FDTEC • PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR CAREER EXPANSION

Looking for Online MCT Train-the-Trainer? Build Professional Instructor Capability That Goes Beyond One Vendor.

AI for Trainers, Facilitators, Coaches & Educators — Included with FCI.

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.

If you are searching for online MCT train-the-trainer, the real capability you are probably trying to develop is much bigger than learning how to deliver a particular course.

THE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY

Looking for Online MCT Train-the-Trainer? Build Professional Instructor Capability That Goes Beyond One Vendor.: Develop Portable Professional Instructor Capability

If you are searching for online MCT train-the-trainer, the real capability you are probably trying to develop is much bigger than learning how to deliver a particular course.

Professional context

You want to become better at communicating expertise, facilitating learning, engaging people, coaching, solving instructional problems, and helping others understand and apply what you know.

Practical application

Historically, professionals searching for MCT train-the-trainer programs were often looking for instructional-skills development connected with the Microsoft Certified Trainer pathway.

Knowledge transfer

Microsoft controls its current MCT credential and program. FDTEC's focus is the professional capability underneath effective instruction—the capabilities that remain valuable regardless of which technology or platform you teach.

Career opportunity

Bring technical, business, industry, academic, or professional expertise worth transferring.

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.

CROSS-PLATFORM • CROSS-INDUSTRY

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.

UNDERSTANDING
RETENTION
APPLICATION
PERFORMANCE
CAPABILITY
CANDIDATES QUALIFY THROUGH ONE ACCEPTED PATHWAY

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.

FDTEC CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR™

Choose Your Professional Instructor Certification Pathway

FDTEC Certified Instructor™

Self-Paced — $1,497

Develop professional instructor competencies around the expertise you already possess. Includes the AI module, digital credential, and lifetime course access.

Explore Standard FCI

FCI Capstone Verified

Self-Paced — $2,497

Extend the FCI pathway with applied instructional performance verification.

Explore Capstone Verified
PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT • Looking for Online MCT Train-the-Trainer? Build Professional Instructor Capabili

Applying Instructor Capability in This Professional Context

If you are searching for online MCT train-the-trainer, the real capability you are probably trying to develop is much bigger than learning how to deliver a particular course.

If you are searching for online MCT train-the-trainer, the real capability you are probably trying to develop is much bigger than learning how to deliver a particular course.

You want to become better at communicating expertise, facilitating learning, engaging people, coaching, solving instructional problems, and helping others understand and apply what you know.

Historically, professionals searching for MCT train-the-trainer programs were often looking for instructional-skills development connected with the Microsoft Certified Trainer pathway.

Microsoft controls its current MCT credential and program. FDTEC's focus is the professional capability underneath effective instruction—the capabilities that remain valuable regardless of which technology or platform you teach.

Bring technical, business, industry, academic, or professional expertise worth transferring.

Communicate, facilitate, question, listen, coach, adapt, and create meaningful engagement.

Help learners move from information toward understanding, application, capability, and performance.

We Understand the Difference Between Knowing the Technology and Teaching the Technology.

FDTEC has been developing the people behind technology learning since 1999.

Our experience developing professional instructors across changing technologies and learning environments created a foundation that reaches far beyond any single vendor program.

Professional instructor-development experience across changing technologies and environments.

Today's programs build forward from decades of instructor-development experience.

The Trainer Role Has Changed. Instructor Development Must Change With It.

Traditional train-the-trainer programs often focused heavily on presentation, classroom delivery, and course facilitation. Those capabilities still matter—but today's professionals operate in a much broader environment.

Effective instructors do more than present. They explain complexity, listen, question, clarify, adapt, and create understanding.

Knowledge transfer now occurs through training, consulting, customer enablement, implementation, coaching, leadership, and workforce development.

The objective is not merely completing content. It is helping people understand, retain, apply, and use what they learn.

The Microsoft MCT Pathway Has Changed. The Professional Need Behind Instructional Skills Has Not.

FCI CERTIFICATION DETAILS

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

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.

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