Certified Chief Quantum Officer (CCQO) Program – Live Online, December 2026 – February 2027
We teach the December cohort of the Chief Quantum Officer Program live online on six Saturdays, from December 5, 2026 to February 13, 2027.
The program is for the executive who owns quantum inside an organization, or who is about to. We cover computing, networking, and sensing as opportunities and post-quantum cryptographic migration as risk. Participants learn to fund, govern, and defend all of it as one portfolio.
Assessment is a capstone project, not a written exam. Participants build a quantum strategy and three-year roadmap for a simulated multinational that we supply. Two assessors from our board of instructors mark it independently against a rubric we issue at enrollment. Neither assessor will have taught the cohort. Participants who pass receive the CCQO credential.
Session dates
All sessions are 14:00 to 18:00 UTC: 09:00 to 13:00 in New York, 06:00 to 10:00 in Los Angeles, 15:00 to 19:00 in Frankfurt, 17:00 to 21:00 in Riyadh, and 18:00 to 22:00 in Dubai.
Saturday, December 5, 2026 – Reading the field
Saturday, December 12, 2026 – Where the value is, and where it isn’t
Saturday, December 19, 2026 – Quantum readiness as an operating capability
Saturday, January 16, 2027 – The risk side
Saturday, January 23, 2027 – Governance, funding, and the board
Saturday, February 13, 2027 – Capstone workshop
Work between sessions
Over the holiday break, from December 19 to January 16, participants read the assigned book chapters and handbook sections and complete Part A of the capstone. Part A covers the opportunity side and the readiness assessment for the simulated multinational. We open the January 16 session with a review of Part A.
Between January 23 and February 13, participants complete Part B: the risk side, governance, funding, and the three-year roadmap. Participants present their work for live critique in the capstone workshop on February 13. Capstone submissions are due on February 27, 2027, two weeks after the final session.
What is included
All six live sessions. The course handbook, which is the full program written out with the instructor notes in place. Handbooks from related Quantum Academy courses, for the reading between sessions. Copies of Quantum Ready, Quantum Systems Integration, and Quantum Sovereignty. The capstone brief and marking rubric, issued at enrollment. Independent assessment by two members of the board of instructors, with results inside ten business days. On a pass, the CCQO credential and a verifiable badge at ccqo.pro.
Cohort and confirmation
This cohort runs as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here, and the dates above are confirmed at the point of sale rather than 21 days out.
We keep the cohort small so that every participant can present their capstone work and take live critique in the final session.
We send joining instructions and the capstone brief on enrollment, not seven days before the start, so participants can begin reading immediately.
The CCQO is a private professional credential issued by Quantum Academy, a trade name of Post-Quantum Institute. It is not a government-issued license, an accredited degree, or academic credit, and holding it does not guarantee employment, promotion, regulatory approval, or any other specific outcome.
The full session outline, the capstone terms, and pricing for every format are on the Certified Chief Quantum Officer (CCQO) Program page.
This program is educational and informational, and is not legal, compliance, or engineering advice.
