Who counts as a final-year student or recent graduate?
AIRS-J/1 describes the people the Campus track is for in one line. This section quotes that line, says what the Standard leaves open, and says what a candidate does when a case is not clear.
A final-year student or recent graduate decides whether to sit on the Campus track. Judgment is how well a person decides once AI has given the answer. AIRS-J/1 is the standard for judgment in AI-enabled work. The Campus track is one of its tracks for individuals. The answers below quote the Standard and give its section. Any further explanation is labelled "A plain reading". Where the Standard is silent, the answer says so.
Who is the Campus track for?
Section 13 gives the Campus population as: "Final-year students of institutes of higher learning, and graduates in their first two years of work". Section 2 puts it more briefly. Its table of uses says the Readiness use serves "Final-year students and recent graduates", and its evidence is a Campus track Assessment. Section 2 does not define "recent". Campus scenarios are workplace scenarios at entry level, with bounded authority and a named supervisor to escalate to (Section 13).
What does "final-year student" mean here?
The Standard does not define the term beyond the words in Section 13: final-year students "of institutes of higher learning". A plain reading: a person in the last year of a programme of study at an institute of higher learning. The Standard does not say how it treats postgraduate study, part-time study or study online. A candidate in one of these cases asks AIR APAC first, as the answer on unclear cases below explains.
What does "first two years of work" mean?
Section 13 says "graduates in their first two years of work". The Standard does not say when the two years start, for example at graduation or at the first job. It does not say how part-time work, or a gap between study and work, is counted. A plain reading: a person who has graduated and is still within the first two years of work. The Standard does not say how those two years are counted, or whether a graduate who has not yet started work is included. Where the start of the two years is not clear, the candidate asks AIR APAC first.
What if my case is not clear?
A candidate who is not sure whether they are in the Campus population asks AIR APAC first, through the contact page. The message describes the study or the work as it is. It gives the programme and year of study, the month of graduation, or the month the work began. This section gives no ruling on an individual case. It adds no rule, age limit, cut-off date or proof document to the Standard.
What if I could sit Campus or Professional?
Section 13.2 says that "A candidate eligible for more than one track chooses the track; the register shows the track sat". The Professional track is for "Practising managers and individual contributors" (Section 13). A plain reading: a graduate in the first two years of work may also be a practising individual contributor, and so fit both descriptions. The choice is then the candidate's. This section does not advise on which track to choose.
Can my employer choose the track for me?
Sometimes, when the employer commissions the assessment. Section 13.2 lets a candidate eligible for more than one track choose. It then names the employer's track in two cases. An employer commissioning the assessment of its own employees "uses the Professional track or a role edition of it". Section 13.3 describes a role edition as scenarios set in the work of one role family. An employer commissioning the assessment of graduate applicants "may use the Campus track". A plain reading: an early-career employee whose employer commissions the assessment sits on the Professional track or a role edition of it.
Is a Campus certification the same as a Professional one?
No. A Campus certification and a Professional certification "are not equivalent, are not convertible, and are recorded distinctly in the register" (Section 13.1). The track is printed on the credential, and "A band without a track has no meaning" (Section 13.2). The tracks differ in scenario complexity, stakes density and stakeholder count. They do not differ in dimensions, anchors, thresholds or decision rules (Section 13). A Campus holder reaches Professional by a full Professional Assessment, and the Campus band confers no credit (Section 13.1).
Does my university have to be involved?
The Standard does not make an institution's involvement a condition of the Campus track. A plain reading: no. Section 12.6 covers a candidate who presents independently: the result is released only to parties the candidate names. Section 13.4 covers the case where an institute of higher learning commissions Campus Assessments. The credential still belongs to the student. Students are told the terms before they start. The institution receives each student's result by name for teaching and advising. It also counts results for its own cohort reporting, and uses them for nothing else. Section 12.6 adds that Campus results follow Section 13.4. The institution passes no named result to an employer.
Is it a condition of graduation?
No. Where an institution commissions Campus Assessments, Section 13.4 says a Campus result "is never a condition of graduation". It may form part of a course grade only under three conditions. The institution published the rule to students before they enrolled in the course. It offers an alternative route to the same grade. It never fails a student on this result alone. A student may decline the Assessment with no academic penalty, except where such a published course rule applies. A Not Certified, Provisional or Insufficient result is kept apart from the academic record.
What happens if eligibility is stated wrongly?
Section 18.4 lists "falsification of identity or eligibility" among the grounds for suspension or revocation of a credential. The same section sets the process. The holder receives written notice with the specific allegation and the evidence, and has 21 days to respond. A panel of three from the review board decides and gives written reasons. The holder may appeal under Section 18.5. The credential remains valid during the process unless the allegation is impersonation. Section 18.4 limits the grounds to a short list, and falsification is the only one about eligibility. The Standard does not say how it treats an honest mistake, so a candidate who is not sure asks AIR APAC first.
What this does not claim
This section gives no ruling on an individual case. It adds no eligibility rule, age, cut-off date, proof document or counting method to the Standard. It does not say that the Campus track is easier: the rules are the same on every track, and the scenarios differ. It does not say that a Campus result shows a person is ready for a particular job. It does not advise on which track to choose.
AIR APAC publishes the standard for judgment in AI-enabled work, certifies people against it through its official instrument, and stands behind every result.