--- title: Narrative Intelligence Instructor Course description: Five days in person that turn certified analysts into licensed instructors who teach and grade the Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst (CNIA) track. canonical_url: https://www.treadstone71.com/training/narrative-intelligence-instructor-course language: en-GB date: 2026-11-10T14:45:52Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://www.treadstone71.com/training/narrative-intelligence-instructor-course. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 2689 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://www.treadstone71.com/training/narrative-intelligence-instructor-course. 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 // CNII INSTRUCTOR COURSE Training // Train-the-Trainer // Five Days In Person # Narrative Intelligence Instructor Course Teach the track. Grade the exam. Under licence. Five days that turn certified analysts into certified instructors. Graduates teach the Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst (CNIA) track and grade CNIA exams at their own university, military schoolhouse or allied training centre, with the full Treadstone 71 kit under an annual licence. CNII CREDENTIAL5 DAYS IN PERSONFULL KIT LICENSED6 TO 12 PER COHORT Tuition **$7,500***PER SEAT* 6 to 12 instructors per cohort. Travel and expenses billed at cost when delivered at your site. **$125***PER INSTRUCTOR / YEAR* Licence for curriculum updates, annual validation and an audit of one graded CNIA exam. Every institution and instructor is validated by Treadstone 71 before a cohort is booked. **5**days in person **12**instructors, max per cohort **3**courses you will teach **5**point grading tolerance **125**dollar annual licence The instructor course at a glance CredentialCertified Narrative Intelligence Instructor (CNII)Issued byTreadstone 71, LLC, Half Moon Bay, CaliforniaFormatFive days in person, at your site or a Treadstone 71 venue. English onlyPrerequisiteCurrent CNIA credential before Day 1Price$7,500 per seat, 6 to 12 seats. Travel and expenses at cost on siteLicence$125 per instructor per year: updates, validation, one exam auditYou receiveThe full CNIA teaching kit: decks, narration, labs, exam materials, rubric, examiner guideEligibilityValidated non-competitors from the United States, NATO and Western-friendly allied nations Interactive // Day 5 examiner calibration ## Grade like the master. Within five points. On Day 5 every candidate instructor marks three CNIA submissions blind. Each mark must land within five points of the Treadstone 71 master score. Read the sample submission below, score it on the six rubric lines, then reveal the master score. sample\_submission\_B.txt ADVERSARY SET**Iran** COLLECTION**23 items, 9 sources, 4 in Persian. Day 3 log thin: two items.** GRADING**Both axes recorded and kept apart. Six items carry no reason for their grade.** SEED TRACE**Traced to a Telegram channel, not to the earlier state-media post that fed it.** NARRATIVES**Three named. Network map shows amplifiers but no laundering step.** RESPONSE**"Answer" chosen for all three. No exchange-rate reasoning on two.** FORECASTS**Examiner question: 35% (Unlikely), three indicators. Own question: band given, no number.** WRITING**BLUF first. One sentence mixes a verified fact with an adversary claim.** Synthetic teaching submission. Real calibration sets are drawn from anonymized exam work. 0your score*SCORE ALL SIX LINES* Master score for sample B is fixed by Treadstone 71. A candidate instructor passes calibration with three marks inside the five-point band. Five days ## From analyst to examiner. Each day ends with something the instructor produces and Treadstone 71 grades. DAY 1 // THE STANDARD ### Rubric, grading, bands The CNIA rubric, the ASA grading anchor, Sherman Kent bands and the passive-collection rules. Output: calibrated grades on 20 sample log items. DAY 2 // WHO ### Teach PEOPINT Actor maps, the unwitting participant, adversary doctrine sources. Output: a 20-minute teach-back of one PEOPINT lesson. DAY 3 // WHETHER ### Teach Narrative Defense Response thresholds, the exchange rate, the simulator. Output: a facilitated exchange-rate exercise. DAY 4 // WHAT NEXT ### Teach Foresight. Build a packet. Running a forecast round, then building a full exam packet: seed item, forecast question, packet ID. Output: one complete packet. DAY 5 // EXAMINE ### Calibrate and certify Three submissions marked blind against the master score; integrity, eligibility and licence rules. Output: the certification decision. Earn the CNII ## Three tests. No shortcuts. TEACH-BACKS Pass two teach-backs scored by Treadstone 71. CALIBRATION Mark three CNIA submissions, each within five points of the master score. EXAM PACKET Build one exam packet that meets the examiner standard. The licence ## Teach it. Grade it. Keep it current. FEE $125 per certified instructor per year. COVERS Curriculum updates, annual validation, and a Treadstone 71 audit of one CNIA exam each instructor graded. KIT Decks, narration, labs, exam materials, rubric and examiner guide for the full CNIA track. CREDENTIALS Licensed instructors grade their own students' exams. Treadstone 71 issues each CNIA credential on the instructor's pass recommendation. Who it is for ## Build narrative intelligence into your own faculty. 01 ### Universities Add a credentialed narrative intelligence track to an intelligence, security or communication programme, taught by your own faculty. 02 ### Military schoolhouses Field instructors who teach information-environment analysis to a published standard and grade it the same way every time. 03 ### Allied training centres Run cohorts in your own country on your own schedule, with Treadstone 71 validation behind every credential. Start here ## The credential your instructors teach. Your lead instructor ## 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) ยท [Books on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffrey-S-Bardin/author/B004Q2VMVO) 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. Ready to book a cohort? [Contact Treadstone 71](https://www.treadstone71.com/t71-contact-form) with your institution, country and preferred dates. FAQ ## Questions answered. What is the Narrative Intelligence Instructor Course?A five-day, in-person train-the-trainer course. Graduates become Certified Narrative Intelligence Instructors (CNII) and teach the Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst (CNIA) track and grade CNIA exams at their own institution under a Treadstone 71 licence. Who is eligible?Validated non-competitors from the United States, NATO and Western-friendly allied nations. Treadstone 71 validates every institution and every instructor before a cohort is booked. Each instructor must hold a current CNIA credential before Day 1. How much does it cost?$7,500 per seat for cohorts of 6 to 12 instructors. Travel and expenses are billed at cost when Treadstone 71 delivers at your site. Training is prepaid. What does the licence cost and cover?$125 per certified instructor per year. The fee covers curriculum updates, annual validation, and a Treadstone 71 audit of one CNIA exam each instructor graded. What does the institution receive?The full CNIA teaching kit: decks, narration, labs, exam materials, the rubric and the examiner guide. Who grades CNIA exams taught by licensed instructors?Licensed instructors grade their own students' exams against the CNIA rubric. Treadstone 71 issues each CNIA credential on the instructor's pass recommendation and audits one graded exam per instructor each year. How does an instructor earn the CNII?Pass two teach-backs scored by Treadstone 71, mark three CNIA submissions each within five points of the master score, and build one exam packet that meets the examiner standard. What language is the course taught in?English only. Narrative Intelligence Instructor Course ## Expertise. Knowledge. 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