topic Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs) in CPE Opportunities

Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

DHerrmann — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:20:29 GMT

I was looking at the Professional Development Institute sessions today. It's been about a year, and I was surprised that the small number of classes offered compared to last year.

Are there any plans to add more PDI sessions?

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I was also saddened to see that the Cloud Security Certificate comes with a $298 charge. That's the type of service that I feel was once covered by PDI.

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

EsojLabina — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:13:31 GMT

I was able to take all cloud courses for free as a member

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

DHerrmann — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:07:36 GMT

As seen at https://www.isc2.org/certificate/cloud-security-certificate/member-pricing

Cloud Security Certificate Member Pricing

Cloud Basics

Learning and Assessment - $99

Final Assessment Only - $39

Moving to the Cloud

Learning and Assessment - $99

Final Assessment Only - $39

Working in the Cloud

Learning and Assessment - $99

Final Assessment Only - $39

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

EsojLabina — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:27:11 GMT

Are you a member of the ISC or an associate?

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

EsojLabina — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:30:24 GMT

If you are a member login into learn.isc2.org and you should find all the immersive classes

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

DHerrmann — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:04:06 GMT

Full member (CISSP) in good order - I'm logged into isc2.org.

I got those prices by clicking on the Member Pricing button.

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

dcontesti — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 22:22:30 GMT

As per this website:

https://enroll.isc2.org/catalog?pagename=Professional-Development

Looks like they may be changing the way courses are made available to Members but this should be clarified by management.

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

tmekelburg1 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:09:06 GMT

@DHerrmann Once logged in, click on the 'My Courses' tab at the top. It will take you to all of the courses and it doesn't cost anything to members. The cloud classes you listed are in the 'Immersive' section.

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

DHerrmann — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:27:28 GMT

Thanks - taht helps @tmekelburg1!

Unfortunately, I only have a few days left - I'm getting this message in the "Working in the Cloud" class. I wonder if all courses we could take as ISC(2) members are moving to a pay model. Sad if true. Very sad.

NOTE: (ISC)2 continues to refresh its portfolio of Professional Development Institute (PDI) course offerings. This course will be retired as of October 21st, 2022 at 11:59 pm (ET). If you have already completed this course, you will retain the certificate of completion in your awards which can be reported towards your annual CPE's. Please note that you will have access to the content in this course until this date should you wish to complete it and earn the certificate of completion and CPE's associated with it. Once the course has been shut down (ISC)2 will be unable to provide any additional support or extend access in any way. We are committed to maintaining the quality and relevance of our training and frequently add new courses to our portfolio. Check back frequently to see our new course offerings.

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

tmekelburg1 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:59:56 GMT

I can't say for 100% certainty because I don't work there but it's always been communicated that PDI courses are included with the membership. No use of being sad for something that hasn't been officially put out yet.

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

DHerrmann — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:07:07 GMT

It's in red text when I go into the PDI class. That seems official to me.

I wonder how many other PDI classes are on their last days. Hoping it's a mistake, of course - but we have seen the GDPR class vanish.

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

tmekelburg1 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:42:13 GMT

PDI classes getting phased out, definitely yes. Charging members for the classes, nothing has been said officially on that topic.

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

wimremes — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:34:06 GMT

It is my understanding that ISC2 worked with (some) third party providers for at least some of the PDI content. Courses being retired might be tied to ISC2 reviewing/changing/improving/severing relationships with (some) third party providers and a price indication of the course content may be an intermediate step to ensure contractual commitments (i.e. termination clauses etc.) are met.

Would be great if ISC2 actually gave a toss and used this "community" to communicate stuff that ... I don't know ... MATTERS TO MEMBERS?

Re: Professional Development Institute - not many classes these days (and ISC(2) certificate costs)

lostpassword — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:17:49 GMT

As of 2025, it seems that the Professional Development Institute as I recall it from 2023 is gone - all the courses are now paid (Members get 20% discount, but the price is still quite steep), and only some microlearning sessions are there (well, at least they offer .5 CPE for 15-minute session, which is a good deal):

https://www.isc2.org/professional-development/express-courses/mem