Credential Press reissues 16 exam and EU AI Act books after deadline shift

Credential Press has updated 16 certification guides and AI Act titles to match new exam blueprints and the EU’s revised high-risk AI deadlines. The refresh affects candidates, compliance teams and employers that need current dates, formats and pass-mark guidance.

Why it matters: - The EU AI Act’s timing changed, and outdated study material can now send candidates and compliance teams to the wrong deadlines. - The updates also matter outside the EU because the AI Act can apply to providers and deployers outside the bloc when their systems enter the EU market or produce output used in the Union. - Credential Press says the reissues are meant to keep exam prep aligned with the current versions boards and regulators are actually using.

What happened: - Credential Press reissued 16 certification guides, practice books and EU AI Act titles. - Each title was rebuilt against the current version of the exam or law it covers. - The most significant change is in AI governance books, where the EU AI Act’s high-risk deadlines moved after the Digital Omnibus on AI took effect. - Founder Sotiris Spyrou said the company preferred to reissue books rather than leave candidates studying for an exam that no longer exists.

The details: - Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, the Digital Omnibus on AI, entered into force on 27 July 2026. - The Regulation moved the EU AI Act’s high-risk rules to 2 December 2027 for Annex III systems and 2 August 2028 for Annex I systems. - The Regulation began applying generally on 2 August 2026. - The AIGP Exam Guide and AIGP Practice Questions now follow the IAPP’s Body of Knowledge and Exam Blueprint version 2.1, effective 2 February 2026, along with the Omnibus dates. - The AI Governance Framework and AI Governance Worked Scenarios now follow Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by the Omnibus. - The handbook walks through the Regulation in the order it creates obligations. - The companion covers 24 situations against the Articles. - The ISO 42001 Lead Implementer Exam Guide and Practice Questions now follow PECB’s Candidate Handbook version 1.5. - The ISO 42001 exam has 80 multiple-choice questions with three options each. - Forty-eight of the 80 questions measure evaluation rather than recall. - The ISO 27001 Lead Implementer Exam Guide, Lead Implementer Practice Exams and Lead Auditor Exam Guide now follow PECB’s English exam format, which is multiple choice rather than essays. - The ISO 27001 practice book contains three full papers of 80 questions, or 240 questions in total. - Seven additional titles were reissued for CISSP, CISM, CCSP, FRM Part I and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor exams. - On PECB’s multiple-choice ISO exams, including ISO 42001 and ISO 27001, the passing score is 70%, or 56 of 80 questions. - ISC2, ISACA and the IAPP use scaled scores instead of raw pass marks. - GARP does not publish a pass mark. - Credential Press says its pass-mark table, including source and review date for each figure, is posted at credentialpress.com/pass-marks. - Credential Press says its books are sold on Amazon and listed at credentialpress.com/books. - The company says it now has 42 titles on sale across five boards: the IAPP, ISACA, ISC2, PECB and GARP.

Between the lines: - The move shows how quickly certification and compliance material can become obsolete when regulators or exam boards update their source documents. - The repeated emphasis on version dates suggests the publisher is positioning currency as a product feature, not just an editorial detail. - The broad refresh across multiple boards signals a market for tightly scoped exam prep that mirrors the official blueprint and format.

What’s next: - Candidates preparing for AI governance and ISO exams will need to check the edition date before relying on any guide. - Compliance teams tracking the AI Act will need to use the amended timetable rather than pre-Omnibus deadlines. - Credential Press says every exam guide is paired with a practice book that matches the exam’s own format, and the company will likely keep updating titles as boards and rules change.

The bottom line: - Credential Press is betting that in certification prep and AI compliance, the value of a book depends on how closely it matches the latest rulebook.