Every guide published on Biosecurity Training NZ, grouped by what you are trying to work out. Biosecurity compliance and Transitional Facility operation, the freight and customs roles behind a New Zealand import, and the careers along that pathway.
For Business
Who has biosecurity obligations in New Zealand, what the Biosecurity Act 1993 requires, and where to start if you handle imported goods.
Read articleAccreditation
The role, which businesses need one, how to become one, and what happens if you operate without an AP when one is required.
Read articleTransitional Facilities
The TFGen standard, the Operating Manual requirement, and the obligations that come with running an MPI approved premises.
Read articleMPI-Approved Training
Online MPI approved training for Accredited Persons handling imported sea containers. Full course, refresher, and free awareness training.
Read articleChoosing Training
Awareness, Accredited Person and Transitional Facility Operator training compared, so you can pick the right course for a role.
Read articleCommitment
A voluntary commitment by New Zealand businesses to lead biosecurity risk. What signing means, who it suits, and what happens next.
Read articleTransitional Facilities
Managing MPI biosecurity, health and safety, and aviation security obligations at once, and the site access layer that ties them together.
Read articleFreight Forwarding
The eight things a forwarder handles, why they rarely own the transport, and the New Zealand rules they work within.
Read articleFreight Forwarding
Three roles that get mixed up constantly. What each does on a New Zealand import, and who carries the risk when the paperwork is wrong.
Read articleImporting
The nine stages of a New Zealand import in order, who is responsible at each one, and the two clearances no shipment gets past.
Read articleCareers Guide
The jobs along the import chain, from shipping and forwarding to customs, biosecurity, warehousing and distribution.
Read articleCareers Guide
Entry level roles, what employers look for, what it pays, and how to get in without a degree.
Read articleWarehouse Safety
Most people hurt by forklifts never drive one. Why awareness training matters for every worker on foot.
Read articleInteractive Game
Work a 60 second border shift, learn the twelve highest risk pests and diseases, then take the certification quiz.
Read articleCareer Explorer
Step through a real New Zealand import and meet every role, from shipping line and forwarder to customs, MPI biosecurity and retail.
Read articleCareers Hub
Entry points into New Zealand freight, logistics and biosecurity work, and the free training that starts you off.
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