2023 Professional Development Certificate Program


At no additional charge, conference attendees may participate in Professional Development Certificates, thanks to funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

To earn a certificate, participants must:  

  • Complete an enrollment form available here.
  • Attend the specified conference workshops/sessions and verify attendance.  Participants wishing to attend sessions outside of their discipline may, but will be required to make up the time by participating in additional online training. 
  • Complete a minimum of six hours of on-line training. List of training resources available here.
  • Submit a Certificate Request and Evaluation Form by March 29, 2024.

Eligible candidates include:

  • Staff members of tribal archives, libraries, museums, language programs, and historic preservation offices programs.
  • Staff members of non-tribal cultural institutions who are tribally enrolled, or working directly with Native collections.
  • Students enrolled in college-level library, museum, or archival programs with access to a tribal archive, library, or museum.

To learn more about each certificate, including the specific program offerings, click on the links below. Participants are allowed to attend sessions outside of their selected certificate program, but will be required to substitute it with an extra hour of online training. To view the ATALM2023 Preliminary Program book click here.

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