Join Tim Merriman, NAI Executive Director, and Lisa Brochu, NAI Associate Director, for a 5-day Certified Interpretive Trainers workshop, September 21-25, 2009, at the Schoodic Education and Research Center in Winter Harbor, Maine.

The Certified Interpretive Trainer (CIT) workshop is designed to improve your skills as a trainer using NAI's Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) curriculum. Once you take the class and pass the credential requirements for CIT, you can use NAI's curriculum and certify staff and volunteers at your own site or serve as a contractor to sites without a trainer on staff. This workshop is required for those who want to teach the CIG curriculum. It is also required for those who want to teach the Certified Interpretive Host curriculum, however an additional two-day training workshop is also required for CIG instructors to use the CIH materials.

During the 5-day CIT workshop, you'll receive the complete CIG curriculum, so there is no need to take the CIG workshop first. You can also complete the CIG credential at the workshop if desired. The first two and a half days of the workshop, we'll provide an annotated instructor's version of the CIG course. Then we move on to material that helps you become a better facilitator and evaluator. You will evaluate CIG students through watching videotaped presentations. We also provide a detailed orientation to the paperwork requirements for CIG instructors. On the last day, you'll present a 20-minute training segment that is videotaped.

Because this workshop is designed for those wanting to teach the CIG or CIH curricula, participants must be eligible for certification at the professional CIT level. Evidence of eligibility must be provided in the form of a transcript (not diploma) from a 4-year degree program related to interpretation or a letter from a supervisor indicating at least 4 years of work experience in the field or a personal affidavit (form can be downloaded from the website).

The workshop provides the opportunity to complete two of the requirements for the CIT credential. You will have the chance to work with others to complete the open book exam and you will also complete your videotaped presentation. The remaining requirements include an essay exam and two outlines of training sessions you have presented in your career (could be from a regional or national workshop, in-house training for your agency, teacher training, or a university or college class).

Pricing, Meals & Lodging, and Registration

Download the registration form here. Participants do not have to be members of NAI to become certified or to attend the workshop.

There is a $60 shuttle from either the Bar Harbor or Bangor airports to the Schoodic Education and Research Center. Contact Kelley Bernier, Event Coordinator for Acadia Partners at 207-288-1337 or kelley@acadiapartners.org to make arrangements for the shuttle.

PLEASE NOTE: Registration is not completed or guaranteed until payment is received with the necessary paperwork. There is a late fee of $75 for registering after August 21, 2009. A fee of $75 will be applied if you cancel after August 21, 2009. A $50 processing fee will be applied if you transfer at any time to another workshop.

For more information on the Certification Program, download PDF copies of the Certification Study Guide or Certification At a Glance table.

Lisa Brochu, Associate Director
naiprograms@aol.com
1-888-900-8283 toll-free

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Questions About NAI Certification?

Contact NAI Certification Program Specialist Carrie Koch at 888-900-8283 or by e-mail.


Or contact NAI Associate Director Lisa Brochu at 888-900-8283 or by e-mail.


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