To guide trainers along the path of excellence, JCI has established a Certification Program - a road map to achievement in the field of training. The program provides incentives and opportunities for members to improve their technical skills through specialized training, career development programs, and active participation in training efforts in the field.

JCI members are encouraged to seek advanced certification after successfully completing the JCI Trainer course (or Prime before 2008). But the commitment to achievement does not end with the first course. There are four levels of training achievements that can be reached by every member in JCI.

JCI Trainer (Prime)

The first step in the long journey to become a top trainer in JCI is to acquire the necessary presentation skills by attending JCI Presenter. With newly learned presentation skills, JCI Trainers are equipped to offer their Local Organizations a wide range of training courses available from JCI. Certification will be automatic after graduating from JCI Trainer. No further application is needed.

Prime Graduates will have their Prime level revoked and must graduate from JCI Presenter and JCI Trainer course to advance to the next certification level in the following cases:

1. If by the January 1, 2010 the Prime Graduate is out of JCI age.
2. If by December 31, 2010 the Prime Graduate did not record any training hour to the personal database at JCI’s website.
3. If by December 31, 2011 the Prime Graduate did not pass to CLT level.

A JCI Trainer (Prime) seeking admission at level 1 - Certified Local Trainer (CLT) - is required to:

1. After graduating from JCI Trainer (Prime), complete 25 hours of training in courses organized by JCI Local or National Organizations officially affiliated to JCI and recorded in JCI database and having JCI members as participants. Training hours must be logged in the trainer's database at JCI's website.
2. The maximum hours allowed for this level is six hours of training per day and the trainer can only advance to this level 90 days after graduating from JCI Trainer.

CLTs will continue conducting training at the local level or higher until they complete the total hours to attend a JCI Designer course.

Certified National Trainer (CNT)

A CLT seeking certification at level 2 – Certified National Trainer (CNT) – is required to:

1. After becoming a CLT, conduct 25 additional hours of training. A minimum of 20 hours must be conducted in courses organized by JCI Local or National Organizations officially affiliated to JCI and recorded in JCI database and having JCI members as participants. 5 hours of training outside JCI is accepted. Training hours must be logged in the trainer’s database at JCI’s website.
2. The maximum hours allowed for this level is six hours of training per day and the trainer can only advance to this level 90 days after graduating from becoming CLT.
3. After fulfilling item A, attend and graduate from a JCI Designer course.

CNTs have the opportunity to make even more meaningful contributions to JCI by providing regional and national training, and developing new training courses.

International Graduate (IG) and National Graduate (NG)

A CNT seeking certification at level 3 - International Graduate (IG) - is required to:

1. Conduct a minimum of three different training sessions for a total of at least 25 hours of training at the international level, outside the trainer’s own country of affiliation and residency. International hours are also the hours of training conducted and included in the JCI Conferences and JCI Congresses, even if the trainer is from the host country. A minimum of 15 hours must be conducted in courses organized by JCI Local or National Organizations officially affiliated to JCI and recorded in JCI database and having JCI members as participants. 10 hours of non JCI training is accepted. Training hours must be logged in the trainer’s database at JCI’s website. International Graduate (IG) candidates, who have submitted their course material and have completed 25 hours of training, but not all at the international level, will be considered National Graduates (NGs) and shall become International Graduates (IGs) only when they complete the required 25 hours of international training. No application is needed. NGs may not apply for ITF status before becoming IGs.
2. Design and submit an original one–hour training course, with full rights to JCI. If the course is not in one of JCI correspondence languages, the applicant can only become National Graduate. The training course must be designed using the official JCI Training Course Templates and include:
   1. Trainer's Guide
   2. Participants' manual
   3. PowerPoint™ slides

After the above requirements are completed, the application will automatically be presented to the JCI Training Commission for consideration and voting. No formal application is needed.

International Graduate (IG) candidates, who have submitted their course material and have completed 25 hours of training, but not all at the international level, will be considered National Graduates (NGs) and shall become International Graduates (IGs) only when they complete the required 25 hours of international training. If the original course presented was not in one of the JCI correspondence languages, the applicant must submit the same course translated into English, Spanish, French or Japanese or submit another course in one of these languages. No application is needed. NGs may not apply for ITF status before becoming IGs.

Achieving IG level certification is a mark of distinction and personal and professional excellence in adult learning. IGs are trainers who are willing to go the extra distance to help their peers to become stronger leaders, more dynamic trainers, and more effective managers.

International Training Fellow (ITF)

An IG seeking certification at level 4 - International Training Fellow (ITF) - is required to:

1. Conduct a minimum of six different training sessions for a total of at least 25 hours of training at the international level, outside his or her National Organization or country. A minimum of 15 hours must be conducted in courses organized by JCI Local or National Organizations officially affiliated to JCI and recorded in JCI database and having JCI members as participants. 10 hours of non JCI training is accepted. Training hours must be logged in the trainer's database at JCI's website.
2. Design and submit an original half-day training course, with full rights to JCI, to be included in the JCI Training website. The training course must be designed using the official JCI Training Course Templates and include:
   1. Trainer's Guide
   2. Participants' manual
   3. PowerPoint™ slides

After the above requirements are completed, the application will automatically be presented to the JCI Training Commission for consideration and voting. No formal application is needed.

The highest honor a member trainer may receive from JCI is the title of ITF. As part of JCI Training designing teams, ITFs develop and design new training courses to contribute to the further development of JCI's Certified Trainers.