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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 credential your employers, clients, and AHJs can verify.

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Marcus Rodriguez
Safety Director · Apex Industrial Services
TIER 2
CB AI Certified Practitioner
Validated expertise
AI knowledge verification & citation grounding
Anti-hallucination safeguard configuration
Jurisdiction & compliance domain setup
FOCALs management & inspection authoring
Specialist setup & organization admin
Issued
May 2026
ID
CB-2026-7D3E
Verified
✓ Verified credential
ElectricalPlumbingHVACFire ProtectionStructuralGeneral ContractingSolar & RenewablesElevator & ConveyanceMaritime & MarineManufacturingOil & GasData CentersTelecommunicationsIndustrial MaintenanceFacility ManagementEnvironmental ComplianceRoofingMechanicalCommercial ConstructionResidential Inspection
ElectricalPlumbingHVACFire ProtectionStructuralGeneral ContractingSolar & RenewablesElevator & ConveyanceMaritime & MarineManufacturingOil & GasData CentersTelecommunicationsIndustrial MaintenanceFacility ManagementEnvironmental ComplianceRoofingMechanicalCommercial ConstructionResidential Inspection

Certification tiers

Certifies that 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. This is the credential that tells your foreman, your PM, and your AHJ that you know what you're doing with this technology.

Curriculum
How AI works in QA & inspection — strengths, failure modes, confidence scoresCB's safety architecture — multi-pass verification, citation grounding, false-positive filteringField operations — capturing findings, voice input, photo analysis, offline workflowsReading and acting on results — findings, severity, citations, when to overrideProfessional responsibility — the inspector signs off, not the AI. Your license, your call.
~15 min15 questions · 75% to pass
Start Tier 1

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 administrators — evaluation criteria, model strengths and limits, what separates rigorous from sloppy AI architectureDeployment & configuration — codes, standards, SOPs, authoring inspection lenses, compliance domains, user roles & permissionsQuality management & team training — reviewing AI findings critically, catching errors, building internal competency, escalation paths
~90 min across 3 modules40 questions · 80% to pass
Start Tier 2

Certifies expert-level competence in 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 evaluation — assessing QA & inspection tools, architecture quality indicators, advising organizations on adoption strategyPositioning & compliance messaging — articulating CB’s value proposition accurately, addressing stakeholder concerns, responsible AI positioning for regulated industriesImplementation design — multi-site programs, jurisdiction-aware compliance composition, FOCALs authoring, source hygieneConsulting & Trade Partner practice — scoping engagements, pricing models, deal registration, partner economics
~2 hours across 4 modules60 questions · 80% to pass
Invite only — requires active Practitioner credential and CB recommendation
Tier 1 · Operator
Free for everyone

Anyone can sign up and earn the Operator credential — no subscription required. 15 minutes of training, a real exam, and a verifiable credential.

Tier 2 · Practitioner
Free with your account

Included at no cost for all Pilot and Enterprise customers. Your organization's internal champion earns the Practitioner credential as part of your CB deployment — no separate purchase.

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