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
February 16-24, 2019 | Loveland, CO
High Plains Environmental Center
February 16 - March 3, 2019 | Luquillo, Puerto Rico
Centro Cultural Multidisciplinario de Juan Martín
February 19-22, 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT
Utah's Hogle Zoo
March 4-8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park Zoo
March 5-8, 2019 | Herndon, VA
Frying Pan Farm Park
March 5-8, 2019 | Littleton, CO
Carson Nature Center at South Platte Park
March 5-8, 2019 | Annandale, VA
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
March 6-27, 2019 | Charlotte, NC
Mahlon Adams Pavlion
March 12-15, 2019 | Anchorage, AK
Campbell Creek Science Center
March 14-17, 2019 | Jamestown, ND
1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site
March 18-21, 2019 | Falmouth, ME
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center
March 18-21, 2019 | Mystic, CT
Mystic Aquarium
March 19-22, 2019 | Normandy, France
Normandy American Cemetery
March 22-25, 2019 | Clermont, KY
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
March 25-29, 2019 | Brecksville, OH
Brecksville Trailside Program Center
March 25-29, 2019 | Brookfield, IL
Brookfield Zoo
March 26-29, 2019 | Eugene, OR
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
April 1-4, 2019 | Tulsa, OK
Oxley Nature Center
April 1-4, 2019 | Holderness, NH
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
April 3-6, 2019 | Bretton Woods, NH
Appalachian Mountain Club
April 9-12, 2019 | Palm Desert, CA
The Living Desert
April 15-18, 2019 | Idaho Falls, ID
Idaho Falls Zoo
April 22-25, 2019 | Roanoke, VA
Mill Mountain Discovery Center
April 22-26, 2019 | Providence, RI
The Center for Reconciliation
May 7-10, 2019 | Naples, FL
Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
May 20-23, 2019 | Raleigh, NC
Durant and Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve
May 20-23, 2019 | Kalispell, MT
Flathead Valley Community College
May 21-24, 2019 | Lake Placid, NY
Adirondack Mountain Club
June 4-7, 2019 | Houston, TX
Houston Downtown Aquarium
June 4-7, 2019 | Waynesville, OH
Caesar Creek Lake Visitor Center
June 11-14, 2019 | Houston, TX
The Houston Zoo
June 21-24, 2019 | Slippery Rock, PA
Robert A Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems Education and Research
July 16-19, 2019 | Milford, OH
Cincinnati Nature Center
August 12-16, 2019 | Brookfield, IL
Brookfield Zoo
August 20-23, 2019 | Westminster, CO
Butterfly Pavilion
September 9 - November 5, 2019 | Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University
December 3-6, 2019 | Millersville, MD
Maryland Environmental Service
Certified Interpretive Host Courses
February 26-27, 2019 | Angola, IN
Pokagon State Park
March 1-2, 2019 | Tulsa, OK
Oxley Nature Center
May 8-9, 2019 | Palm Desert, CA
The Living Desert
October 3-5, 2019 | Borrego Springs, CA
Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
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.
Certified Interpretive Guide Train-the-Trainers
March 4-8, 2019 | Green Bay, VA
Cedar Crest Conference Center at Twin Lakes State Park
Certified Interpretive Host Train-the-Trainers
There are not any currently scheduled but check back often for new postings!