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
April 22-25, 2019 | Roanoke, VA
Mill Mountain Discovery Center
April 22-26, 2019 | Providence, RI
The Center for Reconciliation
April 25-28, 2019 | Jamestown, ND
1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site
May 7-10, 2019 | Naples, FL
Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
May 12-16, 2019 | Spencer, IN
McCormick's Creek State Park
May 13-17, 2019 | St. Louis, MO
Saint Louis Zoo
May 20-23, 2019 | Raleigh, NC
Durant and Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve
May 20-23, 2019 | Kalispell, MT
Flathead Valley Community College
May 20-24, 2019 | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
DVP Plum
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 4-7, 2019 | Gastonia, NC
Schiele Museum
June 11-14, 2019 | Houston, TX
The Houston Zoo
June 11-14, 2019 | Bethesda, MD
Locust Grove Nature Center
June 14-17, 2019 | Charlottesville, VA
Ivy Creek Natural Area
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 19-22, 2019 | Lisle, IL
The Morton Arboretum
August 20-23, 2019 | Westminster, CO
Butterfly Pavilion
September 3 - November 5, 2019 | Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University
October 1 - December 10, 2019 | Missoula, MT
Montana Natural History Center
December 2-5, 2019 | Tulsa, OK
Oxley Nature Center
December 3-6, 2019 | Millersville, MD
Maryland Environmental Service
Certified Interpretive Host Courses
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.
Certified Interpretive Guide Train-the-Trainers
Tentative upcoming courses include September in Oregon and October in Austin. Dates, locations, and registration coming soon!
June 17-21, 2019 | Stevens Point, WI
Schmeeckle Reserve, UWSP Campus
Certified Interpretive Host Train-the-Trainers
There are not any currently scheduled but check back often for new postings!