Become a Training Venue Host

Your space, our training, mutual benefits.

The PCI SSC Training Venue Host Program connects organizations that have great training space with professionals who need world-class payment security education. As a Host, you provide the classroom and PCI SSC organizes, markets, fills, and delivers the class. In exchange, you receive complimentary seats your team can use to grow their own expertise.

Hosting lowers your cost to access PCI SSC training, supports the broader payments security community, and creates valuable peer-to-peer learning opportunities.

Why host?

Reduce your training costs. Earn one complimentary class seat per class hosted, or two seats when you also provide food and beverage service.
Bring training to your team. Skip the travel, your staff attends in their own building.
Learn alongside industry peers. Your team benefits from open registration and the peer-to-peer discussion that comes with it.
Boost your industry visibility. Position your organization as a contributor to payment security education.

Is this the right program for you?

	Training Venue Host Program	Corporate Group Training
Who attends	Open Registration PCI SSC fills the class with students from across the industry.	Private Only your organization’s staff or invited clients.
What you provide	A qualifying classroom, A/V, and (optionally) food and beverage service.	Payment for a private class with set seat minimums.
What you receive	One complimentary seat per class hosted, or two seats if you also provide F&B.	Discounted per-seat pricing at scale.
Best for	Organizations with a few people to train and great training space who want to support industry education.	Organizations training a full cohort who need privacy and custom use cases.
Peer learning	Yes Your team learns alongside professionals from other organizations.	No Sessions are limited to your team.
Scheduling	PCI SSC requests class dates based on demand and venue suitability.	Your organization sets the date and location, dependent on trainer availability.

Interested in hosting?

Apply to the Training Venue Host Program or contact us for more information:

Training Venue Host FAQ

Please refer to the Training Venue Host Program Policy for detailed information on venue requirements.

Hosts are responsible for:

Complying with the terms of this Policy and the Agreement
Providing a venue that is safe and accessible
Providing a shipping address to receive course materials and holding such materials up to 3 business days prior to the start of the event
Meeting the venue requirements defined in this Policy
Providing food and beverage services in compliance with this Policy (if selected in the Agreement)
Maintaining appropriate insurance coverage as specified in this Policy
Complying with all applicable health, safety, and building regulations
Designating a point of contact to coordinate with PCI SSC on logistics, receipt of course materials, and site readiness

The program is open to all organizations with a qualifying venue. PCI SSC Participating Organizations are especially encouraged to apply.

One complimentary class seat per class hosted. If you also provide food and beverage service, you receive a second seat — for a total of two seats per class. Seats may be allocated to anyone who meets the program’s eligibility requirements.

PCI SSC determines class scheduling based on training demand, geographic access, and venue suitability. We’ll work with approved Hosts to find a fit, but PCI SSC retains discretion over class selection and timing.

No. Submission of an application does not guarantee selection, and selection does not guarantee future use. Each hosted class will be confirmed through the PCI SSC training Venue Agreement before scheduling.

Cancellation terms are detailed in the Training Venue Host Program Policy.

Hosting includes open registration. This means that PCI SSC fills the class with students from across the industry, and the Host receives complimentary seats in exchange for the venue. Corporate group training is private, built around your organization’s staff or invited clients, and uses set seat minimums with discounted pricing at scale. See the comparison table above or learn more about Corporate Group Training.

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“Employees are the first line of defense against physical and digital attack vectors. A lack of proper training and awareness can turn employees from assets into liabilities.”

Become a Training Venue Host