Awareness

CMMC for Business Professionals

The 2-day on-ramp to CMMC — understand the model, your obligations, and where your organization stands.

$895

2 days · Hybrid · On-campus, Dallas College Downtown

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CMMC is live today. Self-assessment requirements, SPRS scores, and the annual affirmation obligation are in force. Third-party assessment was suspended in July 2026 — but your underlying training and documentation obligations were not. Prime contractors are already enforcing flow-downs on their supply chains.

CMMC for Business Professionals is the fastest way for a non-engineer to get fluent. In two focused half-days, you’ll learn what CMMC actually requires, whether your organization handles the information that triggers it, and what remains binding for primes and subs.

You’ll leave able to hold your own in a conversation with assessors, C3PAOs, and contracting officers — and with a concrete checklist of next steps for both you and your organization. It’s the on-ramp before the deeper work of implementation, certification, and assessment.

Outcomes

What you'll be able to do

  • ✓Explain what CMMC is, why it exists, and how the levels map to your contracts.
  • ✓Identify whether your organization handles FCI or CUI and what that triggers.
  • ✓Describe the current CMMC enforcement landscape: what is paused, what remains binding, and what it means for primes and subs.
  • ✓Speak the language of assessors, C3PAOs, and contracting officers with confidence.
  • ✓Leave with a personal and organizational next-step checklist toward readiness.

Who it's for

Built for

  • •Prime contractors to the DoD/DoW and their subcontractors.
  • •Business, operations, and program leaders who need fluency without becoming engineers.
  • •Teams pursuing Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) or supporting Awareness & Training objectives.
  • •Anyone preparing for newer AI-era compliance expectations.

What we cover

Curriculum themes

01 CMMC in context: FCI, CUI, NIST SP 800-171, and the DoD/DoW mandate
02 The CMMC levels and how they map to real contracts and flow-downs
03 The current CMMC landscape: what's paused, what's required, and what to do now
04 Roles in an assessment: C3PAOs, assessors, and your responsibilities
05 Building an organizational awareness & training posture
06 Your next step: from awareness to readiness

Class FAQs

CMMC for Business Professionals — questions, answered

Do I need a technical background to attend? +
No. This class is built for business professionals. It gives you fluency in CMMC and your obligations without requiring engineering experience.
How long is the class and when does it run? +
It is a 2-day class, 9:00am–1:00pm CT, delivered hybrid. Current cohort dates are listed on the calendar at /partners/ascend-global-dc#calendar.
How much does it cost? +
$895. Enroll online — payment is processed securely via Stripe.
Will I earn CEUs? +
Yes. The class supports Continuing Education Credits and your organization's Awareness & Training objectives.
Is this enough to make my company compliant? +
No — awareness is the on-ramp. To prepare documentation for a C3PAO assessment, continue to CMMC Implementation Readiness.
Can I attend online? +
Yes. The class is hybrid — attend on-campus at Dallas College Downtown or join live online.

Upcoming dates

When this class runs

  • August 18–19, 2026 Hybrid · Dallas Downtown Register Interest
  • September 15–16, 2026 Hybrid · Dallas Downtown
  • November 17–18, 2026 Hybrid · Dallas Downtown

Start building your record

Third-party CMMC assessment is paused. The requirements are not.

Self-assessment, your SPRS score, and your annual affirmation still require documented staff training. Start your climb now with the November 17–18, 2026 at Ascend Global Training Institute — or talk through the right rung for your team.