NAI Certification Calendar
CIG and CIH courses are managed by individual instructors, not through NAI’s national office, manage CIG and CIH courses. If you are interested in hosting or finding a CIG or CIH course in your area, please visit our See Who's Certified page to find an instructor near you.
Looking to become a trainer with NAI? Click below for upcoming courses:
Certified Interpretive Guide Train-the-Trainer Courses
Certified Interpretive Host Train-the-Trainer Courses
Certified Interpretive Guide Courses
August 19-22, 2019 | Little Rock, AR
Historic Arkansas Museum
August 19-22, 2019 | Austin, TX
Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve
August 20-23, 2019 | Westminster, CO
Butterfly Pavilion
August 26-30, 2019 | Grand Canyon, AZ
Grand Canyon National Park
September 3 - November 5, 2019 | Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University
September 10-13, 2019 | Naples, FL
Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
September 17-20, 2019 | Charleston, SC
Historic Charleston Foundation Headquarters
September 23-26, 2019 | Norwalk, CT
The Maritime Aquarium
September 27-30, 2019 | Huntsville, AR
Ozark Natural Science Center
October 1-4, 2019 | Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Zoo
October 1-9, 2019 | Dallas, TX
Dallas Zoo
October 1 - December 10, 2019 | Missoula, MT
Montana Natural History Center
October 7-10, 2019 | San Antonio, TX
Ethel Wheeler Harris House
October 21-24, 2019 | Pensacola, FL
Florida Public Archaeology Network Center
October 21-25, 2019 | Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park Zoo
October 28 - November 1, 2019 | Powell, OH
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
November 1-4, 2019 | Makanda, IL
Touch of Nature Environmental Center
November 2-17, 2019 | Dayton, OH
Cox Arboretum MetroPark
November 5-8, 2019 | Chattanooga, TN
Tennessee Aquarium
December 2-5, 2019 | Tulsa, OK
Oxley Nature Center
December 2-5, 2019 | Windsor, VT
American Precision Museum
December 3-6, 2019 | Millersville, MD
Maryland Environmental Service
January 16-21, 2020 | Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Zoo
February 10-14, 2020 | Brookfield, IL
Brookfield Zoo
February 18-21, 2020 | Las Vegas, NV
Get Outdoors Nevada
May 18-21, 2020 | Kalispell, MT
Flathead Valley Community College
Certified Interpretive Host Courses
October 1-2, 2019 | Chattanooga, TN
Tennessee Aquarium
October 3-5, 2019 | Borrego Springs, CA
Location TBA
Courses Offered by the NAI National Office
Workshops can be requested by contacting NAI at 888-900-8283.
Professional categories of Certified Interpretive Trainer, Certified
Interpretive Planner, Certified Interpretive Manager, and Certified
Heritage Interpreter do not require attendance at a workshop to apply
for or achieve certification. See certification handbook for details.
However, the Certified Interpretive Guide Trainers workshop is required
for anyone who wants to train others using NAI's CIG or CIH curricula.
NAI teaches 5-7 CIG Train-the-Trainer and 3-4 CIH Train-the-Trainer workshops per year. Please stay tuned to this website for additional dates and workshop listings that are currently tentative.
Combination CIG and CIH Train the Trainers Course
October 15-22, 2019 | Austin, TX
Austin Nature and Science Center and Austin Zoo
Certified Interpretive Guide Train-the-Trainers
September 16-20, 2019 | Portland, OR
Oregon Zoo
October 15-19, 2019 | Austin, TX
Austin Nature and Science Center
Certified Interpretive Host Train-the-Trainers
September 23-26, 2019 | Delaware, OH
Deer Haven Park
October 21-22, 2019 | Austin, TX
Austin Zoo