Training and Certification

Apple Certified Trainer

The Apple Certified Trainer program provides resources for individuals to become industry-recognized trainers for Apple’s strategic technologies.

The Apple Certified Trainer (ACT) program certifies industry professionals to deliver the Apple curriculum. Subjects range from Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server administration to Apple’s Pro Applications, including Aperture, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Motion, Shake, and Soundtrack Pro. The goal of the ACT program is to ensure quality, consistency and accessibility of Apple training worldwide.

Program Overview

The ACT program prepares and qualifies individuals to deliver courses for Apple Authorized Training Centers. ACTs maintain a high standard of instructional preparedness through continued access to Apple’s technical resources. Candidates are qualified in technical proficiency and instructional skills by attending a Train-the-Trainer (T3) class.

Apple classes combine lecture, demonstration, and hands-on exercises, and utilize courseware developed by Apple experts or third-party industry experts. For more information on Apple courses, visit our courses page.

Apple offers two ACT programs

• The Pro Apps ACT program certifies individuals to teach Apple's Pro Applications curriculum at Apple Authorized Training Centers (AATCs)
• The IT ACT program certifies individuals to teach Apple's Mac OS X curriculum at AATCs

Pro Apps ACT Program Requirements

To become a Pro Apps ACT, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Submit a Pro Apps Apple Certified Trainer application
• Minimum one year experience on the specific Pro Application
• Minimum three years experience as an editor, photographer, effects artist, DVD author or sound designer. Teaching experience in these fields is also considered
• Completed end user course for specific product
• Teaching experience in a structured classroom setting preferred
• Level One Apple Certified Pro end user certification in application
• Meet all prerequisites for the course you want to teach
• Demonstrate the ability to teach technical courses at a T3 session

For details, please review the Pro Apps ACT Program Guide

IT ACT Program Requirements

To become an IT ACT, candidates must:

• Hold Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) certification, v10.4 or higher
• Have two years of teaching or training experience
• Be nominated by* an Apple Authorized Training Center

* "Nominated by" means the AATC vouches for your experience and are willing to use you to deliver the course(s) for which you want to become certified.

Candidates who meet the above criteria must complete the Apple Certified Trainer application. Part of the application is to provide references for your teaching/training experience as well as the AATC who is sponsoring you.

Course-Specific Certification for IT ACTs

An ACT must follow these steps for each course he or she wishes to teach:

• Attend the course as a student
• Pass the student exam at or above the trainer cut score
• Apply for certification to teach using the Apple Certified Trainer application, indicating the sponsoring AATC in the application
• Participate in the course T3 (could be an instructor-led T3 class or one or more podcasts, depending on the course)
• Pass the trainer-level evaluation (quiz and interview) at the conclusion of the T3 class

Certification

Upon completion of the above requirements, the trainer will receive an email from the ACT Program Manager for his or her region, with instructions for accessing the tools and information available to ACTs.