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Professional Certification and Accreditation
Up one levelNAAEE's EE Certification Initiative
Environmental education is among the newest professions to offer a professional credential that demonstrates the knowledge and experience of its practitioners. Learn more about NAAEE's role in EE certification, NAAEE's Requirements for Accrediting a Certification Program, and why you should become certified.
The Certifying Agents
NAAEE, its Affiliates, and other partners are collaborating to create a certification program for environmental educators.
NAAEE Certification Advisory Council
The Certification Advisory Council has been developing the accreditation standards for EE certification programs and providing guidance to the organizations in developing their certification programs.
Resources for Certification Program Development
States developing an EE Certification program often look at models from other professions.
The Core Competencies for Certification Programs
These Core Competencies were adopted by the NAAEE Board in March 2006 after several years of work by the Certification Advisory Council.
