Fortinet certified trainers (FCTs) are certified Fortinet instructors who have demonstrated expertise and proficiency with Fortinet products and solutions combined with proven instructional training skills. Only FCTs meet the high standards required to deliver training in the Fortinet Cybersecurity certification program.

FCTs commit to fulfilling the following responsibilities:

  • To deliver a high-quality learning experience of the NSE training material.
  • To keep up to date with NSE training material content.
  • To maintain expert-level knowledge of technology, the industry, and Fortinet products and solutions.
  • To facilitate and encourage a positive learning environment.
Updated: February 29th, 2024

In this course, you will learn how to harden the security of your network by using the most common FortiGate features. Through demos and interactive simulations, you will learn how to perform basic operation tasks on FortiGate. You can then build on this knowledge by exploring more advanced topics related to these features.

Updated: June 25th, 2025

In this course, you will learn how to use the most common FortiGate features. In interactive labs, you will explore firewall policies, user authentication, high availability, logging and monitoring, site-to-site IPsec VPN, FortiGate in Cloud, FortiSASE, and how to protect your network using security profiles, such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, and more. These administration fundamentals will provide you with a solid understanding of how to implement the most common FortiGate features.

Updated: October 13th, 2025

OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortios-administrator).

In this course, you will learn how to use the most common FortiGate features.

In interactive labs, you will explore firewall policies, user authentication, high availability, SSL VPN, site-to-site IPsec VPN, Fortinet Security Fabric, and how to protect your network using security profiles, such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, and more. These administration fundamentals will provide you with a solid understanding of how to implement the most common FortiGate features.


(ISC)² CPE Training Hours: 12
(ISC)² CPE Lab Hours: 10
(ISC)² CISSP Domains: Security Operations

Updated: December 8th, 2023

In this course, you will learn how to configure and administer the most commonly used features of FortiADC. You will learn about layer 4 and layer 7 server load balancing, link load balancing, global load balancing, high availability (HA), firewall policies, advanced routing, and more. You will also learn about FortiADC web application protection features, including web application firewall (WAF) with adaptive learning, and other enhanced security features such as DDoS, IPS, and so on.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 8
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 9
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Communication and Network Security

Updated: January 22nd, 2025

In this course, you will gain the practical skills of a SOC analyst using FortiAnalyzer for centralized logging and analytics. You will learn how to examine and manage events, and automate threat response using event handlers and playbooks. You will also learn how to identify current and potential threats through incident analysis and outbreak reports. Finally, you will learn how to incorporate FortiAI in your workflow and generate security reports.

Updated: August 11th, 2025

OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortianalyzer-analyst).

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of using FortiAnalyzer for centralized logging. You will also learn how to identify current and potential threats through log analysis. Finally, you will examine the management of events, incidents, reports, and task automation with playbooks. These skills will provide you with a solid foundation for becoming a SOC analyst in an environment using Fortinet products

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 4
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 4
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations

Updated: January 25th, 2024

In this course, you will learn how to use all FortiAppSec Cloud modules, including Web Application Firewall, Advanced Bot Protection, Global Server Load Balancing, Client-Side Protection, and Threat Analytics. You will explore FortiAppSec Cloud Fortinet Security Fabric integrations and FortiAI. You will also learn how to monitor your web applications, protect them, and ensure their availability.

Updated: July 14th, 2026

In this course, you will learn how to deploy and manage FortiSASE to provide secure internet access and protect access to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications for users working from on-site or remote locations. These topics will help you build a fundamental knowledge of FortiSASE basics, and learn how to enforce security policies using endpoint profiles and content inspection.

Updated: April 24th, 2026

OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortisase-core-administrator)

In this course, you will learn how to deploy and manage FortiSASE to provide secure internet access and protect access to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications for users working from on-site or remote locations. These topics will help you build a fundamental knowledge of FortiSASE basics, and learn how to enforce security policies using endpoint profiles and content inspection.

Updated: October 13th, 2025

In this course, you will learn how to deploy, provision, and manage a FortiSwitch with FortiGate using FortiLink. This course also covers the deployment and troubleshooting of layer 2 and layer 3 features, as well as the most common FortiSwitch stack topologies, including those that leverage multichassis link aggregation groups (MCLAG) for redundancy and higher performance. You will also learn about FortiSwitch in standalone mode, its unique features, and how to manage a standalone switch directly or from FortiEdge Cloud.

Updated: November 4th, 2025

In this course, you will learn about FortiWeb deployment, configuration, and management. You will learn how to set up server objects, define security policies, and implement HA. This course covers protection against advanced threats using data validation, client-side security, and machine learning. You will also explore API security, bot mitigation, and application delivery features such as URL rewriting, single sign-on, caching, and acceleration. Additional topics include DoS prevention, logging, FortiAI integration, compliance standards (PCI DSS, OWASP), and basic troubleshooting.

