{"id":35428,"date":"2025-10-07T19:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/leave-no-trace-instructor-recertification-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T19:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:05:10","slug":"leave-no-trace-instructor-recertification-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/leave-no-trace-instructor-recertification-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave No Trace instructor recertification: what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since <strong>July 2025<\/strong>, all <strong>Leave No Trace Level 1 and Level 2 Instructors<\/strong> are required to recertify <strong>every two years<\/strong> to maintain active status. This update ensures that instructors continue teaching based on best practices, recent research, and effective teaching techniques \u2014 while reinforcing each instructor\u2019s commitment to protecting natural environments.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping your certification up-to-date means delivering high-quality training with current, research-based information, contributing to expanding the reach of minimum impact education in Brazil and worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/curso-leave-no-trace-instrutor-nivel-2-capacitar.webp\" alt=\"Leave No Trace Instructor Level 2 Course - Programa Capacitar Gear Tips\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/curso-leave-no-trace-instrutor-nivel-2-capacitar.webp 1024w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/curso-leave-no-trace-instrutor-nivel-2-capacitar-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/curso-leave-no-trace-instrutor-nivel-2-capacitar-768x450.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How Recertification Works<\/h2>\n<p>Recertification is the process that keeps your credential valid and officially recognized by Leave No Trace.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frequency:<\/strong> required every 2 years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where to complete it:<\/strong> recertification is done online through the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.lnt.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Learn.LNT.org\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn.LNT.org<\/a> platform.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong> short course featuring updated content and cutting-edge research.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teaching courses does not replace recertification:<\/strong> instructing classes doesn\u2019t count \u2014 you must complete the online course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Leave No Trace Recertification Fees<\/h2>\n<p>Maintaining certification includes an administrative fee, which grants access to the online course (as of September 2025).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level 1:<\/strong> US$ 25<br \/>\n<strong>Level 2:<\/strong> US$ 50<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits of Recertification<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Recertification is not just an obligation \u2014 it\u2019s an opportunity for professional development and connection with the LNT community.<\/li>\n<li>Access to the most up-to-date content on Leave No Trace education and research.<\/li>\n<li>Official Level 1 or Level 2 Instructor badge added to your LinkedIn profile.<\/li>\n<li>LNT member benefits, including <strong>discounts at over 20 outdoor gear brands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Role of Gear Tips<\/h2>\n<p>In Brazil, Gear Tips is the <strong>Corporate Partner of Leave No Trace<\/strong> and, through the <strong>Programa CAPACITAR<\/strong>, has already trained hundreds of Level 1 and Level 2 instructors. All certified instructors are listed on our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/geartips.com\/programa-capacitar\/alunos-capacitados\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"List of Instructors certified through the Programa CAPACITAR\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructors certified through the Programa CAPACITAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This means that instructors affiliated with Gear Tips can <strong>issue official Workshop and Course certificates<\/strong> through our structure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caixa\">\n<strong>Attention:<\/strong> instructors who do not complete their recertification or lose their membership will not be able to issue certificates until their status is regularized.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Recertification in Practice<\/h2>\n<p>The process is simple and 100% online.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.lnt.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Learn.LNT.org\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn.LNT.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the corresponding course (Level 1 or Level 2).<\/li>\n<li>Pay the fee (US$ 25 or US$ 50).<\/li>\n<li>Complete the online modules.<\/li>\n<li>Receive your updated certification, valid for another 2 years.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/turma-leave-no-trace-pareque-nacional-tijuca-rj.webp\" alt=\"Leave No Trace group at Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/turma-leave-no-trace-pareque-nacional-tijuca-rj.webp 1024w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/turma-leave-no-trace-pareque-nacional-tijuca-rj-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/turma-leave-no-trace-pareque-nacional-tijuca-rj-768x553.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What Has Changed Compared to the Past?<\/h2>\n<p>Leave No Trace has updated its training structure to make it clearer and more accessible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The former <strong>Trainer<\/strong> and <strong>Master Educator<\/strong> titles were reclassified in 2023 as <strong>Level 1 and Level 2 Instructors<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The former <strong>Master Educator Refresher Course<\/strong> has been discontinued and replaced by the Level 2 Recertification Course.<\/li>\n<li>Teaching workshops or courses <strong>does not count<\/strong> as recertification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are a <a href=\"https:\/\/geartips.com\/programa-capacitar\/curso-de-leave-no-trace-instrutor-nivel-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor\" rel=\"noopener\">Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor<\/a> who completed the <strong>Programa CAPACITAR Gear Tips<\/strong> course more than two years ago, you can now access the platform, complete your recertification, and ensure you remain qualified to teach courses and workshops with official certificate issuance.<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since July 2025, all Leave No Trace Level 1 and Level 2 Instructors are required to recertify every two years to maintain active status. 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