Demonstrate
Use an AI Project, assistant or workflow on a genuine task.
Practical skills. Real tasks. Clear boundaries.
Recognition for what people can do, not simply that they attended.
BlueCap AI recognises demonstrated practical achievement: building a useful AI setup, applying it responsibly across real work, or helping another person develop their own skills.
Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates recognise applied skills. They are not accredited qualifications or regulated professional certifications.
Review
Show human checking, responsible judgement and appropriate boundaries.
Recognise
Receive a certificate that states the exact practical achievement evidenced.
The practical skills pathway
Build, apply, then help someone else
The regular pathway reflects increasing practical capability. A participant may be recognised at the level they can already demonstrate, without needing to purchase or receive every earlier level.
Bronze
Practical Project Builder
Create and use one functional AI setup
You demonstrate that you can create, test and use a clearly scoped AI Project or assistant for a real task, while checking the result and applying appropriate safety boundaries.
Silver
Practical AI Practitioner
Apply AI independently across real work
You demonstrate responsible, independent use across more than one real task, Project or workflow, including reviewing and refining AI-supported work.
Gold
Practical AI Coach
Help someone else create their own setup
You demonstrate that you can guide another person through creating and safely testing their own functional Project or workflow while keeping the learner in control.
Separate honorary recognition
Platinum Champion Recognition
Platinum recognises significant leadership, advocacy or contribution to safe, ethical and practical AI adoption. It is not a course level and is not a higher technical qualification than Gold.
How progression works
Evidence, not attendance
Recognition is based on what a person demonstrates through practical use. Sessions and follow-up support can help someone develop the skills, but attending alone does not guarantee an award.
- 1Choose a real task
The purpose should be clear, useful and appropriately low risk.
- 2Use and test the setup
The participant works with a functional Project, assistant or workflow.
- 3Review and explain
They show human checking and explain the limits, safety and privacy boundaries.
- 4Record the achievement
The certificate states only the specific capability supported by the evidence.
Privacy by default
Assessment is proportionate. Private Projects, prompts, source documents and sensitive work are not published. Anonymised summaries or direct confirmation can be used where the original material is private.
Initial pilot certificates
Recognition applied in practice
These first examples show how the framework records an exact, evidence-based achievement. Public display is optional and separate consent is recorded for each recipient and partner use.
Nicola: Practical Project Builder
Recognises a tailored blog-drafting Project used for a real organisational draft that was reviewed and published by Cheshire and Warrington Carers Trust.
BCAI-CT-2026-001
Brenda Thompson: Practical Project Builder
Recognises practical use of an AI assistant for everyday planning and problem-solving across meal planning, technology troubleshooting, gardening projects and interior-design ideas.
BCAI-IND-2026-001
Lilija Noland: Practical Project Builder
Recognises a structured AI Project for workplace correspondence, including tailored account and Project instructions, a reviewed real email, and appropriate privacy safeguards.
BCAI-BRZ-2026-003
John Steward: Practical AI Practitioner
Recognises independent use across multiple personal and professional Projects, research, analysis, reports, presentations and grant development, with human review.
BCAI-CT-2026-002
Helen Moore: Practical AI Practitioner
Recognises independent use of tailored AI Projects across business quotations, quiz creation, course-delivery planning and source documents that support recurring workflows.
BCAI-SBR-2026-001
Clare Handley: Practical AI Practitioner
Recognises independent and structured use of dedicated AI Projects, tailored instructions and source documents across social media, workshops, business management, creative planning and organisation.
BCAI-HVS-2026-001
Ryan Maxwell: Practical AI Practitioner
Recognises responsible AI use in a council setting, including tailored account instructions, separate work and personal Projects, an anonymised live test case and actionable next steps.
BCAI-WBC-2026-001
John Steward: Platinum Champion Recognition
Honorary recognition of responsible AI advocacy, organisational contribution, learning opportunities and partnership-building. It is separate from the practical skills pathway.
BCAI-PLAT-2026-001Certificate verification
Check a BlueCap AI certificate
Enter the complete certificate ID to prepare a verification request. BlueCap AI can confirm whether the record is active and matches the recognition shown. Private assessment evidence is not disclosed.
Pilot register
Current registerCertificate IDRecipientRecognitionStatus
BCAI-CT-2026-001NicolaBronze: Practical Project BuilderActiveBCAI-CT-2026-002John StewardSilver: Practical AI PractitionerActiveBCAI-SBR-2026-001Helen MooreSilver: Practical AI PractitionerActiveBCAI-IND-2026-001Brenda ThompsonBronze: Practical Project BuilderActiveBCAI-HVS-2026-001Clare HandleySilver: Practical AI PractitionerActiveBCAI-WBC-2026-001Ryan MaxwellSilver: Practical AI PractitionerActiveBCAI-BRZ-2026-003Lilija NolandBronze: Practical Project BuilderActiveBCAI-PLAT-2026-001John StewardPlatinum Champion RecognitionActiveA recipient may choose a full public listing, a limited listing, or private verification by certificate ID.
For organisations and delivery partners
Make practical outcomes visible
The framework gives partners a clearer record of what participants achieved beyond attendance. It can support workshop follow-up, staff development, pilot reporting and evidence conversations without turning practical coaching into an examination.
- Recognition tied to genuine tasks and usable outputs
- Proportionate evidence with privacy-conscious handling
- Specific wording that avoids inflated competence claims
- Optional public and LinkedIn recognition with separate consent
Frequently asked questions
Useful details
Is this an accredited qualification?
No. It is BlueCap AI recognition of demonstrated practical achievement. It is not an accredited qualification or regulated professional certification.
Does someone need to start at Bronze?
No. A person can be recognised at the level they can already demonstrate. They do not need to purchase or receive every earlier level first.
Is Platinum higher than Gold?
No. Gold is part of the practical skills pathway. Platinum is a separate honorary recognition for leadership, advocacy or contribution.
Does attending a session guarantee a certificate?
No. The participant must demonstrate the practical capability for the relevant level. If the work is not complete during a session, follow-up may provide a route to completion.
Does a certificate have to be publicly listed?
No. Public promotion is optional. A certificate can be fully listed, shown with limited information, or kept private and verified directly using its ID.