Master Certificate Program
The FCTC's public training seminars comprise two distinct master certificate programs: Cost Estimating, Cost Accounting and Compliance and U.S. Government Contracting. Until the inception of the FCTC, no other government contracts training provider has offered a master certificate in cost estimating, cost accounting and compliance.
Each program requires the completion of three (3) mandatory core seminars AND two (2) elective seminars chosen from several options. Below is a detailed description of each master certificate sequence. All certificate seminar requirements must be completed within three (3) years of the completion of the first seminar.
Cost Estimating, Cost Accounting and Compliance
Three (3) Mandatory Seminars
- Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing
- Government Contract Cost Accounting
- Internal Control Systems and Compliance
Two (2) Elective Seminars from the Following Choices
- Cost Realism
- Time & Materials Contracts and Pricing
- Contractor Purchasing Systems Review
- Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
- Internal Control Audit Planning Summary
- Cost Accounting Standards
- Preparing Incurred Cost Proposals
U.S. Government Contracting
Three (3) Mandatory Seminars
Two (2) Elective Seminars from the Following Choices
- Time & Materials Contracts and Pricing
- Winning More Business
- Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing
- Managing Subcontracts
- Solicitations, Bids, Proposals and Source Selection
- Fundamentals of Earned Value Management