What ATA’s Partnership with Centri Means for Cybersecurity Training

Applied Technology Academy is proud to announce a new partnership with Centri to expand access to practical, hands-on cybersecurity certification training.

Through this partnership, ATA will help bring Centri’s cybersecurity certification pathways to individuals, teams, and organizations looking to build real-world skills through instructor-led training, applied learning, and practical labs.

Read the official press release here: Applied Technology Academy and Centri partner to expand access to practical cybersecurity training.

Why this partnership matters

Cybersecurity training is most effective when learners can apply what they are learning to realistic scenarios. Today’s cyber professionals need more than theory. They need hands-on experience investigating incidents, analyzing threats, working through technical challenges, and building confidence in real-world security environments.

Centri’s certification programs are designed around that practical approach. Their training combines realistic labs, applied assessments, and scenario-based learning to help learners build skills that connect directly to modern cybersecurity work.

By partnering with Centri, ATA is expanding access to training pathways that support both individual career development and organizational cyber workforce goals.

Practical training across key cybersecurity disciplines

Centri’s certification pathways support learners at different stages of their cybersecurity careers, from foundational blue team skills to more specialized technical areas.

Blue Team Level 1 (BTL1)

A junior-level certification focused on foundational defensive cybersecurity skills, including phishing analysis, threat intelligence, digital forensics, SIEM, and incident response.

Blue Team Level 2 (BTL2)

An intermediate certification for experienced defenders, covering areas such as malware analysis, threat hunting, vulnerability management, advanced SIEM, and adversary emulation.

Certified Detection Engineering Associate (CDEA)

A specialized certification focused on detection engineering, including Git workflows, Zeek, Sigma, YARA, threat intelligence integration, and AI for defenders.

Certified Security Operations Manager (CSOM)

A security operations management certification designed for professionals responsible for planning, building, and maturing SOC capabilities.

Certified Penetration Testing Associate (CPTA)

A junior-level certification focused on practical offensive cybersecurity skills, including penetration testing methodology, vulnerability assessment, web application testing, cloud security testing, Active Directory fundamentals, privilege escalation, and technical reporting.

Together, these pathways give learners and organizations options across blue team training, detection engineering, security operations management, and penetration testing.

Instructor-led support for hands-on cybersecurity skills

ATA’s role is to help learners and organizations move from interest to implementation.

As Centri’s instructor-led training partner, ATA can support students, teams, and client organizations through structured training delivery, experienced instructors, and workforce-focused learning support.

This is especially valuable for organizations that want to build consistent cybersecurity skills across teams, support professional development, or create a more guided training experience for employees working toward certification.

Supporting individuals, teams, and organizations

This partnership is designed to support a wide range of learners, including:

• Aspiring cybersecurity professionals
• SOC analysts and incident responders
• Threat intelligence and digital forensics professionals
• Detection engineering learners
• Security operations leaders
• IT professionals transitioning into cybersecurity
• Government, military, and enterprise teams building cyber workforce capability

Whether the goal is to develop foundational cyber defense skills, strengthen SOC performance, support detection engineering, or introduce practical penetration testing skills, ATA and Centri are working together to provide training pathways aligned with real-world cybersecurity needs.

Learn more

Centri certification training programs are now available through Applied Technology Academy.

Learn more about ATA’s Centri training options, or contact ATA to ask about upcoming classes, instructor-led training options, private team training, and organizational training support.

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