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
December 9-12, 2019 | Norfolk, VA
Virginia Zoo
December 9-12, 2019 | Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins Senior Center
December 9-12, 2019 | Waldport, OR
Siuslaw National Forest
December 9-20, 2019 | Wichita, KS
Sedgwick County Zoo
January 2-5, 2020 | Pittsburgh, PA
Frick Environmental Center
January 9-12, 2020 | Athens, OH
Ohio University
January 13-16, 2020 | Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis Zoo
January 14-17, 2020 | Montgomery, AL
Alabama Department of Archives and History
January 14-22, 2020 | Dallas, TX
Dallas Zoo
February 3-6, 2020 | Roswell, GA
Chattahoochee Nature Center
February 3-7, 2020 | Columbia, SC
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
February 7-10, 2020 | Little Rock, AR
Witt Stephens, Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center
February 10-14, 2020 | Brookfield, IL
Brookfield Zoo
February 11-20, 2020 | Atlanta, GA
Zoo Atlanta
February 18-21, 2020 | Las Vegas, NV
Get Outdoors Nevada
February 24-28, 2020 | Willoughby Hills, OH
North Chagrin Nature Center
March 2-6, 2020 | Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park Zoo
March 3-6, 2020 | Littleton, CO
Carson Nature Center
March 3-24, 2020 | Charlotte, NC
Cordelia Park
March 6-9, 2020 | Toronto, ON, Canada
Toronto Zoo
March 10-13, 2020 | Anchorage, AK
Campbell Creek Science Center
March 16-19, 2020 | New Hope, PA
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
March 17-20, 2020 | Milford, OH
Cincinnati Nature Center
March 17-20, 2020 | Odem, TX
Nueces Delta Preserve
March 24-27, 2020 | Eugene, OR
UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History
March 27-30, 2020 | Clermont, KY
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
April 6-9, 2020 | Bretton Woods, NH
AMC Highland Center
April 27-30, 2020 | Tulsa, OK
Oxley Nature Center
May 3-6, 2020 | College Station, TX
Texas A&M University
May 11-14, 2020 | Lake Tahoe, CA
North Tahoe Event Center
May 18-21, 2020 | Kalispell, MT
Flathead Valley Community College
August 17-21, 2020 | Brookfield, IL
Brookfield Zoo
Certified Interpretive Host Courses
April 17-18, 2020 | Tulsa, OK
Oxley Nature 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
January 13-17, 2020 | Kalaheo, HI
National Tropical Botanical Garden
February 3-7, 2020 | Midland, MI
Chippewa Nature Center
Certified Interpretive Host Train-the-Trainers
There are none currently scheduled. Please check back soon for offerings in 2020!