As part of the EC-Council Global Awards 2016, Firebrand Training has been named Accredited Training Centre of the Year (Europe). This extends a record breaking achievement to an eighth successive year, a reflection of our continued dedication to delivering excellence and quality across our full range of accelerated EC-Council courses.
This includes the globally recognised Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and exciting new Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) certifications.
Firebrand Lead Instructor for EC-Council courses, Richard Millet, was also recognised in the EC-Council Circle of Excellence. This is the fourth time Richard has been honoured for his achievements by EC-Council - being named previously as Instructor of the Year in 2014 and entering the instructor Circle of Excellence in 2011 and 2015.
Speaking about the awards, Firebrand Training Co-Founder, Robert Chapman said:
"We are immensely proud to be named EC-Council Accredited Training Centre of the Year for the eighth year in succession. Here at Firebrand, we pride ourselves on providing accelerated learning of the highest calibre. Our aim is to quickly develop the vital skills and knowledge our customers need to defend their business from the growing cyber threat.
To be recognised by EC-Council is an honour and shows we continue to deliver on our promise."
Jay Bavisi, President of EC-Council, gave his opinion on the awards:
"We have some of the best training organisations representing EC-Council across the globe and they have again demonstrated the commitment to high quality training, winning them awards again this year."
How the awards were won
Chosen from over 700 training centres, 107 countries and a wide range of EC-Council certified instructors, Firebrand proved its distinction in picking up the Accredited Training Centre of the Year award (Europe) and Instructor Circle of Excellence (Europe) award. Firebrand and Richard Millet met the extensive and rigorous criterion EC-Council have in place to be awarded as the best in Europe in both of these categories.
The Accredited Training Centre of the Year award seeks to acknowledge training centres that provide the greatest level of information security training. Some of these courses include EC-Council’s flagship Certified Ethical Hacker, the Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator, the Network Security Administrator and the ECSA.
The Instructor Circle of Excellence (Europe) award acknowledge instructors that epitomise the industry's best practices, while raising standards and contributing to a growing body of knowledge surrounding information security.
Offering the latest EC-Council courses
As an official EC-Council training partner, Firebrand offers the very latest accelerated certification courses. This includes the recent addition of the CCISO certification, for which Firebrand were selected as the launch partner for England.This CCISO course is aimed at developing the next generation of senior-level information security executives. The credential focuses on developing the technical skills needed of a Chief Information Security Officer, while also teaching the application of information security management principles from an executive management viewpoint.