Internal vs External KCS Certified Trainers

Issue

What's the difference between an Internal and External KCS Certified Trainer?

KCS v6 Trainer certification indicates that a person is certified to teach the Consortium's workshop material, but does not grant access to the materials without a license agreement in place.

Resolution

There are two types of KCS Certified Trainers, distinguished by how license agreements are structured:

• KCS Certified External Trainer - trainers who plan to market and conduct workshops to attendees regardless of attendee company affiliation.
  • KCS External Individual Trainer - Trainer signs KCS Workshop License Agreement and is responsible for royalties due per workshop attendee.
  • KCS External Corporate Trainer - Company signs KCS Workshop License Agreement and company is responsible for royalties due per workshop attendee.
• KCS Certified Internal Trainer
  • Trainer is only licensed to train employees of their company. Company signs Unlimited Use License Agreement for Internal Use and pays a one time fee in lieu of on-going royalty payments per workshop attendee. The trainer only retains their certification and use of the training materials as long as they are employed at that company.

Note: External trainers are licensed to teach publicly, whereas internal trainers are licensed only to use the materials with employees of their specific company.

Steps to become a trainer:

• External Trainer Instructions
• Internal Trainer Instructions

Environment/Applies to

• KCS Certified Trainer