Green Card TRAINING
What is Green Card Training?
Overview
Green Card Aotearoa training is delivered through interactive workshops designed to build practical biosecurity capability for people working in environments where the movement of soil, plant material, equipment or vehicles presents a biosecurity risk.
The training combines:
- Short, targeted learning modules
- Practical demonstrations
- Field-based hygiene activities
- Group discussion and feedback
Workshops are structured to move beyond awareness alone, supporting participants to understand why biosecurity matters, how risks are created, and what practical actions can be taken to reduce the spread of pests and pathogens in everyday work.
What the Training Covers
Green Card Aotearoa provides a foundation in general biosecurity principles, using Phytophthora and kauri dieback as key case studies to demonstrate how soil-borne pathogens spread and how that spread can be prevented.
Training content includes:
- An introduction to environmental biosecurity and shared responsibility
- How pests and plant diseases move through landscapes
- Pathways of spread associated with people, vehicles, machinery and equipment
- Core hygiene principles
- Understanding and managing risk in different land-use and operational contexts
- Recognising signage, hygiene zones and site-specific requirements
- Practical inspection, cleaning and wash-down techniques
While kauri dieback is a primary focus, the principles and skills taught are applicable to a wide range of biosecurity threats, supporting good practice across different regions, ecosystems and industries.
Practical, Applied Learning
A key component of Green Card Aotearoa is hands-on learning. Participants take part in practical activities such as:
- Inspecting vehicles, tools and equipment for soil and organic material
- Demonstrating correct clean-down and wash-down procedures
- Using hygiene kits and cleaning stations effectively
- Discussing real-world scenarios and challenges encountered in the field
This applied approach supports consistent practice and helps participants translate guidance into action on site.
Why should I get Green Card Training?
Green Card Aotearoa is designed for people who:
- Work on, manage or access land
- Plan or oversee projects involving land disturbance or field activity
- Undertake on-ground work, monitoring, maintenance or inspections
- Are responsible for managing biosecurity risk in their organisation or role
The training is suitable for a wide range of experience levels and is relevant across sectors including environmental management, infrastructure, forestry, utilities, local government, research, contracting and community conservation. This includes planners, managers, community and on-ground staff working in the following areas:
- Environmental consultancy
- Power & utility management
- Forestry
- Road Construction / Transport & logistics
- Bushland reserve on-ground management
- Pest management
- Landcare and Friends of Groups
- Education & research (University, CRI)
- Mining (extraction and processing)
Certification
Participants who successfully complete the training receive Green Card Aotearoa certification, valid for three years, demonstrating their understanding of biosecurity risk and commitment to best-practice hygiene.
Green Card Training Fees
Fee: $280 + GST PER PERSON
Student/community group fee: $170 + GST PER PERSON
Commercial rates apply at the trainer’s discretion.
Disclaimer: Green Card Aotearoa reserves the right to de-register Green Card Aotearoa trainers due to inappropriate conduct, repeated failure to deliver a quality training product, or providing misleading and harmful information through the training platform. In the event that a trainer is de-registered, the content of the Green Card Aotearoa training remains the intellectual property of Green Card Aotearoa and can no longer be delivered in any capacity by that individual.