alea-institute/kl3m-data-sample-004-shuffled huggingface dataset:
Exhibit 31.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

        I, Jeffrey R. Noordhoek, certify that:

        1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form
10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on
Form 10-K, of Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2006-1 (the "Exchange Act periodic
reports");

        2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a
whole, do 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 report;

        3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other
information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by
this report has been included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

        4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required
in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the
Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations
under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

        5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing
criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities
required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of
Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an
exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any
material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been
disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.



Date:  April 2, 2007               /s/ JEFFREY R. NOORDHOEK
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Jeffrey R. Noordhoek
                                   Vice President
                                   Nelnet Student Loan Funding Management
                                     Corporation,
                                   Manager and Special Member of the Depositor