Introduction
The goal of the Associate QSA Program is to provide a path to enable QSA Companies to develop new resources into fully qualified QSA Employees, through formal mentorship and monitored skills development. Associate QSA Employees are qualified by PCI SSC to support QSA Employees on PCI DSS Assessments.
QSA Companies participating in the Associate QSA Program are required to implement and maintain a formal mentor program to support development of the Associate QSA Employee’s assessment skills and techniques and provide numerous opportunities for discussing growth and setting new objectives. The mentor program must be documented in the QSA Company’s Mentor Manual.
