The NI Certified Professional Instructor (CPI) certification distinguishes individuals who are authorized to teach NI courses. CPIs are the only professionals, besides National Instruments engineers, authorized to teach NI courses, and they typically teach regional courses in an NI Authorized Training Center.

• Certification at a CLD, CTD, or higher level.
• Commitment to teach one week per quarter or more.
• Willingness to travel anywhere within your country for a week at a time. Travel could involve driving or flying to a course location and staying in hotels for the duration of the course (NI reimburses or pays for all expenses during a trip per the CPI contract).

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Preparing for Your Exam

Once you have completed your exam preparation and have met all prerequisite requirements, you are ready to schedule your exam. 
NI offers the following options for scheduling your exam:

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1. You will be notified when you have been approved to be a CPI.  Then, you'll receive a notification email with your digital credential. 
2. To share your badge, please follow these instructions:
   1. Log into your account at Credly
   2. Click on the profile icon at the top right-hand corner of the page and go to “Badge Management”
   3. Click on the badge you are looking to share
   4. Scroll down and click “Share”
   5. You will be brought to the “Share Badge” screen where you can find different tabs directing you to connect your social media accounts and share your badge

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All Certified Professional Instructors are subject to reviews at any time for
instructional adequacy. These reviews are based on the International Board of
Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (ibstpi) competencies and
instructor attributes (competency statements found at ibstpi.org).

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