 1 · Operator

$99

One time. About 45 minutes of training, a 20-question exam, and a credential that's publicly verifiable for 12 months. No subscription, no seat license, no renewal until your credential expires.

Tier 2 · Specialist

Included for CB customers

Pilot and Enterprise accounts get the Specialist credential for their team's CB champion at no additional cost. Already a customer? Your access code is in your onboarding packet.

Certified once, portable forever. Your credential belongs to you — not your employer. It moves with you when you change companies, and anyone can verify it at certified.codebuddy.chat.

For experienced practitioners

Master Practitioners who complete all three tiers can apply to join the CB Trade Partner network — helping organizations adopt AI-powered QA and inspection through expert-led implementation and advisory.

Requires active Master Practitioner credential. Learn more →

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Certification tiers

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