Professional Technical Instructor Certification
Your Professional Opportunity Is Bigger Now.
Build a Professional Capability That Goes Far Beyond One Platform.
The Next Evolution of Professional Instructor Development™
Cross-Platform. Cross-Industry. Professional Instructor Certification Is Here.
Turn your professional expertise into transferable teaching, facilitation, coaching, and knowledge-transfer capabilities.
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.
Certification OR Experience OR Employer Verification
Professional Technical Instructor Certification
Maybe you want to teach. Consult. Coach. Support implementations. Develop customers. Lead technical teams. Build another professional income path. Work with more clients. Reach more markets.
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.
Maybe you want to teach. Consult. Coach. Support implementations. Develop customers. Lead
Maybe you want to teach. Consult. Coach. Support implementations. Develop customers. Lead technical teams. Build another professional income path. Work with more clients. Reach more markets.
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.
Strengthen communication, facilitation, coaching, questioning, presentation, and knowledge transfer.
Strengthen communication, facilitation, coaching, questioning, presentation, and knowledge transfer.
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.
Expand into training, consulting, implementation, customer education, enablement, and prof
Expand into training, consulting, implementation, customer education, enablement, and 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.
If You Are Looking to Become a MCT, You May Really Be Looking for More Professional Options.
If You Are Looking to Become a MCT, You May Really Be Looking for More Professional Options.
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.
Professionals want to know whether the expertise they already possess can create a larger
Professionals want to know whether the expertise they already possess can create a larger, more flexible, more adaptable professional future.
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 training, consulting, implementation, enablement, coaching, and customer education to
Add training, consulting, implementation, enablement, coaching, and customer education to the ways you may create value.
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 professional capability that can complement expertise across different technologie
Develop professional capability that can complement expertise across different technologies, industries, clients, and organizations.
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.
Strengthen human capabilities that can remain valuable as technology, AI, and job markets evolve.
Strengthen human capabilities that can remain valuable as technology, AI, and job markets evolve.
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.
You Are Probably Not Searching for a Course. You Are Searching for What the Course Can Hel
You Are Probably Not Searching for a Course. You Are Searching for What the Course Can Help You Become.
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.
Microsoft Certified Trainer has long represented an important professional pathway for exp
Microsoft Certified Trainer has long represented an important professional pathway for experts who wanted to teach Microsoft 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.
For more than two decades, professionals came to FDTEC with Microsoft technical expertise
For more than two decades, professionals came to FDTEC with Microsoft technical expertise already established.
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.
Our role was helping them build the professional capabilities required to develop other people.
Our role was helping them build the professional capabilities required to develop other people.
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.
Professionals increasingly work across Microsoft, Azure, AWS, Linux, Cisco, cybersecurity
Professionals increasingly work across Microsoft, Azure, AWS, Linux, Cisco, cybersecurity, AI, cloud, data, and other technical environments.
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.
FDTEC develops the professional instructor capability that helps that expertise move acros
FDTEC develops the professional instructor capability that helps that expertise move across technologies, organizations, clients, and learning environments.
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 technical certifications prove what you know. FCI develops and certifies your ability
Your technical certifications prove what you know. FCI develops and certifies your ability to transfer what you know—across platforms.
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 capability gives that expertise the potential to create value thro
Professional instructor capability gives that expertise the potential to create value through other people too.
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 the Technology Makes You an Expert. Developing Other People Makes You a Capability
Knowing the Technology Makes You an Expert. Developing Other People Makes You a Capability Multiplier.
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.
AI gives capable professionals new ways to prepare, research, organize ideas, develop scen
AI gives capable professionals new ways to prepare, research, organize ideas, develop scenarios, generate questions, adapt explanations, and support learners.
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.
That can increase the professional leverage of someone who already knows how to communicat
That can increase the professional leverage of someone who already knows how to communicate, facilitate, coach, and transfer knowledge.
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.
AI does not replace the professional instructor. It increases what a capable professional
AI does not replace the professional instructor. It increases what a capable professional instructor can do.
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.
Build a stronger professional future with FDTEC.
The Next Evolution of Professional Instructor Development™
Cross-Platform. Cross-Industry. Professional Instructor Certification Is Here.