Status
FAIM is in development. It is not being delivered. It will be designed against ALiF 2.0, which is itself in development (public consultation from 2 November 2026 to 1 January 2027, release planned for the second quarter of 2027). What follows describes design intentions taken from draft planning documents. Details will change and will be published when the design is complete.
What FAIM is for
The foundation program develops all 16 sub-competencies at L1 in generic professional settings. FAIM is meant to take people to L2 Intermediate in their own field: to use the same competencies independently, under real pressures, with professional accountability.
Planned structure
Foundation Course. A common core for all pathways. Under the ALiF 2.0 design, data literacy comes first: DAT.1 and DAT.2 are developed before or alongside the first evaluation (EVA) and ethics (ETH) modules, in line with Data Literacy First. Its scope and length will be set in the design.
Five role pathways, each building on the Foundation Course:
| Pathway | Intended focus |
|---|---|
| Learner | Undergraduate, postgraduate and professional development learners using AI in their studies |
| Educator | Teaching, curriculum and assessment where AI is present |
| Researcher | AI in research design, analysis and integrity |
| Clinician | AI at the point of care |
| Administrator | AI in operations, procurement and governance |
The Clinician pathway is the most developed. A draft (v1.0, February 2026) proposes four modules over 10 to 12 hours: clinical decision support, talking with patients about AI, interpreting clinical AI analytics, and a capstone on documentation, handover and integrated practice. Planning also proposes aligning clinicians’ AI use with their level of supervision. The other four pathways do not yet have published drafts.
Planned assessment
Draft revision plans move FAIM from quizzes and reflections to evidence of competency:
- a scenario-based performance task in every module, marked against a rubric shared with learners at the start;
- evidence from collaboration, through facilitator observation in live sessions or structured forum work in an asynchronous route;
- observed, structured clinical stations in the Clinician pathway;
- an integrated capstone assessed by two reviewers.
Content on agentic AI and an Arabic adaptation are also planned.
Entry
Entry is planned to require completion of the foundation level. Because ALiF 2.0 proposes that self-assessment results are not used in decisions about individuals, FAIM is expected to rely on demonstrated evidence, not self-assessment scores, to decide who can enter or move on.
Versioning and alignment
When released, FAIM will follow the ALiF Program Versioning and Review Policy, keep its own version number, and state that it is aligned with ALiF 2.0.