--- title: Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst description: Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst: three courses and a five-day live practical exam on a real adversary campaign, graded by an examiner. Up to 79 CPE. canonical_url: https://www.treadstone71.com/training/certified-narrative-intelligence-analyst language: en-GB date: 2026-11-10T14:45:57Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://www.treadstone71.com/training/certified-narrative-intelligence-analyst. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 3107 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://www.treadstone71.com/training/certified-narrative-intelligence-analyst. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Structured data** as JSON-LD may be found at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. UNCLASSIFIED // TREADSTONE 71 // CNIA CERTIFICATION Training // Professional Certification // Online # Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst CNIA. Earned in a live environment. Narrative intelligence now has a named Treadstone 71 credential. Complete three courses, then sit a five-day practical exam on a real adversary campaign as it runs. Trace the seed, map who built the narrative, decide whether to answer, and put a number on what comes next. An examiner grades the work. Pass, and you carry the letters CNIA. NAMED CREDENTIALEXAM INCLUDEDLIVE PRACTICALUP TO 79 CPE Certification tuition **$5,299***USD* or 3 payments of $1,849 EXAM FEE INCLUDED. NO SEPARATE TEST CHARGE. **79***CPE MAXIMUM* Three courses, the practical exam and the credential in one enrollment. Enrollment and checkout run on the Treadstone 71 Cyber Intelligence Training Center. **3**full courses **5**day live practical **70**pass mark **79**CPE, maximum **3**year credential CNIA at a glance CredentialCertified Narrative Intelligence Analyst (CNIA)Issued byTreadstone 71, LLC, Half Moon Bay, CaliforniaFormatOnline. Three self-paced courses, then a five-day practical exam in a live information environmentExamUnique packet per candidate. 100-point rubric, pass mark 70, possible 20-minute video debriefPrice$5,299 USD or 3 payments of $1,849. Exam fee includedCPEUp to 79ValidityThree years. Renew with 60 CPE or a re-sitEligibilityUnited States, NATO and EU member states, and allied nations Interactive // The CNIA practical exam ## No canned scenario. No two packets alike. At 09:00 US Eastern on Day 1 the examiner sends your packet: an assigned adversary set, a live seed item from the past 72 hours, and a forecast question you must answer. Draw a sample below. Then move the rubric sliders and watch where a submission lands. exam\_packet.txt PACKET ID**CNIA-P-2026-SAMPLE** WINDOW**Day 1 09:00 ET to Day 5 23:59 ET** ADVERSARY SET**Russia** SEED ITEM**A state-media article on a European energy outage, repeated by proxy Telegram channels within six hours. Trace it to its first appearance.** FORECAST QUESTION**Will a NATO member government publicly attribute the campaign carrying the seed narrative within 45 days?** DELIVER**Watch report (6 pages max) + exam workbook. Packet ID on every file.** Sample packet for illustration. Real packets carry a live item collected by the examiner within the past 72 hours. A fabricated source, a rules-of-conduct breach, or a declined debrief Rubric weights match the CNIA Candidate Handbook. Score 70 or above earns the credential. Score 55 to 69 earns one free resubmission with a new packet. Below 55, a new attempt carries a $499 retake fee. The path to CNIA ## Four steps. One named credential. Enroll once. Every step sits inside the same enrollment and the same price, the exam included. 01 ### Complete three courses PEOPINT / NARINT, Narrative Defense Under Brandolini's Law, and Foresight. Self-paced, up to 71 CPE. 02 ### Request your exam window Email three start dates. The examiner confirms one and builds your packet that morning. 03 ### Sit the live practical Five consecutive days on a real adversary campaign, from primary sources, under passive-collection rules. 04 ### Earn the credential Pass at 70 or above, clear any called debrief, and receive the CNIA certificate with a unique credential ID. Three courses. Three questions. ## Who built it. Whether to answer. What comes next. Most narrative training stops at detection. The CNIA path carries the analyst from the people behind a story to the decision about it, then forward to a scored forecast. [01 // WHO### People & Narrative Intelligence (PEOPINT / NARINT) Map the people and networks behind a narrative: influence architecture, the unwitting participant, AI simulators, and Chinese, Russian, DPRK and Iranian PEOPINT doctrine. About 35 CPE. SEE THE COURSE →](https://www.cyberinteltrainingcenter.com/p/cyberintel5webbundle) [02 // WHETHER### Narrative Defense Under Brandolini's Law A false claim takes seconds to make and hours to correct. Operate above the claim, set a response threshold, and manage the exchange rate. Up to 12 CPE. SEE THE COURSE →](https://www.treadstone71.com/training/narrative-defense-under-brandolinis-law) [03 // WHAT NEXT### Foresight: Estimative and Predictive Intelligence Sherman Kent probability bands, scored forecasting, twelve Treadstone 71 foresight methods with labs, and a graded Red versus Blue capstone. Up to 24 CPE. SEE THE COURSE →](https://www.treadstone71.com/training/foresight-estimative-and-predictive-intelligence) [04 // PROVE IT### CNIA Practical Examination Five days, one live