Editing Paintball Training Institute (section)

== Certification programme ==

By 2006, PTI publicised the following certification structure:[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Code
! Course
! Subject
|-
| C1
| Basic Certified Air Technician
| Operation of carbon-dioxide and high-pressure-air filling systems, booster pumps and compressors
|-
| C2
| Advanced CO2 and High-Pressure Air Technician
| Fill-station operation, cylinder inspection, compressed-gas safety and selected marker servicing
|-
| C3
| Safety Instructor and Game Organiser
| Player-safety instruction and the organisation of paintball games
|-
| C4
| Referee
| Recreational-game and tournament officiating
|-
| C5
| Advanced Airsmith
| Advanced marker and propellant-system repair
|-
| C5a
| Master Airsmith
| Fault diagnosis and repair of advanced markers
|-
| C6
| Field Operator
| Daily operation of paintball fields and stores, with emphasis on filling systems and cylinder inspection
|}

PTI also offered business and marketing instruction concerning the establishment and operation of paintball fields and retail stores.[3]

These were industry certificates issued through PTI and participating manufacturers. The surviving course material does not establish that they constituted government licences or independent academic qualifications.