Reviewed/Updated September 2025
To be eligible to apply for trainer approval, individuals must possess an associate degree (or higher) AND a minimum of 15 hours of qualifying* previous experience delivering training to adult learners.
The training delivery requirement can be met in any of the following ways (verification required):
- Delivery of 15 or more hours of Registry-approved training prior to 2017;
- Documented evidence of completion of The Nevada Registry-approved Adult Learning Academy (ALA certificate of completion);
- Documented evidence of completion of a course specific to adult learning principles accepted by The Nevada Registry. Two courses are currently accepted**:
- Foundations of Adult Education – Three credit course offered by UC San Diego Extension (certificate of completion)
- Teaching Adult Learners – Self-paced or instructor-led, 6-week course, 24 hours (not credit-based) offered by ed2go (certificate of completion)
- Documented evidence of experience as an instructor of higher education (i.e., course syllabus with name listed); or
- Trainer Approval status from another state’s Registry (i.e., trainer approval certificate/other documentation).
- Training delivery experience as a trainer with a recognized ECEC organization (i.e., proof of employment and training attendance records verifying 15 or more hours of delivered training).
Please visit this page to review The Nevada Registry’s trainer approval qualification criteria in it’s entirety.