For the past several years Fermata has been a supporter of NAI, the National Association for Interpretation. Ted met Lisa Brochu, NAI’s Associate Director, while in Texas. Yet over the years our involvement has been limited to participating in national events and the like.

Last year, however, Ted became interested in NAI’s certification process. There are only a few certification programs in our field available internationally, and NAI’s is the only one that focuses on interpretation. Given the importance of interpretation to our work, Ted decided to participate in NAI’s program and to become certified himself. As with so much that we do, unless we have actually done the work ourselves it is hard to recommend a program to our clients.

Ted learned yesterday that he has completed all of the requirements for certification in interpretive planning and in heritage interpretation. Both of these are professional certifications, where the work completed is reviewed by peers in the profession. Ted is completing the final requirements to be certified in interpretive training, and should have that certification in hand by fall.

The more we are involved in NAI the more we are impressed with the program and the people. Fermata has been involved in a number of organizations that relate to our work, and with NAI we truly feel at home. If you are interested in learning more about NAI, or about the types of work and projects for which Fermata is certified, please contact us directly.