Personal Transformation University
International Professional Certification for Experiential Facilitators
Structured standards. Technical evaluation. Ethical governance.
Establishing Professional Standards in Experiential Facilitation
The field of high-impact experiential facilitation has expanded globally without unified technical criteria, structured safety governance, or standardized evaluation frameworks.
PTU was founded to establish a professional certification system grounded in competence, accountability, and ethical responsibility.
Institutional Framework
PTU functions as a professional certification authority operating under a defined institutional structure.
Certification standards, ethical governance, evaluation criteria, and admission policies are governed independently from training delivery.
PTU establishes certification criteria.
Training delivery operates within those standards.
The PTU Professional Standard
Technical Competency
Framework
Clear evaluation criteria and observable facilitation competencies.
Safety Protocol System
Structured pre-event, live-event, and post-event safety procedures.
Ethical Governance Model
Professional conduct standards and accountability processes.
Limited Cohort Admission
Selective intake to ensure quality and supervision.
Certification Structure
PTU certification is granted through a structured evaluation process based on documented training, supervised practice, and formal competency assessment.
Certification levels and requirements are defined within the PTU Certification Framework and may vary depending on program specialization.
The School of Firewalking
The School of Firewalking operates under a protocol-driven methodology focused on structured execution, environmental control, and facilitator accountability.
Within PTU, firewalking is classified as a technically governed experiential intervention subject to structured safety and competency standards.
Admission Process
Admission to PTU programs is selective.
Completion of training does not guarantee certification.
Certification is granted only upon successful evaluation.
Ethical Commitment
PTU certified facilitators operate under a formally defined Code of Ethics governing safety responsibility, professional boundaries, informed consent, and integrity of influence.
Violations of this Code may result in suspension or revocation of certification.
PTU reserves the right to review conduct and enforce compliance at its discretion.
Institutional Governance
PTU maintains structural separation between:
• Training Delivery
• Certification Authority
• Ethical Oversight
Certification decisions are based exclusively on compliance with published standards and documented evaluation procedures.
This structure safeguards impartiality and institutional credibility.
INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP
PTU operates under defined executive leadership responsible for institutional governance, certification standards, and academic oversight.
Charly Relaño
Founder & President
Charly Relaño leads institutional strategy, certification framework development, and oversight of professional standards within PTU.
With over three decades of experience in entrepreneurship, leadership development, and high-impact facilitation training, he has structured professional training systems integrating safety governance, ethical accountability, and technical evaluation frameworks.
His role ensures structural separation between training delivery and certification authority.
Sonia Rupérez Lucas
Dean – School of Firewalking
Sonia Rupérez Lucas oversees academic supervision and training implementation under the PTU institutional framework.
Her responsibilities include protocol standardization, facilitator performance evaluation, and quality control within experiential training environments.
She ensures alignment between instructional delivery and PTU certification standards.
Professional certification under PTU represents evaluated competence, ethical accountability, and structural compliance.
Certification is earned through demonstrated performance and institutional review.
PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION UNIVERSITY (PTU)
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