.training Domain: An Address for Courses and Programmes
The .training extension entered the root on 19 December 2013; its ICANN agreement is dated 7 November 2013 and the contracting party is Binky Moon, LLC. Vocational course providers, corporate training firms, sports and fitness coaches, certificate programmes and online lesson platforms all take names here. The address states in one word what a visitor is about to buy.
The extension makes no claim about competence, and knowing that matters: the registry asks for no accreditation, teaching credential or institutional approval. Because the agreement treats the string as a dictionary term, registration must stay open to all. Measured on 14 August 2026, 21,983 of 27,991 registrations were live. Test programme and field combinations on the .training domain search page.
Holding a .training address does not show that you are an educational institution or that your programme is accredited. The registry requests no document and reviews no content. For a participant the decision rule reads: check who issues the certificate and under what authority. For a provider the reverse applies, since stating your qualifications and course content plainly means doing the verification the extension does not.
.TRAINING Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital)
- Root zone entry 19 December 2013
- Eligibility None; no accreditation or teaching credential is requested
- Agreement commitment As a dictionary term the zone must stay open to all lawful registrants
- Zone size 27,991 registrations, 21,983 live (14 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .training domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.training Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$18.49 /year -
Transfer
$41.59 /year -
Renewal
$44.79 /year -
Restore
$129.90 -
Late Renewal
$6.73
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.training Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .training domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .training address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .training domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $6.73 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .training returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.training Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.training Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .training domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.training Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .training Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No, you need not be. The registry asks for no accreditation, teaching credential or institutional approval, and because the agreement treats the string as a dictionary term, registration must stay open to everyone. An independent coach, a company running internal training or a club teaching a hobby all register on the same terms. That absence of checks also means the extension confirms nothing about your programme.
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By looking at the source of the certificate. Since the extension verifies nothing, the real test is who issues the document and under what authority. Clear information about the trainer, the syllabus, the duration and the assessment method is a good sign. Where a formal qualification is involved, confirm it with the awarding body's own records, because a domain name never replaces that confirmation.
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Brand name first, specialism second. A form such as "brandname.training" stays short and looks tidy in business correspondence. Keep years, versions and campaign words out of the address, because a refreshed programme makes the address look dated. If you run several programmes, build directories under one root instead of buying a domain for each, so links gather at a single address.
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It is mid-sized and still open: on 14 August 2026 it held 27,991 registrations with 21,983 live. Most general English words are taken, while combinations built on other languages and on narrow specialisms leave a wide field. Test several ideas at the same time with bulk domain name search.
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The security of payment and personal data flows. On a platform holding enrolment forms, exam results and invoice details, an encrypted connection is the first requirement, so install the certificate before launch. If access to content is managed per account, review session security as well. Compare certificate options on the SSL certificate page.
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