Gurian Institute Trainer Certification

GI has been certifying Trainers for 25 years.  Whether you work in a K – 12 school, early childhood environment, faith community, non-profit organization, counseling agency, corporation, neighborhood, or family, you may find it useful to get certified in using our theory and tools for healthy, systemic change in your world.

If you work in a small school, one Certified Trainer might be enough to embed GI success there (see www.gurianinstitute.com/success for more on our past successes in schools).  For a large school or a school district, multiple Trainers may be advisable.

Groups and Customization

If you represent a school district or other organization that would like us to certify a group of Trainers, feel free to reach out to us.  The more Trainers in a school or district, the more each Trainer can affect systemic change in that environment, not just with faculty but also with parents.

Who is a Gurian Certified Trainer?

A GI Certified Trainer is a person trained and certified by the Gurian Institute to teach, train, and coach others in GI theory, assets, and practice.  Once you have become certified, you will receive access to a password protected Trainer Portal in which you will find PPTs, manuals, documents, video clips, and other materials you can use to teach, train, and coach others.

Steps to become a GI Certified Trainer are across this page.   Certified Trainers pay for their certification-year in advance, then receive the train-the-trainers professional development as well as the portal access.

The Two Kinds of Trainers

You can become an On Site/In House Certified Trainer, certified to train others in your own school, or an Independent Contractor Certified Trainer, certified to train others in any setting anywhere.  Despite that the reach and cost of each kind of trainer differ, the train-the-trainers is the same for both designations.

Application and Training Fees

Cost for the In House/One Site Trainer certification is $1,000.00.  Cost for online assets or Summer Institute registration is $350.00.

Cost for the Independent Contractor designation is $2,000.00.  Cost for online assets or Summer Institute registration is $350.00.

Please see across this page for more details.

Trainers are required to meet minimum educational requirements in an area relative to the content being trained.  This usually means college graduation, but there are exceptions.  Please reach out to info@gurianinstitute.com if an exception would be appropriate in your case.

Funding Sources

For more information about any of our GI programs, please visit www.gurianinstitute.com then write us at info@gurianinstitute.com.

Gurian programs, training, certification, and membership fit nearly all funding sources, from Title funds to other federal, state, and municipal funds, to IDEA and other special funding measures, to donor or private funding.  This work generally fits under Technical Assistance, Professional Development, and most other related categories.

Mailing address:

Gurian Institute

417 W. 32nd,
Spokane WA, 99203

Contact Information: 

info@gurianinstitute.com
gurianmichael@gmail.com

Phone: 509 624 0623

Certification Is Available at Any Time Online

There are two ways to certify:  via Online Trainer Certification or Certification at our Virtual Summer Institute.  To begin your Trainer Certification, fill out the Trainer Application form and press Submit.  Let us know which kind of Trainer you would like to become.  We will email you back after we have reviewed the Application.

If you need any assistance during the training process, feel free to contact the Gurian team at info@gurianinstitute.com or 509 624 0623.

Steps To Become a Certified Trainer Online

Step 1: If you have filled out the Application and received an email back accepting your application, you have completed Step 1.

Step 2.  Pay for your Certification and Training by writing us at info@gurianinstitute.com to request your invoice.  We will send you an invoice from Pay Pal or, if you are paying by check, an invoice attached to an email.  (See certification costs below).

Step 3.  We will also send you the Certified Trainer contract. Please sign and send or scan that back to us.  Both payment and contract are required ahead of time as protected materials are embedded in the Train-the-Trainers.

Step 4. We will send you the Online Courses and Web Links for the initial Train-the-Trainers.  You will access, view, and process that material.  You can do this as quickly or slowly as you wish.

Step 5.  After you’ve completed your work with that material, or at any time during your work, reach out to us with questions at info@gurianinstitute.com.

Step 6.  After you complete Step 4 and 5, you will have 20 + hours of work.  Certificates for these Hours are available:  write us at  info@gurianinstitute.com for your Certificate.

Step 7.  After you complete the previous steps, you will be fully Certified.  During your process and then again upon completion, you will receive the Trainer Resource Portal Login codes so that you can access the Power Points, PDFs, DVD clips, guides, articles, tools, and all of the other material you will be able to use as a Certified Trainer.  There are more than 100 items in the Portal.

Step 8. As a Certified Trainer, you will be ready to put GI to work in your school or other environment.   Please send your biography and a jpeg photo to info@gurianinstitute.com for upload onto our certified Trainer webpage www.gurianinstitute.com/trainers/

Steps to Become a Certified Trainer at the GI Summer Institute

If you are going to certify at our annual Summer  Training Institute, most of the Steps are the same as above, but the SI and the extra four hours of Train-the-Trainers on Monday morning will substitute for Steps 4 and 5.

To learn more about our Summer Institute, visit the Events page of www.gurianinstitute.com.  There are archives of previous Summer Institute pages there, as well as the June 2024 Summer Institute page.

Whichever way you decide to become Certified, your Certification can be renewed every year at the SI or via another renewal method developed by GI during the year.

The Need and The Gurian Institute Solution

The Gurian Institute Solution

• The Gurian Institute teaches parents and educators about the neurobiological and biochemical make-up of boys and girls throughout the spectrum to assist them in nurturing the development of their children in the context of their family, school, and culture.
• Gurian Institute materials and trainers help instill a sense of collaboration between schools, homes, and neighborhoods.
• The Gurian Institute provides customized professional development for educators with strategies that align with the current program values, performance standards, and curricula.
• The Gurian Institute provides planning that works with your current needs and develops a professional learning plan with you that is comprehensive, systemic and sustainable.

“Staff response to this training was overwhelmingly positive! They immediately put the information they learned to work in their parent meetings, socialization events, classroom experiences and home visits. Thank you for this valuable professional development experience. This has increased the capacity of our program to provide meaningful, individualized services to girls and boys alike! You are welcome to share my thoughts with other people who may be interested in learning more about what the Gurian Institute Training can do for their staff.” – Dr. Carolyn Sola, Eastern Washington University

Contact the Gurian Institute at info@gurianinstitute.com for information on how a professional development plan can be designed to meet the needs of your organization and the families you serve.