Partner with the Global Authority in Digital Strategy
Join a worldwide network of universities, enterprises, training providers, and industry bodies advancing the gold standard in digital business education and workforce transformation.
Universities & Business Schools
Embed USBAC-accredited digital strategy standards directly into your degree programs. Partner universities gain the ability to offer industry-validated certifications alongside their academic qualifications.
Training & EdTech Providers
Become an Authorized Education Provider and deliver DSI's certification preparation programs. Extend your portfolio with globally benchmarked content.
Corporate Enterprises
Standardize your organization's digital fluency at scale. Future-proof leadership pipelines with a shared strategic language from boardroom to frontline.
Industry Associations & National Bodies
Collaborate with DSI to strengthen national digital readiness. Build competitive digital workforces aligned to global benchmarks.
Why Leading EdTechs and Training Academies Choose DSI
Most certification bodies compete directly with their own partners by selling live bootcamps to the same learners. The Digital Strategy Institute is strictly a credentialing and standards organization. We define the competency benchmarks, maintain the frameworks, and administer the exams, leaving instructional delivery, coaching, and cohort facilitation entirely to you.
Zero Channel Conflict
We do not run live instructor-led classes. Your academy owns the learner relationship, instructional revenue, and coaching upsells from day one.
Instant Portfolio Expansion
Launch high-demand certification prep tracks across Digital Strategy & AI (including CAAIL and CDSL), Hospitality Executive Suite, Industrial Automation Suite, and Executive Finance & Strategy.
Higher Conversion & Course Completion
Learners invest more readily, and finish at higher rates, when your training leads to an independent, third-party global designation rather than a standard certificate of attendance.
Structured Frameworks & Exam Blueprints
Build your bootcamps, live workshops, or cohort courses directly around DSI's ATLAS, IMDIQ, SPARK, and GRID frameworks with complete confidence that your content matches our assessment criteria.
High-Demand Certification Suites Ready for Your Catalog
Suite 1 — Digital Strategy & AI Leadership
Prepare mid-to-senior professionals for flagship designations covering enterprise digital transformation, AI governance, and strategic execution.
Suite 2 — Executive Finance & Strategy
Equip CFO-track leaders and strategy consultants with modern digital valuation, capital allocation, and algorithmic business modeling credentials.
Suite 3 — Hospitality Executive Suite
Capture specialized B2B training demand across global hospitality chains, travel tech, and experience-economy enterprises.
Suite 4 — Industrial Automation Suite
Serve manufacturing, supply chain, and Industry 4.0 engineering leaders transitioning into digital operations roles.
Partnership Benefits
Discover what your organization gains by becoming an authorized DSI partner in this category.
Deliver official DSI certification preparation across multiple tracks
Access structured digital content, toolkits, and proprietary assessment frameworks
Earn the Authorized Education Partner seal to strengthen market positioning
Provide learners with a direct route to credentials that employers trust
Receive regular updates on emerging methodologies and framework revisions
What Authorized Education Providers Receive
Official accreditation badge that elevates your brand credibility above unaccredited course vendors.
Detailed learning objectives, framework guides, and assessment rubrics so your trainers teach directly to the global standard.
Wholesale partner pricing on DSI exam vouchers and self-study Knowledge Hub licenses for seamless bundling.
Featured placement in the official DSI Global Partner Registry, routing inbound learner inquiries in your region to your platform.
How to Launch as an AEP
Application & Quality Review
Submit your organization's profile, instructional delivery model, and target market focus.
Accreditation & Licensing
Sign the AEP agreement, unlock partner voucher pricing, and receive your official AEP branding kit.
Program Alignment
Integrate DSI's frameworks and exam blueprints into your live cohorts, hybrid programs, or EdTech platform.
Enroll & Certify
Issue official DSI Knowledge Hub access and exam vouchers to your learners as they complete your prep programs.
Why Partner with DSI?
Four pillars that define the value of a DSI partnership.
Alignment
Synchronize your programs with the world's most rigorous digital strategy standards.
Credibility
Strengthen your institutional brand through independent, expert-backed accreditation.
Resources
Access a comprehensive library of frameworks, faculty support, and industry research.
Growth
Unlock new revenue streams and enrollment growth through specialized certification offerings.
Turn Your Training Programs into Globally Recognized Career Milestones
Partner with DSI to combine your instructional excellence with independent, employer-trusted credentialing.
Apply as an Education Provider Partner