Post-Quantum Certified Specialist (PQCS) Training – Live Online (EMEA & APAC), November 2026 – January 2027
Twelve two-hour sessions of instructor-led preparation for the Post-Quantum Certified Specialist credential: cryptographic inventory, algorithm selection, hybrid deployment, and migration execution.
Security professionals, IT architects, software developers, cryptography practitioners, systems engineers, and technical consultants who want to build verified PQC competence. It suits professionals who hold or are pursuing roles in security engineering, security architecture, application security, infrastructure security, or technical consulting.
What you will cover
- Conduct a cryptographic inventory using established methodologies, including the Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) approach
- Evaluate each finalized NIST PQC standard (ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA), and FN-DSA in draft, for specific use cases based on security properties, performance characteristics, and implementation constraints
- Explain hybrid key exchange and hybrid signature approaches and articulate when each is appropriate
- Identify cryptographic dependencies across protocols (TLS, SSH, IPsec, S/MIME, code signing, PKI) and assess their PQC migration requirements
- Apply a structured risk-assessment framework to prioritize cryptographic assets for migration
- Develop a preliminary PQC migration roadmap for a defined scope
The format
24 hours over 12 sessions, 2 hours each. Delivered live in twelve two-hour sessions, 12:00 to 14:00 UTC, for participants in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Included: Course handbook, 180 days of on-demand access, certificate of completion.
Session dates
All sessions run 12:00 to 14:00 UTC, which is 13:00 to 15:00 Frankfurt time, 16:00 to 18:00 Dubai time, or 20:00 to 22:00 Singapore time.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Friday, November 13, 2026
Thursday, November 26, 2026
Friday, November 27, 2026
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Friday, December 11, 2026
Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Friday, December 18, 2026
Monday, January 4, 2027
Friday, January 8, 2027
Full outline, modules, and delivery details are on the course page, together with a justification letter you can adapt if you need internal approval to attend: Post-Quantum Certified Specialist (PQCS) Training.
Prerequisite: Post-Quantum Foundation course (certificate of completion required).
The PQCS certification exam is not included and is booked separately.
Our confirmation guarantee. We run this course as scheduled. The eight-participant minimum that applies to other scheduled Quantum Academy courses does not apply here, and the dates are confirmed at the point of sale.
Quantum Academy credentials are private professional credentials issued by Quantum Academy, a trade name of Post-Quantum Institute. They are not government-issued licenses, accredited degrees, or academic credit, and earning one does not guarantee employment, promotion, regulatory approval, or any other specific outcome. This training is educational and informational, and is not legal, compliance, or engineering advice.
