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Candidates Qualify Through One Accepted Pathway
One accepted pathway means you need only one of these three.
1. Relevant Certification
A recognized technical, industry, professional, occupational, or other relevant certification.
2. 1+ Year Relevant Professional Experience
At least one year of relevant professional experience in the candidate’s field of expertise.
3. Employer Verification
Employer verification confirming relevant professional expertise.
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Get Your MCT To Penetrate The $2 Trillion Cybersecurity Market
Cybersecurity professionals protect systems, investigate threats, manage identities, secure cloud environments, evaluate risk, implement controls, support compliance, and help organizations respond to an evolving threat environment.
FDTEC has developed professional instructors since 1999. Today, FDTEC Certified Instructor™ helps qualified professionals translate subject expertise into effective instruction, coaching, facilitation, and knowledge transfer.
Cybersecurity professionals protect systems, investigate threats, manage identities, secur
Cybersecurity professionals protect systems, investigate threats, manage identities, secure cloud environments, evaluate risk, implement controls, support compliance, and help organizations respond to an evolving threat environment.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Your security expertise can become the foundation for technical instruction, workforce dev
Your security expertise can become the foundation for technical instruction, workforce development, customer education, consulting, security awareness, implementation enablement, and independent professional services.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Add professional instructor capability to the cybersecurity, cloud, security, risk, compli
Add professional instructor capability to the cybersecurity, cloud, security, risk, compliance, or technical expertise you already possess.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Develop the FCI foundation and add evaluated evidence of applied instructional performance.
Develop the FCI foundation and add evaluated evidence of applied instructional performance.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
This page originally focused on Microsoft-certified cybersecurity professionals using the
This page originally focused on Microsoft-certified cybersecurity professionals using the Microsoft Certified Trainer pathway to expand into technical training.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Modern cybersecurity professionals work across cloud environments, identity systems, netwo
Modern cybersecurity professionals work across cloud environments, identity systems, networks, endpoints, applications, data, security operations, governance, risk, compliance, AI, and multiple technology vendors.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
The Microsoft opportunity was real. The professional instructor opportunity is much larger.
The Microsoft opportunity was real. The professional instructor opportunity is much larger.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Attack methods, adversary behavior, vulnerabilities, and exploitation techniques continue evolving.
Attack methods, adversary behavior, vulnerabilities, and exploitation techniques continue evolving.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Cloud, AI, identity, applications, networks, endpoints, automation, and data environments
Cloud, AI, identity, applications, networks, endpoints, automation, and data environments continue changing.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Security professionals continually encounter new platforms, controls, monitoring systems
Security professionals continually encounter new platforms, controls, monitoring systems, and defensive technologies.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Organizations must continually reassess how changing technology and business practices affect risk.
Organizations must continually reassess how changing technology and business practices affect risk.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Security depends not only on technical specialists but also on employees who understand th
Security depends not only on technical specialists but also on employees who understand their responsibilities.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Security knowledge must move beyond awareness toward practical application and sound profe
Security knowledge must move beyond awareness toward practical application and sound professional judgment.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
A cybersecurity professional may already possess years of technical learning, certificatio
A cybersecurity professional may already possess years of technical learning, certifications, implementation experience, incident experience, customer knowledge, industry context, professional judgment, and problem-solving capability.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Develop professionals around cloud security concepts, controls, identity, architecture, an
Develop professionals around cloud security concepts, controls, identity, architecture, and operations.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Help learners understand authentication, authorization, identity governance, and access management.
Help learners understand authentication, authorization, identity governance, and access management.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Teach professionals how security decisions connect to organizational risk, policy, and governance.
Teach professionals how security decisions connect to organizational risk, policy, and governance.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Help technical and nontechnical leaders understand security responsibilities, tradeoffs, r
Help technical and nontechnical leaders understand security responsibilities, tradeoffs, risk, and decision-making.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Knowing Cybersecurity Does Not Automatically Mean You Know How to Develop Cybersecurity Pr
Knowing Cybersecurity Does Not Automatically Mean You Know How to Develop Cybersecurity Professionals.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
A security expert may understand a threat, control, architecture, incident, tool, or process deeply.
A security expert may understand a threat, control, architecture, incident, tool, or process deeply.
For professional instructors, the practical question is how this knowledge becomes clear instruction, meaningful practice, timely feedback, and measurable knowledge transfer. FDTEC connects subject-matter expertise to the instructional competencies needed across platforms and industries.
Professional instructor competencies
Instruction and facilitation
Communication, active listening, facilitation, presentation, questioning, classroom management, and knowledge transfer support practical instruction.
Coaching and professional judgment
Emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, executive presence, coaching, feedback, adaptability, critical thinking, and problem solving help instructors respond to learner needs.
Candidates Qualify Through One Accepted Pathway
Recognized certification
A recognized technical, industry, professional, or occupational certification.
Professional experience or verification
At least one year of relevant professional experience, OR employer verification of relevant expertise. Only one pathway is required.
Choose your FDTEC certification path
FDTEC Certified Instructor™
$1,497
Self-paced instructor development and assessment. Includes the AI module and lifetime course access.
Explore Standard FCIFCI Capstone Verified
$2,497
Self-paced certification plus additional applied performance validation.
Explore Capstone VerifiedFrequently Asked Questions
Who qualifies for FDTEC Certified Instructor™?
Candidates qualify through one accepted pathway: a recognized technical, industry, professional, or occupational certification; at least one year of relevant professional experience; or employer verification of relevant expertise.
Is a college degree required?
No. A degree is not required when a candidate qualifies through one of the accepted pathways.
What is included in FCI?
The program covers 15 instructor competencies, Knowledge Transfer Effectiveness™, and AI for Trainers, Facilitators, Coaches & Educators.
What is the difference between Standard FCI and Capstone Verified?
Standard FCI includes the self-paced curriculum and certification assessment. Capstone Verified adds applied performance validation.
How is the FCI assessment structured?
The assessment contains 50 questions, allows two hours, requires 75% to pass, and permits multiple attempts.
How long does the credential remain valid?
The FCI credential has a 36-month validity period, with a streamlined renewal process.
Can I complete the program at my own pace?
Yes. Both individual certification options are self-paced.
Is FCI limited to Microsoft or one technology platform?
No. FCI is an independent cross-platform, cross-industry professional instructor certification.
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The Next Evolution of Professional Instructor Development™
Cross-Platform. Cross-Industry. Professional Instructor Certification Is Here.