The cybersecurity skills gap continues to affect organizations worldwide with the Fortinet 2023 Global Skills Gap Report finding that 68% of organizations face additional cyber risks as a result of the cyber skills shortage. Fortinet is committed to closing the cyber skills gap through the Fortinet Training Institute programs,including the Authorized Training Centers (ATC) program.

Fortinet ATCs are a network of accredited training organizations including channel partners andtraining companies. Fortinet ATCs span more than 145 countries and territories around the world, teaching Fortinet's NSE Certification curriculum in 26 different languages. ATCs play a crucial role in delivering Fortinet's training and are helping to achieve our pledge of training 1 million people by 2026 to address the skills gap. To honor outstanding ATCs, Fortinet has announced winners of its second annual ATC Awards for three categories: Partner of the Year, Certified Trainer of the Year and Global Marketing Innovation.

Recognizing the 2023 Fortinet Authorized Training Center Award Winners 

Fortinet's 2023 ATC Awards recognize exceptional achievements in quality of training delivery, customer experience, and more. Below are the 2023 award winners across three categories.

ATC Partner of the Year

Winners of this category provided training to the greatest number of individuals. These partners have demonstrated commitment to training their customers on critical cybersecurity skill sets and Fortinet products and solutions. This award is given to the top ATC in each region.

• APAC: Datacipher Solutions, India
• EMEA:Arrow Education Services, Germany
• LATAM: TD Synnex Academy, Mexico
• North America: INSA Corp, Canada

Certified Trainer of the Year

Regional winners were selected based on the number of NSE trainings completed, NSE certifications completed, feedback from student survey responses, and more. This award recognition is based on technical competence, training delivery expertise, and customer satisfaction.

• APAC: Roman Arias, Exclusive Networks
• EMEA: Rony Moussa, Triple C  
• LATAM: Daniel Almiron, Adistec Corp
• North America: David Warren, Dynamic Worldwide Training Consultants

Global Marketing Innovation

These Fortinet ATC partners have focused on innovative marketing campaigns that drive Fortinet training, have sales initiatives to penetrate targeted accounts, hybrid training programs or have implemented innovative programs. As a result, they help drive market engagement and advancement with customers.

• Gold:Exclusive Networks
• Silver: TD Synnex Academy
• Bronze: Arrow Education Services

Honoring Fortinet Partners' Commitment

Fortinet ATC partners demonstrate their commitment to helping customers achieve success in a digital world and play a critical role in addressing the skills gap affecting the industry. For this reason, we recognize our ATC partners who go above and beyond through the ATC Awards and look forward to continuing to contribute to our ATC partner's success and growth.

Find out more about how Fortinet'sTraining Advancement Agenda(TAA) andTraining Instituteprograms-including theNSE Certification program, Academic Partner program,and Education Outreach program-are helping to solve the cyber skills gap and prepare the cybersecurity workforce of tomorrow.