Looking for Live Virtual MCT Training for Azure? The Professional Opportunity Is Now Much Bigger.
AI for Trainers, Facilitators, Coaches & Educators — Included with FCI.
Azure expertise gives you something valuable to teach. Professional instructor development helps you transfer that expertise effectively in today's live virtual, cross-platform, cross-functional workplace.
Looking for Live Virtual MCT Training for Azure? The Professional Opportunity Is Now Much Bigger.: Develop Portable Professional Instructor Capability
Azure expertise gives you something valuable to teach. Professional instructor development helps you transfer that expertise effectively in today's live virtual, cross-platform, cross-functional workplace.
Professional context
You already have the expertise. Now build the capability to transfer it.
Practical application
A Webcam and Presentation Deck Do Not Create an Effective Virtual Instructor.
Knowledge transfer
Live virtual instruction requires an instructor to manage technology, communication, engagement, questions, learner attention, demonstrations, discussion, and knowledge transfer simultaneously.
Career opportunity
Microsoft May Be How You Found Us. Professional Instructor Capability Is the Bigger Opportunity.
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
Azure expertise gives you something valuable to teach. Professional instructor development helps you transfer that expertise effectively in today's live virtual, cross-platform, cross-functional workplace.
Azure expertise gives you something valuable to teach. Professional instructor development helps you transfer that expertise effectively in today's live virtual, cross-platform, cross-functional workplace.
You already have the expertise. Now build the capability to transfer it.
A Webcam and Presentation Deck Do Not Create an Effective Virtual Instructor.
Live virtual instruction requires an instructor to manage technology, communication, engagement, questions, learner attention, demonstrations, discussion, and knowledge transfer simultaneously.
Microsoft May Be How You Found Us. Professional Instructor Capability Is the Bigger Opportunity.
Professionals have historically found FDTEC while searching for Microsoft Certified Trainer instructional-skills development, including live virtual training connected to Azure expertise.
That history matters. But the professional capability behind that search has become much broader.
Today's technical professionals may need to teach customers, colleagues, implementation teams, consultants, partners, employees, and learners across multiple technologies and business environments. Much of that knowledge transfer now happens virtually.
Teaching Live Online Requires More Than Moving a Classroom Presentation Onto a Screen.
Effective virtual instructors deliberately create communication, interaction, participation, clarity, and application across distance.
Communicate with confidence and clarity when the instructor and learner are separated by screens, distance, and technology.
Create meaningful interaction rather than allowing live virtual learning to become passive presentation.
Break complex Azure concepts, architecture decisions, demonstrations, and technical processes into understandable learning sequences.
Use deliberate questions to uncover understanding, misconceptions, uncertainty, and knowledge gaps.
Manage discussion, participation, different experience levels, questions, and competing perspectives in real time.
Design instruction around what people must understand, retain, apply, and ultimately be capable of doing.
FDTEC recognizes that serious professional expertise can be demonstrated through both credentials and real-world professional experience.
A relevant credential can establish the subject-matter foundation you bring into professional instructor development.
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.
Cross-Platform. Cross-Industry. Professional Instructor Certification Is Here.