Professional Development / CEUs
American Trails --
Advancing Trails Webinar Series
American Trails brings agencies, trail builders, planners, architects, advocates, and volunteers the latest in state-of-the-art information on all aspects of trails and greenways. Our webinars focus on a variety of trail topics, usually applicable to all trail types, with expert presenters. Webinar topics are chosen from current cutting-edge trail topics selected from attendee/presenter suggestions as well as recent popular conference sessions.
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Accelerated Skills Training, Noncredit
American Trails --
Foundations of Sustainable Trails e-Course Series
This five-part series of online micro-learning courses is intended to provide those new to the trails workforce with a baseline understanding of terminology and concepts that give them a solid foundation to support future trails education and ongoing professional development.
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IMBA Trail Solutions --
IMBA Trail Solutions Advanced Trail Building School
Partner with IMBA Trail Solutions and create with confidence. By deploying a complete range of skills–including visioning, detailed design, professional construction, and training for stewardship–our comprehensive approach saves resources.
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Pacific Crest Trail Association --
PCTA Trail Skills Course
Because wildfires, wind storms, floods, gravity, and vegetation growth are constant threats to the PCT, the annual maintenance and reconstruction of the trail is a never-ending and monumental undertaking. Such work, historically carried out by government trail crews, is increasingly done by hundreds of volunteers organized by the PCTA. These volunteers perform hard, physical labor so that others may safely enjoy the beauty and challenge along the trail.
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Vermont State University --
Sustainable Trail Building One Year Certificate Program
In this one-year certificate program, you’ll have boots-on-the-ground at Northwoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston, VT for three individual week-long intensive classes. You will grow your knowledge base and connect with trail building professional networks, as you build skills that align with the construction and maintenance Core Trail Competencies put forward by American Trails and Professional Trail Builders Association as a national standard and learn best practices for trail sustainability. Upon completion, you’ll be ready to grow as a leader in this expanding field!
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Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship --
Trail Academy
Trail Academy is our free class series that teaches students how to tackle any trail-related challenge. Courses are hosted both in the field and online, and are a great starting point for anyone looking to become a certified Trail Crew Leader or Trail Sage.
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Utah State University Extension --
Trail Master Steward – Introduction Course
The Trail Master Steward online course is intended to provide volunteers, trail organizations, and land managers both a foundational understanding of the values inherent in trail stewardship as well as introduce the basic skills required to be steward of our trail resources.
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Northwest Trail Alliance --
Trail Sustainability Institute
The Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) is NWTA’s internal training classes for everything related to trail building. We want to make sure our trail builders are knowledgeable in not only how to build/maintain fun trails, but ensure those trails are sustainable, and that the work is done safely.
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Fleming College --
Trails Certificate
Gain insight into best practices related to the design, construction and maintenance of trails. Learn about and apply techniques that can enhance, rehabilitate and protect trails and greenways. Participants will also learn about trail classification, signage and visitor management in these online and in-person interactive courses.
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College Credit
McDowell Tech Community College --
McDowell Tech Community College
McDowell Technical Community College’s Trail Construction and Sustainability Program offers a great opportunity for both the novice and professional.
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Northern Vermont University --
Sustainable Trail Building
Here, you will gain the fundamental skills needed to build non-motorized trails using up-to-date sustainability best practices directly from industry leaders and trail building experts — in our outdoor learning laboratory. You’ll learn hands-on and master trail building techniques on the more than 100 miles of natural, machine-made, and gravity trails around Northern Vermont University, Kingdom Trails, and Burke Mountain Bike Park.
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West Virginia University --
Sustainable Trails Development
The Sustainable Trails curriculum welcomes students from various fields who are interested in trails development, programming and management, as well as design.
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Trinidad State College --
Trail Management and Construction
As Colorado’s first community college, Trinidad State has led the way in innovative programs targeting skills that are in workplace demand. This program follows in that tradition. There is a tremendous interest in trails of all kinds around the world, which has resulted in a strong demand for knowledgeable professionals in the trail building industry.
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Northwest Arkansas Community College --
Trail Technician Program
NWACC's Trail Technician program teaches you the essential skills and techniques required to create and maintain well-designed, safe and sustainable mountain bike trails. Expert instructors guide you through the intricacies of trail construction, maintenance and the principles of conservation.
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Central Wyoming College --
Trailbuilding Professional Certificate
The Trailbuilding Professional certification integrates field-based training using hand tools and heavy machinery with first responder training, geospatial information science and technology (GIST), natural resource management, and business practices.
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Trail Skills Collaborators