campaign, one examiner, a published rubric. Included in the certification price. About 8 CPE. ENROLL IN CNIA →](https://www.cyberinteltrainingcenter.com/p/narrativeintelligencebundle) **CNIA**CERTIFIED NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE ANALYST*TREADSTONE 71* The credential ## What CNIA proves. A CNIA holder has shown, under examination in a live information environment, that they find the narratives an adversary is running, map who builds and carries them, decide whether to answer, and forecast what comes next with a stated probability. CERTIFICATE PDF certificate with a unique credential ID in the form CNIA-2026-0001. DESIGNATION Use the letters CNIA after your name while the credential is current. VALIDITY Three years from issue. Renew with 60 CPE hours, 20 of them in narrative, influence, cognitive warfare or forecasting work, or sit the exam again. VERIFICATION Employers email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the holder's name and credential ID. Certify the analyst. Then arm the team. ## From a certified analyst to a team in the fight. CNIA builds the skill in one analyst. Treadstone 71 services put it to work against the narratives aimed at your organization. Go deeper ## Standards and sources behind the exam. Your instructor and examiner ## Jeff Bardin FOUNDER AND CHIEF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, TREADSTONE 71 Fourteen years of US military service across the Air Force and Army, enlisted and officer: cryptologic linguist, then armored scout platoon leader. Builder of the cyber intelligence, cyber counterintelligence and cybercrime programs at Utica University. Author of **The Mind Domain** and **Tradecraft at Machine Speed**. [Full bio](https://www.treadstone71.com/jeff-bardin) · [Books on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffrey-S-Bardin/author/B004Q2VMVO) · [About Treadstone 71](https://www.treadstone71.com/about/about-t71) Treadstone 71 Woman-owned, veteran-led cyber and strategic intelligence training and consulting since 2002. Our People and Narrative Intelligence course is listed in the CISA NICCS training catalog. Certifying a team? [Contact Treadstone 71](https://www.treadstone71.com/t71-contact-form) about team readiness pricing. FAQ ## Questions answered. What is the CNIA credential?Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst. A Treadstone 71 professional credential earned by completing three online courses and passing a graded five-day practical exam in a live information environment. Holders use the letters CNIA after their name while the credential is current. Is the exam fee extra?No. The practical exam is part of the $5,299 certification price, together with the three courses, one free resubmission for scores of 55 to 69, and the certificate. The only extra charge is a $499 retake fee, and only when a new attempt is needed. How does the practical exam work?You request a window after finishing the three courses. At 09:00 US Eastern on Day 1 your packet arrives: an assigned adversary set, a live seed item to trace, and an examiner-set forecast question. Over five days you log and grade at least 20 items, map the network behind a narrative, make response decisions, write two forecasts and file a six-page watch report. An examiner grades it against a 100-point rubric. Pass mark 70. What is narrative intelligence?Intelligence about the stories an adversary builds: who builds them, who carries them, which audiences they target, which decisions they set out to degrade, and what comes next. Treadstone 71 teaches it as tradecraft, not as one vendor's software. How many CPE does CNIA carry?Up to 79 CPE: about 35 for PEOPINT, up to 24 for Foresight, up to 12 for Narrative Defense, and about 8 for the practical exam. Self-report hours under your certifying body's rules, such as ISC2, ISACA or CompTIA. How long is the credential valid?Three years. Renew by logging 60 CPE hours over the three years, at least 20 of them in narrative intelligence, influence operations, cognitive warfare or forecasting, or by sitting the exam again. Employers verify a credential by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the holder's name and credential ID. Where do I enroll?On the Treadstone 71 Cyber Intelligence Training Center at cyberinteltrainingcenter.com/p/narrativeintelligencebundle. Pay in full or in 3 monthly payments of $1,849. Who is eligible?Students in the United States, NATO and EU member states, and allied nations. Treadstone 71 verifies every enrollment. Enrollment is open to students in the United States, NATO and EU member states, and allied nations. Treadstone 71 verifies every enrollment. Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst ## Expertise. Knowledge. Ahead of the crowd. $5,299 or 3 payments of $1,849. Three courses, a graded live practical and the CNIA credential. Exam fee included. Up to 79 CPE. ```json { "@context": "http:\/\/schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "author": { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https:\/\/www.treadstone71.com\/#person-jeffbardin", "name": "Jeff Bardin", "url": "https:\/\/www.treadstone71.com\/jeff-bardin" }, "dateModified": "2026-11-10T14:45:57Z", "datePublished": "2026-11-04T16:21:15Z", "description": "Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst: three courses and a five-day live practical exam on a real adversary campaign, graded by an examiner. 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