Updated: December 23rd, 2025

OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortiweb-administrator).

In this course, you will learn how to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot FortiWeb. You will learn key concepts of web application security, and configure protection and performance features. You will learn how to distribute traffic load from virtual servers to real servers, while enforcing logical parameters, inspecting flow, and securing HTTP session cookies. You will also learn how to train and configure machine learning, and how to configure API protection and bot mitigation. 

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 9
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 8
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Communications and Network Security

Updated: March 4th, 2024

In this course, you will learn how to deploy, configure, and secure FortiAnalyzer. You will also learn how to register and manage devices, configure and manage high-availability, and manage disk quotas. Finally, you will explore the fundamentals of the logging and reporting management capabilities included on FortiAnalyzer.

Updated: August 18th, 2025

OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortianalyzer-administrator).

In this course, you will learn how to deploy, configure, and secure FortiAnalyzer. You will also learn how to register and manage devices with FortiAnalyzer. Finally, you will explore the fundamentals of the logging and reporting management capabilities included on FortiAnalyzer. These skills will provide you with a solid foundation for becoming a professional FortiAnalyzer administrator.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 4
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 3
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations

Updated: January 9th, 2024

In this course, you will learn how to use the FortiClient EMS features, provision FortiClient endpoints, integrate the FortiClient EMS Security Fabric, and deploy and configure the zero trust network access (ZTNA) agent and endpoint security features. Learning these product fundamentals provides you with a solid understanding of how to deploy, manage, and maintain endpoint security using FortiClient EMS.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 7
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 5
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Communication and Network Security

Updated: February 19th, 2025

In this course, you will learn how to use FortiCNAPP features, including cloud posture management, vulnerability scanning, and compliance reporting. You will explore FortiCNAPP integrations, policies, and automation workflows. You will also learn how to monitor your cloud environment, remediate misconfigurations, and protect workloads and applications using capabilities, such as attack path analysis, infrastructure as code (IaC) scanning, and runtime security.

Updated: June 5th, 2026

In this course, you will learn how to establish network baseline data and identify, analyze, and mitigate both individual and distributed DDoS attacks while maintaining service availability and network performance. This course covers the fundamental administration and operational concepts of FortiDDoS, providing a solid understanding of how to deploy, configure, and manage FortiDDoS solutions in your network environment.

Updated: June 23rd, 2026

In this course, you will learn how to deceive, expose, and eliminate threats early in the attack kill chain using FortiDeceptor. FortiDeceptor lures attackers into revealing themselves by engaging with a range of deception assets distributed throughout the network environment.

Updated: July 14th, 2026

In this course, you will learn how to manage FortiDLP tenant accounts and deploy FortiDLP endpoint agents to protect sensitive data across your organization. You will explore how FortiDLP provides data loss prevention (DLP), insider risk management (IRM), SaaS data security, and risk-informed user education for users working both onsite and remotely. You will also build a foundation in FortiDLP operations by configuring endpoint profiles, applying security policies, and using content inspection to monitor and control data movement.

Updated: May 4th, 2026

In this course, you will learn how to use FortiEDR to protect your endpoints against advanced attacks with real-time orchestrated incident response functionality. You will also learn about how FortiEDR protects your endpoints automatically in real time.

Updated: November 4th, 2025

In this course, you will learn how to onboard and protect Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 services. You will learn about organizations and multi-tenancy, and learn how to view and filter scans, configure scan controls, and analyze verdicts. You will also learn how to implement browser security and protection for collaboration applications.

Updated: May 6th, 2026

In this course, you will analyze email security challenges that administrators face, and learn where and how to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot FortiMail to protect your network from email-borne threats. You will also explore the role of FortiMail as a specialized device, and how its features provide both high-performance and indepth security for business-critical communications.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 10
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 10
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Communications and Network Security

Updated: May 13th, 2024

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of using FortiManager for the centralized network administration of many FortiGate devices. In interactive labs, you will explore deployment strategies, which include single or multiple ADOMs, device registration, policy packages, shared objects, installing configuration changes, provisioning FortiManager as a local FortiGuard distribution server, and troubleshooting the features that are critical to day-to-day use after you deploy FortiManager.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 7
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 6
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations

Updated: June 1st, 2025

OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortimanager-administrator).

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of using FortiManager for the centralized network administration of many FortiGate devices.

In interactive labs, you will explore deployment strategies, which include single or multiple ADOMs, device registration, policy packages, shared objects, installing configuration changes, provisioning FortiManager as a local FortiGuard distribution server, and troubleshooting the features that are critical to day-to-day use after you deploy FortiManager.


(ISC)² CPE Training Hours: 7
(ISC)² CPE Lab Hours: 5
(ISC)² CISSP Domains: Security Operations

Updated: January 14th, 2024