1. What is an Authorized Training Partner? Why Train with an Authorized Partner?

The PMI Authorized Training Partner Program helps customers find high-quality training because an organization must meet rigorous standards for quality and effectiveness to become a PMI® ATP. Therefore, enrolling in a PMI® ATP training course will ensure you are trained by an organization you can trust, by PMI-approved and -vetted instructors, and using PMI-developed course content.

Here are some of the benefits when attending a training course provided by PMI® ATP:

• All instructors who deliver PMP exam prep courses are required to complete the PMI Authorized Training Partner Train the Trainer program. They are PMI®-certified instructors.
• PMP exam prep courses must be taught by valid PMP certification holders and use PMI-developed training course content.
• Like the PMP® exam prep course, the instructors must take the train-the-trainer workshop and earn the Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) certification to deliver DA training.
• Instructors must be current in learning methods and must continuously enhance their skills.
• Qualifications are verified before acceptance and going through PMI’s quality review process every three years.
• Pre-approved by PMI to offer PDUs. Certification holder PDU claims are automatically expedited for processing. 
• Verified focus of courses and learning outcomes.
• Courses must be current and aligned to the latest PMI Global Standards.
• Verified mechanism in place for students to provide feedback on courses to the organization and PMI.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement of courses based on student feedback.