Constitute the external review board. No certification may be issued before the board exists. Annex A →
AIRS-J/1 · Certification
Certification is not open.
AIRS-J/1 0.3 is a draft for external review. No certification may be granted against this version, no instrument is approved to generate observations, and no fee exists. This page states what certification will be and what must close first. It is not an enrolment page.
The decision rules
What a Certified result will require.
Section 12 of the Standard, verbatim. Non-compensatory: strength in one domain never offsets weakness in another. The 2.3 composite is provisional until the standard-setting panel replaces it.
12.1 Non-compensatory. Strength in one domain does not offset weakness in another. Domain scores are not averaged away into a single number for the purpose of the pass decision.
12.2 Thresholds. All six must be met. Failure of any one results in Not Certified.
12.2.1 Provisional aggregation rule. For pilot analysis, a dimension score is the arithmetic mean of its valid observations, a domain score is the arithmetic mean of its dimension scores, and the composite is the arithmetic mean of all nine dimension scores. Before v1.0 issue, the review board must confirm or amend this rule using sensitivity analysis, generalizability evidence, measurement error near the cut score and pass or fail classification consistency. The aggregation rule finally approved for certification is published in this section.
12.2.2 Critical-review trigger. A Level 0 observation that matches a pilot critical-review pattern in Annex D renders the affected dimension Insufficient Evidence pending targeted reassessment on an unexposed decision point and independent review. It may not be averaged into a certifying dimension score. A single trigger is not an automatic Not Certified decision. If targeted reassessment cannot be administered, the dimension remains Insufficient Evidence and no certifying score or band is issued. Annex D and the resolution protocol must be tested in the non-certifying pilot, approved by the review board and made normative before v1.0 issue.
| # | Requirement | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimension floor | No dimension below 2.0 |
| 2 | Domain floor | Each of S, T, E, P at or above 2.0 (mean of its dimensions) |
| 3 | Composite | Overall mean at or above 2.3 (provisional, see Section 11.1) |
| 4 | Evidence | Section 8.3 satisfied for all nine dimensions |
| 5 | Stakes coverage | Section 6.4 satisfied |
| 6 | Confidence | Moderate or High |
12.3 What each rule does. Stated so the rules are not mistaken for redundancy. A profile at exactly 2.0 across all nine yields a composite of 2.0 and fails rule 3, so the composite is the binding constraint on a flat profile. The dimension and domain floors do different work: they stop a candidate clearing 2.3 on the strength of three high dimensions while sitting at 1.0 on, say, E1. Rule 5 stops a candidate clearing on three financially-framed scenarios. Rules 1–3 govern level; rules 4–6 govern whether the level is knowable.
12.4 Bands. Certified results are reported in bands, not raw composites, to prevent false precision and league-table misuse.
| Band | Composite | Additional condition |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 2.3 – 2.9 | All floors met |
| Certified with Merit | 3.0 – 3.4 | No dimension below 2.5 |
| Certified with Distinction | 3.5 and above | No dimension below 3.0 |
12.5 Reporting to the candidate. Every candidate receives: every separately reportable dimension score, the four domain scores, the band, the confidence level, the stakes profiles assessed, the anchors applied, the model-assisted proportion, and the evidence cited for each observation. A dimension collapsed under Sections 5.1, 11.2 or 11.3 is not presented as a separate score. This is provided whether or not the candidate certifies. Every report and credential carries the Section 2.2 scope statement in plain language.
12.6 Reporting to employers. Employers receive only what the candidate authorises for release. AIR APAC does not disclose a candidate's result to their employer, sponsor or delivery partner without the candidate's specific consent, including where the employer paid the fee. This is stated in the delivery-partner contract.
12.7 No ranking. AIR APAC does not publish individual league tables, cohort rankings, or employer-comparative candidate scores.
What must close first
The blocking items, published.
Summarised from Annex A, which carries the full list with owners. A gate that closes is removed from this page in the same change that closes it.
Inter-assessor reliability on all nine anchor sets, and the formal standard-setting panel that replaces the provisional cut score. Annex A →
Job and practice analysis with independent content validation, and the pre-registered validity and classification plan. Annex A →
Published instrument approval criteria, accessibility and accommodations requirements, and an effective assessor standard. Annex A →
Parallel forms with an exposure-retirement threshold, and a validated critical-review protocol. Annex A →
Founding cohort
A qualified list, not a queue.
The register's credibility is set by who is in it first. The founding cohort will be sequenced through existing institutional relationships before the register is public. Listing here collects standing and market, implies no promise of certification, and quotes no fee, because none exists.