Post-Quantum Certified Specialist (PQCS) Bootcamp – Live Online (Americas), July 2027
Twenty hours of instructor-led preparation for the Post-Quantum Certified Specialist credential, from Foundation level through the full PQCS exam blueprint, with the exam included.
Security professionals who learn best through immersive, instructor-led training and want to compress their preparation timeline. Also appropriate for teams that want to build shared PQC competence quickly through a cohort-based experience.
What you will cover
- The quantum threat to cryptography (HNDL, TNFL, CRQC timeline assessment)
- NIST post-quantum standards and regulatory drivers
- Cryptographic inventory and CBOM methodology (hands-on)
- NIST PQC algorithm evaluation (ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, FN-DSA, HQC)
- Hybrid implementation design (key exchange and signatures)
- Protocol migration assessment (TLS, SSH, IPsec, PKI)
- Migration planning and prioritization with the PQC Migration Framework
- Project, change and vendor management basics
- Cryptographic agility
The format
20 hours over 3 days. Delivered live on three consecutive days, Monday to Wednesday, 12:00 to 20:00 UTC each day, for participants in the Americas. That is 08:00 to 16:00 New York time. Each day has 6 hours 40 minutes of teaching within an eight-hour schedule that includes lunch and breaks. Included: Course handbook, 180 days of on-demand access, PQCS certification exam, certificate of completion.
Session dates
All three days run 12:00 to 20:00 UTC, which is 08:00 to 16:00 New York time, 07:00 to 15:00 Chicago time, or 05:00 to 13:00 Los Angeles time.
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) Bootcamp.
Prerequisite: None. We teach the Foundation material at a faster pace than the separate course. We recommend the Bootcamp for learners who already know the basics of cryptography and the quantum threat.
The price includes the PQCS certification exam. You book your exam sitting separately after the course.
Our confirmation guarantee. This course needs eight participants. If it has not reached eight twenty-one days before the start date, we cancel it, refund you in full, and add a credit toward any course at the same price or lower. If you do not hear from us, the course is going ahead.
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.
