Partner Program
The ShieldNet Partner Program lets organizations build services on the standard: training, implementation, assessment and products. The terms are public and the same for every partner. Partners support the standard, they do not steer it.
Partner categories
Authorized Education Partner
- Who it is for
- Training companies, universities and competence centers
- What you can do
- Deliver authorized ShieldNet training with official materials, use the partner logo and sell exam vouchers at a discount
- Key requirements
- At least one trainer with a valid ShieldNet certificate, courses that follow the official syllabus, quality surveys, and no access to exam content
Authorized Implementation Partner
- Who it is for
- Consultancies, managed service providers (MSPs and MSSPs) and integrators
- What you can do
- Implement ShieldNet for clients, use the implementation tools and templates, and be listed in the partner directory
- Key requirements
- At least one certified ShieldNet Implementor on staff or under a permanent contract, and an annual implementation report
Authorized Assessment Body
- Who it is for
- Audit firms and certification bodies
- What you can do
- Assess organizations at the Verified and Assured levels and recommend certification to the Committee
- Key requirements
- At least two qualified assessors, impartiality procedures, an assessment witnessed by the foundation before authorization, and a yearly review of sample assessments
Commercial Licensee
- Who it is for
- GRC platforms, tool vendors, insurers and publishers
- What you can do
- Build the standard's content or mappings into your product and mark it as compatible with ShieldNet
- Key requirements
- A declared scope of use, and keeping the product up to date with the current version of the standard
Supporting Partner
- Who it is for
- Companies that support the mission without offering services on the standard
- What you can do
- Visibility as a supporter, a seat in the Partner Forum and exam vouchers for your staff
- Key requirements
- Acceptance of the partner code of conduct
Rules that apply to every partner
- Public terms. The program rules, criteria, price list and the list of partners are published on this site.
- Equal treatment. Every organization that meets the criteria gets the same terms. There are no individual discounts or side deals.
- No exclusivity. We never grant territorial, sector or product exclusivity.
- No influence. A partner fee never buys a seat on the foundation's bodies or any say over the standard or certification.
- Disclosed links. A partner connected to anyone serving on the foundation's bodies is marked in the public register.
- Separation. The same company, or companies in the same group, cannot be both an Implementation Partner and an Assessment Body.
Partner Forum
Partners have an advisory voice through the Partner Forum. Its opinions are published, and decisions stay with the foundation's bodies.
Rules, prices and the partner register
The program rules, criteria, price list and the public register of partners will be published here when the program opens.
- Program rules and price listComing soon
- Public partner registerComing soon
ShieldNet Kids is not part of the Partner Program. Companies can support it as sponsors, under strict rules that protect children.