CIH Train-the-Trainer™

The Certified Interpretive Host Train-the-Trainer course prepares you to teach the CIH curriculum and become a Certified Interpretive Host Trainer™ (CIHT). During the course you will explore adult learning theory and effective methods of instruction, while completing activities that will help you develop your CIH course.

CIHT is a sanction within the professional certification of Certified Interpretive Trainer™ (CIT). To become a CIHT, you must have taken a CIH course and earned your CIT credential. You are then eligible to enroll in a CIH Train-the-Trainer course.

For more information about the CIT credential, visit the Certified Interpretive Trainer™ Page.

If you are already a Certified Interpretive Guide Trainer (CIGT) with NAI, you may attend a shortened CIH Train-the-Trainer course to add on the sanction to teach CIH.

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Upcoming CIH Train-the-Trainer Courses

Course Content

This 32-hour course covers:

• Adult learning theory and brain science
• Effective training techniques and engagement strategies for the CIH course
• NAI’s policies and procedures for running a course and awarding certificates of completion

Outcomes

After completing this course, you will have a basic knowledge of:

• Key concepts in the CIH course
• Effective training techniques and engagement strategies for the CIH course
• NAI’s policies and procedures

Registration Rates

$640 Regular Registration (includes a complimentary one-year NAI membership)
$565 with NAI Member Discount 

Effective July 1, 2024

We work hard to keep costs as low as possible, but in order to remain financially sustainable, we have to consider the realities of rising costs. It’s been more than a decade since we’ve made comprehensive changes to our professional development offerings. We’re doing so now to make sure that what we’re charging for our courses reflects their value in the field, and to ensure that instructors are compensated fairly.

Our new pricing structure takes effect July 1, 2024, and will reflect a direct relationship between the number of contact hours and the cost of the course.

$775 Regular Registration (includes a complimentary one-year NAI membership)
$700 with NAI Member Discount

Once I become a CIHT, how do I maintain this sanction?

CIHTs must keep their CIT credential current by completing forty hours of continuing education every four years. CIHT instructors must teach two CIH courses within the time period their CIT is valid. See the instructor handbook or contact the Director of Professional Development and Education at training@interpnet.com for more information.

About Your Instructors

Instructors for the CIH Train-the-Trainer course are individuals who have significant experience in both training and interpretation. Depending on your course size, you may have one or two Lead Trainers facilitating your course. NAI’s current Lead Trainers are: Jane Beattie, Andre Copeland, Karin Hostetter, Chuck Lennox, and Fran McReynolds.

What people are saying about this course:

"This is an excellent class which dives deeper into the important role of customer service skills for visitor service staff who have some interpretive duties."

"Knowledgeable and helpful instructors, helpful materials, logical flow, information that my staff can use to help improve customer service."

"It provided all the tools and more to be able to teach the CIH course."

"I feel ready and prepared to teach a CIH for our organization."