Your license to lead the quantum era
IQCDL is the world's first international, AI-supported quantum-computing certification. Score your post-quantum risk in 2 minutes, train your teams, and earn a globally-recognized credential.
Trusted by security leaders, educators and innovators worldwide
Verified
International Quantum Computing Driving License
Holder
Your name here
Level
Foundation
Validity
3 years
Quantum market by 2040
of quantum jobs need a bachelor's or less
Progressive certification levels
International standards aligned
Four books,
one quantum-readiness stack
Award guideline, country index, accreditation playbook and per-center token pricing — pick a book, turn the pages.
Quantum Award — Yellow Book
Award guideline and criteria — categories, rubric and how a neutral AI jury scores entries.
Quantum Index — Blue Book
Explore the index — country by country. Open the full details and turn through every country's quantum standing, category by category.
Accredited Center — Green Book
How to become an IQCDL-accredited training center — eligibility, royalty model, training and delivery.
Token Pricing — Red Book
Per-center token pricing — purchasing-power calibrated by region, fair by design.
A clear path — from quantum-curious to hands-on mastery
Start free with Quantum Computing for Everyone, build organization-wide fluency at Foundation, then advance to Practitioner for hands-on programming and post-quantum migration.
Quantum Computing for Everyone
Zero-code · Vibe coding · Free intro
Duration
Self-paced · ~4 hours
questions
Completion quiz · digital badge
Everyone — business leaders, students and the simply curious. No maths or coding required.
- Build real intuition for qubits, superposition & entanglement — no maths
- See why quantum matters for your industry and your data
- Drag-and-drop real quantum circuits with no-code tools
- Use AI ‘vibe coding’ to run your first quantum program
- Finish quantum-confident and ready for Foundation
Foundation Level
Quantum literacy for leaders
Duration
3 days
questions
150 MCQs · 180 min · 70% to pass
CISOs, IT leaders, business decision-makers & compliance officers
- Quantum fundamentals: qubits, superposition & entanglement
- The quantum threat to today's cryptography (Shor & Grover)
- Mosca's Theorem & organizational risk assessment
- Post-quantum cryptography & migration strategy
- No-code quantum tools (IBM Quantum Composer, Azure Quantum)
Practitioner Level
Build & migrate, hands-on
Duration
5 days
questions
150 MCQs · 240 min · 75% to pass
Developers, cryptography specialists, security architects & DevOps
- Quantum programming with Qiskit & quantum circuits
- Shor's & Grover's algorithms, error correction, VQAs
- Implementing CRYSTALS-Kyber, Dilithium & SPHINCS+
- Hybrid classical-PQC systems & crypto-agile TLS
- Cryptographic inventory (CBOM) & migration roadmaps
Prerequisite: Foundation Level + basic Python
AI-guided readiness
Our Quantum Guide assistant interviews your context and produces a tailored readiness score, risk profile and next steps — in any language.
Built on real standards
Curriculum mapped to NIST FIPS 203/204/205, ISO/IEC 4879, IEEE P7131/P7132 and the EU PQC Roadmap (2026–2035).
Immersive, hands-on training
Interactive labs, no-code simulators and real-world case studies across telecom, banking, healthcare and government.
Transformation roadmap
Turn assessment results into a phased Assess → Plan → Implement migration plan your whole organization can follow.
Globally recognized
A bilingual, internationally aligned credential that signals quantum-security expertise to employers and regulators.
Role-based portal
Dedicated workspaces for admins, chapter owners, centers, trainers and students — manage cohorts, exams and certificates.
From quantum-curious to AI-enabled quantum advantage
A phased journey aligned to the EU PQC Roadmap. Each milestone pairs capability-building with measurable risk reduction.
Awareness & assessment
Establish quantum literacy, run readiness assessments, and build your first cryptographic inventory. Certify leaders at Foundation Level.
Plan & protect the crown jewels
Prioritize high-risk, long-shelf-life data. Pilot PQC and hybrid TLS on critical infrastructure. Certify practitioners and stand up crypto-agile architecture.
Implement at scale
Broad PQC adoption across all systems. Continuous monitoring, crypto-agility by default, and AI-enabled quantum workflows for optimization and discovery.
AI-enabled quantum advantage
Operationalize quantum + AI together — quantum-assisted machine learning, optimization and simulation — on a fully quantum-safe foundation.
Credibility you can audit
IQCDL is mapped to the frameworks that regulators, auditors and enterprises already trust.
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography
- FIPS 203 — ML-KEM (CRYSTALS-Kyber)
- FIPS 204 — ML-DSA (CRYSTALS-Dilithium)
- FIPS 205 — SLH-DSA (SPHINCS+)
ISO/IEC
- ISO/IEC 4879 — Quantum computing vocabulary
- ISO/IEC TR 29144 — Quantum-safe cryptography
IEEE
- IEEE P7131 — Quantum algorithm design
- IEEE P7132 — Quantum algorithm implementation
European Union
- EU PQC Roadmap (2026–2035)
- NIS2 Directive compliance
AI & technology partnerships
- Claude Partner Network — Anthropic
Ready to get certified?
Talk to our admissions team about the right certification pathway for your background and goals.
Become a country chapter
Lead IQCDL in your country. Represent the global standard, grow the network, and drive quantum certification nationally.
Become an accredited center
Open an accredited IQCDL training center. $1,500 / year royalty with a minimum 3-year commitment.
The post-quantum era starts with one step
Take the free readiness assessment and get an AI-tailored plan in two minutes.