ATC Program Overview
Organizations that wish to partner with FITSI may become a FITSI Authorized Training Center (FATC). FATCs must use FITSI authorized courseware in conducting their courses and must use the services of a FITSI Certified Instructor (FCI). To become a FATC, an organization must sign a FITSI Authorized Training Center Agreement and meet the terms of conditions specified.
The FITSI Authorized Training Center Agreement governs the training requirements that all FATCs must follow. Elements include the following:
- Training on FITSI products will be based on FITSI Official Courseware.
- FATC will deliver FITSI Official courses professionally and competently at an approved FATC facility via FCIs who have passed the FITSI exam for the course to be delivered using only current and original FITSI course materials.
- FATC may conduct Training at more than one location, but only at the locations identified in the agreement if accepted by FITSI.
- FATC may conduct Training at more than one location, but only at the locations identified in the agreement if accepted by FITSI.
- FATC may use the name "FITSI Authorized Training Center" to identify itself as a FITSI Authorized Training Center. It shall not use it in other ways nor incorporate the name "FITSI" as part of its name or identification or as part of a logo, mark, or stylized representation of its name or identification.
- Only FITSI Official Courseware is to be used or provided to a student. Replacement courseware or materials may not be substituted in any manner whatsoever, using any means for any of FITSI's offerings or classes.
- Training must be provided to the FATC customer consistent with FITSI's high-quality standards. FITSI Courseware must be taught in its entirety to be considered an authorized course.
Additionally, the FITSI and FITSP Certification logos and marks are governed by the policies defined in the FITSI Logo and Mark Usage Requirements Handbook for all FATCs.
The following types of organizations can become FITSI Authorized Training Centers (FATC) to conduct authorized FITSP Certification Review Courses: Commercial Training Organizations, Accredited College/Universities, non-profit associations that do not have a competing cybersecurity certification program, and local FITSI chapters.