FDTEC • PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR CAREER EXPANSION

How Professional Instructors Can Work With Training Companies

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.

Training companies and staffing partners look for instructors who combine credible subject expertise with dependable delivery capability. Professionals who can communicate clearly, facilitate effectively and adapt to different clients are positioned to serve a broader market.

THE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY

How Professional Instructors Can Work With Training Companies: Turning Expertise Into Instructional Capability

Training companies and staffing partners look for instructors who combine credible subject expertise with dependable delivery capability. Professionals who can communicate clearly, facilitate effectively and adapt to different clients are positioned to serve a broader market.

How Professional Instructors Can Work With Training Companies: Professional context

Professional instructor capability includes presentation, questioning, active listening, classroom management, coaching, feedback, conflict resolution and executive presence. These competencies affect client experience as much as technical knowledge does.

How Professional Instructors Can Work With Training Companies: Application

FCI is Cross-Platform and Cross-Industry, allowing instructors to build a professional identity that can complement Microsoft, AWS, Linux, Cisco, AI, cybersecurity, cloud and other expertise.

How Professional Instructors Can Work With Training Companies: Knowledge transfer

Build the professional capability training companies can use across engagements.

How Professional Instructors Can Work With Training Companies: Career opportunity

Build Professional Instructor Capability Beyond the Legacy Pathway

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.

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FCI Capstone Verified

Self-Paced — $2,497

Extend the FCI pathway with applied instructional performance verification.

Explore Capstone Verified

How Professional Instructors Can Work With Training Companies • PRACTICAL CONTEXT

What This Opportunity Means in Practice

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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