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NACD Directorship Certification®

Recertification Courses

Earn Your Recertification Credits

NACD and the NACD Chapter Network offer more than 400 annual events nationwide, many with the option to earn continuing education credits. Tally them among your maintenance credits over your 24-month recertification cycle.

Explore upcoming events below or visit the NACD events page for more information and listings.

Upcoming NACD Events

Designed to fit your schedule and learning style, with most offering eligible for recertification credits.

Explore all NACD Events

  • Webinar/Virtual

    Cyber Risk Oversight in the Age of AI

    Artificial intelligence is accelerating cyber risk—and challenging traditional board oversight models. Join SAFE Security President Nick Sanna and public company director Yvette Kanouff to explore how AI is transforming cybersecurity governance and what boards must do to ensure oversight remains resilient, informed, and aligned with business strategy. This webinar is complimentary to NACD members and nonmembers.

  • Virtual, Instructor Led

    Generative AI Tools for Directors (Spring Offering)

    This interactive, instructor-led, virtual program helps directors gain hands-on experience with generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. Through guided exercises and real-world examples, you’ll learn how to apply AI to strategic decision-making, streamline workflows, and identify high-value use cases across the organization.

    Exclusively for NACD members.

  • Webinar/Virtual

    Getting Executive Succession Right: Comp and Leadership Considerations Compensation Committee Webinar Series

    Choosing the next CEO is one of the most important decisions a board will make. In this Compensation Committee Series webinar, Pearl Meyer experts will explore how boards can strengthen succession planning by aligning leadership expectations, talent development, and executive compensation with long-term organizational resilience. Part of the Compensation Committee Series. Program available to NACD members and nonmembers.

  • Virtual, Instructor Led

    Lead with Impact: Your First 90 Days on a New Board

    Join this live, virtual instructor-led program designed for aspiring, transitioning, and early-career directors. Through interactive sessions, real-world examples, and candid boardroom dialogue, you’ll build a personalized 90-day roadmap to accelerate onboarding, strengthen decision-making, and contribute excellence from day one. This program is exclusively for NACD members.

    Register by March 23 to save $300.

  • Webinar/Virtual

    Rethinking AI Risk: Privacy, Legal & Security

    AI adoption is accelerating, but most organizations are moving faster than their risk frameworks can keep up. Join JetStream Security's general counsel and head of forward deployed engineering for a practical, board-focused session on the real legal, privacy, and security risks of AI in 2026. This webinar is complimentary to NACD members and nonmembers.

  • Virtual, Instructor Led

    A Director’s Guide to AI: Strategy, Governance & Value Creation (Spring Offering)

    This live, virtual, instructor-led program helps directors build AI fluency, strengthen governance, and evaluate value creation. Through expert instruction, real-world cases, and peer discussion, you’ll gain practical tools to oversee AI responsibly without needing technical expertise.

    This program is exclusive to NACD members.

  • In Person

    Leading Minds of Governance & Tech

    A focused program for board directors exploring AI, cyber risk, compensation, and emerging technology oversight. Learn from experts, discuss real scenarios, and exchange insights with peers on how boards can guide strategy and manage disruption.

    This program is available to NACD members and nonmembers.

NACD Education Network™

Through this partnership, NACD.DC® directors gain access to leading U.S. academic institutions for recertification credits.

Additional universities and educational opportunities will be added to the Education Network. Please check back or contact credentialing@nacdonline.org with questions or to recommend programs.

NACD Education Network programs may have unique eligibility criteria that participants must meet before registration.

Education Network Events

NACD.DC directors also have the option to earn recertification credits through upcoming programs offered by the Education Network.

Please note that credits earned via the Education Network apply only to NACD Certified Directors and do not count toward the NACD Board Leadership Fellowship.

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