Center of Training Certified Instructor

Teach meaningful training. Make a measurable difference.

The Center of Training Certified Instructor program prepares capable, ethical, and engaging instructors to teach Center of Training curriculum in their own organizations and communities.

CTCIs may teach occasionally, provide training internally for their employer, or build a business offering Center of Training classes. You choose the programs you want to teach, the audiences you want to serve, and the schedule that works for you.

Start by watching our free 15-minute CTCI Program Overview.

The overview explains the complete certification process, curriculum options, instructor responsibilities, annual requirements, program costs, and income opportunities.

Who Can Become a CTCI?

The CTCI program is open to people from many different professional and personal backgrounds. You do not have to be a counselor, trainer, or mental health professional to begin the instructor-certification process.

You may be interested in becoming a CTCI if you want to:

• Bring practical mental health and wellness training to your organization.

• Teach occasional classes in your community.

• Add Center of Training programs to your existing training services.

• Build a part-time or full-time training business.

• Teach a specialized CoT program for which you are already qualified.

• Help more people gain useful knowledge before a crisis occurs.

Some specialized programs have additional prerequisites. For example, a counselor who wants to teach the clinical Proactive Immunity™ certification program must first become Certified in Proactive Immunity™ and meet all applicable professional requirements.

How the CTCI Process Works

1. Watch the Free Program Overview

Enroll in the no-cost, 15-minute CTCI Program Overview to learn how the entire program works before making a commitment.

2. Complete the CTCI Training Course

The online training course prepares you to represent Center of Training professionally and teach mental health-related material responsibly.

The training addresses:

• Center of Training standards and expectations.

• Professionalism, ethics, and instructor conduct.

• Liability and the responsibilities associated with teaching mental health topics.

• The difference between facilitating and instructing.

• Building trust with participants.

• Keeping participants interested and involved.

• Managing difficult participants and classroom situations.

• Presenting information clearly and effectively.

• Creating a professional and supportive learning environment.

You will also learn the practical processes involved in teaching Center of Training curriculum, including class scheduling, registration, pricing, attendance documentation, workbooks, certificates, evaluations, and use of the CTCI Instructor Portal.

3. Pass the Written Examination

After completing the training course, you will take a 50-question multiple-choice examination. A score of at least 90% is required to pass.

4. Complete the Instructor Demonstrations

You will submit video demonstrations of your presentation and facilitation skills. Center of Training will provide instructions, a scoring rubric, and constructive feedback.

Your demonstrations must meet the required rubric score before you earn the Center of Training Certified Instructor designation.

5. Select the Programs You Want to Teach

Once certified and active, you may choose from the Center of Training curriculum library. Each curriculum program is enrolled in and licensed separately, so you only pay for access to the programs you actually want to teach.

You might choose a single one-hour suicide-prevention class, several wellness courses, or a complete certification program. There is no requirement to license the entire curriculum library.

Each curriculum license provides one year of access while you remain an active CTCI and comply with the program’s instructional and administrative requirements.

Center of Training Supports the Administrative Process

You teach the class. We provide the system behind it.

Center of Training will provide:

• Approved curriculum and digital presentations.

• A registration page for your scheduled class.

• Automated, event-dated participant emails.

• Digital attendance and sign-in records.

• Participant feedback evaluations.

• Automated certificates of completion.

• Instructor workbooks and class materials available for ordering.

• A post-class report containing the attendance roster and participant feedback.

• Ongoing curriculum access through the CTCI Instructor Portal.

As the instructor, you will select the date, locate the venue, promote the class, and make the local arrangements. Participants will register through the Center of Training registration page and digitally sign in on the day of training.

After completing the class and submitting their evaluation, participants will receive their certificates automatically.

Classroom and Technology Requirements

Center of Training presentations and video components are delivered through the secure CTCI Instructor Portal. Classes must therefore be held in a suitable classroom or training location with stable internet access and the equipment needed to display the digital curriculum.

This system ensures that instructors always use the current, approved version of each program. It also protects the integrity of Center of Training curriculum and limits access to instructors whose certification and curriculum licenses remain active.

Instructor Income Opportunities

CTCIs may teach internally for their employer, offer occasional community classes, or develop an independent training business.

When a CTCI teaches a Center of Training program with participant enrollment fees, the instructor and Center of Training share the enrollment revenue on a 50/50 basis under the applicable instructor agreement.

Center of Training supplies the curriculum and manages registration, participant communication, documentation, certificates, evaluations, and reporting. The instructor provides the venue, local arrangements, promotion, and live instruction.

Active Certified in Proactive Immunity™ clinicians may also qualify to teach Proactive Immunity™ to other licensed counselors, helping expand the network of clinicians trained and certified in the model.

Maintaining Your CTCI Certification

CTCIs must renew their certification annually and complete one required 30-minute continuing education session each year.

Annual renewal helps ensure that instructors remain current on Center of Training policies, teaching practices, curriculum standards, ethical responsibilities, and program changes.

The CTCI designation may be used only while the instructor’s certification remains active.

Excellence Matters

Teaching mental health-related information carries real responsibility. Center of Training holds its instructors to high standards because participants deserve accurate information, ethical leadership, professional conduct, and an excellent learning experience.

The CTCI is an instructor certification. It is not a professional mental health license, and it does not authorize an instructor to provide counseling, diagnosis, treatment, or other services outside the instructor’s professional qualifications and legal scope.

If you are ready to learn more, begin with the free program overview. You will receive a complete explanation of the process before deciding whether becoming a CTCI is right for you.

The CTCI program is a certification rather than a license, and so it is recognized everywhere. Different types of training documentation and privileges are defined here:

1. Certificate of training -- this is a certificate/document provided when someone completes a training class which simply shows the training was attended or completed.  You can earn a certificate of training by completing the CTCI training course but not taking the exam. This does not enable you to use the credentials or claim yourself as a CTCI, & does not allow access to the train-the-trainer programs. CTCI certification is required in order to submit classes to the Center of Training catalog.

2. Certification -- credentials and designation which is earned by completing a training program and passing a proficiency and knowledge examination. The provider/host of a certification program must be a subject matter expert who is qualified to teach and test the training content provided. Center of Training qualifies as a provider of certification in mental health and wellness trainng programs. Read our "About Us" page here.

3. License -- a government-issued (typically) right to provide professional services within a particular location (state, etc.). The CTCI is not a license, and does not train or enable anyone to provide professional services like counseling, etc.

Once you pass the exam and graduate from the CTCI program you may use the CTCI designation credentials as long as you remain active. The following are required to retain active status as a CTCI:

1. Annual renewal on your graduation anniversary date.

2. One 30-minute session of CE (continuing education) training provided by Center of Training each year.  Every CTCI will take the same CE classes for the purpose of standardization and cumulative learning - we want the CTCI certification to be held at a very high standard so that anyone seeing you have earned this CTCI designation knows that you have gained extensive knowledge and are continuing to learn and stay current on teaching mental health and wellness topics.

Please note that the CTCI certification belongs to the individual and not to any employing organization.