Does your Microsoft Certification: qualify for MCT Training?:
AI for Trainers, Facilitators, Coaches & Educators — Included with FCI.
Your Microsoft certification represents valuable technical expertise. But the opportunity does not end with whether that credential qualifies you for one program. The bigger opportunity is what becomes possible when you can communicate, teach, facilitate, coach, and transfer that expertise.
Does your Microsoft Certification: qualify for MCT Training?:: Develop Portable Professional Instructor Capability
Your Microsoft certification represents valuable technical expertise. But the opportunity does not end with whether that credential qualifies you for one program. The bigger opportunity is what becomes possible when you can communicate, teach, facilitate, coach, and transfer that expertise.
Professional context
Your Microsoft certification validates what you know. Your professional instructor capability can multiply what you are able to do with what you know.
Practical application
Microsoft determines which credentials and requirements qualify professionals for its current Microsoft Certified Trainer pathway.
Knowledge transfer
Because Microsoft certification and MCT requirements can change, professionals specifically pursuing MCT status should verify their current eligibility directly with Microsoft.
Career opportunity
But if you already possess meaningful Microsoft expertise, you have something important to build on.
FCI develops 15 transferable professional instructor competencies: communication, active listening, facilitation, emotional intelligence, presentation, questioning, classroom management, conflict resolution, executive presence, coaching, feedback, adaptability, critical thinking, problem solving, and knowledge transfer.
Transfer What You Know. Develop What Others Can Do.
Technical or occupational expertise provides the subject foundation. Professional instructor capability strengthens communication, facilitation, coaching, and the application of knowledge in real work.
Any One of These Three Pathways Qualifies
Recognized Certification
Relevant technical, industry, professional, or occupational certification.
Professional Experience
At least one year of relevant professional experience.
Employer Verification
An employer verification letter confirming relevant expertise.
Only one accepted pathway is required. No college degree is required.
Choose Your Professional Instructor Certification Pathway
FDTEC Certified Instructor™
Develop professional instructor competencies around the expertise you already possess. Includes the AI module, digital credential, and lifetime course access.
Explore Standard FCIFCI Capstone Verified
Extend the FCI pathway with applied instructional performance verification.
Explore Capstone VerifiedApplying Instructor Capability in This Professional Context
Your Microsoft certification represents valuable technical expertise. But the opportunity does not end with whether that credential qualifies you for one program. The bigger opportunity is what becomes possible when you can communicate, teach, facilitate, coach, and transfer that expertise.
Your Microsoft certification represents valuable technical expertise. But the opportunity does not end with whether that credential qualifies you for one program. The bigger opportunity is what becomes possible when you can communicate, teach, facilitate, coach, and transfer that expertise.
Your Microsoft certification validates what you know. Your professional instructor capability can multiply what you are able to do with what you know.
Microsoft determines which credentials and requirements qualify professionals for its current Microsoft Certified Trainer pathway.
Because Microsoft certification and MCT requirements can change, professionals specifically pursuing MCT status should verify their current eligibility directly with Microsoft.
But if you already possess meaningful Microsoft expertise, you have something important to build on.
The next question is not simply whether your certification qualifies you for another designation.
The bigger question is: How much more valuable could your expertise become if you could transfer it effectively to other people?
Brand recognition is one thing. Twenty-five-plus years of professional instructor-development experience is another.
We Have Spent More Than 25 Years Helping Technical Experts Become More Effective at Developing Others.
FDTEC began developing professional instructors in 1999 and spent more than two decades working within the Microsoft/MCT ecosystem.
Before Microsoft moved its instructional-skills function in-house, FDTEC had become the longest-serving provider of MCT instructional-skills certification.
A technical certification can validate expertise. It does not automatically make someone an effective instructor, facilitator, coach, presenter, consultant, or knowledge-transfer professional.
And when technical expertise and professional instructor capability come together, the professional opportunity becomes much larger.
You Already Invested in What You Know. Now Multiply What You Can Do With It.
Professional instructor capability does not replace your Microsoft certification. It builds on the expertise that certification represents.
Your certifications, experience, education, projects, and professional accomplishments establish an important foundation.
Develop the professional capabilities that allow your expertise to create value through other people.
Expertise makes you knowledgeable. The ability to transfer expertise makes your knowledge scalable.
Qualification and Certification Assessment
Candidates qualify through one accepted pathway: a relevant technical, industry, professional, or occupational certification; at least one year of relevant professional experience; or employer verification of relevant expertise. No degree required.
The FCI assessment includes 50 questions, a two-hour time limit, a 75% passing score, and multiple attempts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the AI module included with FCI?
Yes. AI for Trainers, Facilitators, Coaches & Educators is included with FCI.
How do I qualify for FCI?
Candidates qualify through one accepted pathway: a relevant technical, industry, professional, or occupational certification; at least one year of relevant professional experience; or employer verification of relevant expertise. No degree is required.
What is the FCI certification assessment?
The assessment has 50 questions, a two-hour time limit, a 75% passing score, and multiple attempts.
What are the self-paced program prices?
FDTEC Certified Instructor™ is $1,497. FCI Capstone Verified is $2,497.
How long is the FCI credential valid?
The FCI credential is valid for 36 months.
Expand Where Your Expertise Can Take You.
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