EXHIBIT 31.1
 
 CERTIFICATIONS
  I,
Matthew J. Hammer certify that:
 
 1.      I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Vivid Learning Systems,
Inc.;
  2.      Based
on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
  3.      Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
  4.      The
registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
  a)  Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
  b)  Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
responsible assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting, and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
  c)  Evaluated the
effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and,
  d) Disclosed in this report any
change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and,
  5.      The
registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s Board of Directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a) All significant deficiencies
and material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial
information; and,
  b) Any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
  Dated:
      August 14, 2009
                By:
                /s/ Matthew
      J. HammerMatthew
      J. HammerChief
      Executive Officer