Australia’s growing smarter with ChemCERT

We are for those who work the land.

We believe Australia’s lands, it’s agriculture and horticulture and those who manage them are our greatest resource.

We are for education.

We believe making education accessible to all Australians is the best way to protect and improve our land.

We are not for profit.

We reinvest every cent into creating better courses and providing scholarships and grants for the next generation.

We are for growth.

We will continue to innovate with courses that showcase the latest techniques for productivity.

We are for safety.

We believe chemicals should never be allowed to harm our land or those who use them.

We are for the future.

We are digitally transforming our company to set a new standard in online education.

We are ChemCERT

With 25 years of experience behind us we are looking forward to helping grow a smarter more prosperous Australia.

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Scott Mckinnon

Trainer / Assessor

Scott has over 25 years of sales & marketing experience in the agribusiness and agricultural chemical industry with an applied technology focus. During that time he has worked extensively in Australia, Asia Pacific and globally based in Switzerland.  For the last 10 years he has focused on the agtech sector, holding several senior management roles for local and international scale-ups and commercial businesses. With his family he runs a small commercial agricultural property and has a sound understanding of the practical use of agricultural chemical on a day to day basis.

2025-07-23T11:43:47+10:00

Monique Meredith

Trainer / Assessor

Monique has 25 years' experience in Education, Horticulture, Ecology and Land Management including consultancy, project, research, management and training roles with Universities, Science Research Institutes, Education Departments, Aboriginal Corporations and Land Conservancies. Roles have included using chemicals for intergrated pest and weed control, agricultural crop and livestock management, horticultural production, vegetation and wildlife restoration, WHS compliance, and cultural land management practices. Recent work has involved waterway, pest and weed management fieldwork using RTK GNSS, ERT, GPR, UAV (drone), and ArcGIS technologies, with a focus on the EPBC Act, SER Standards, Ramsar Wetlands Convention, SOE Report, Environmental and Cultural Heritage Acts for best-practice audits and impact reports.

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Bill Greenslade

Trainer / Assessor

Bill has tertiary qualifications in Agriculture, Education and Finance, together with many vocational accreditations. Bill was involved with operational farming on the family farm at Maitland SA in the 1980’s and early 1990s. He then pursued a career agribusiness and has worked in several areas of the agribusiness supply chain. In these roles Bill had wide ranging exposure to industry compliance and training which has led to his progression to a formal training role.

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Ian Johnson

Trainer / Assessor

Ian is a highly skilled versatile ChemCert trainer, Freshcare, LPA Food Safety Auditor, Agsafe Trainer, and Agsafe Premises Chemical Storage & Transport Auditor which includes WHS concepts. He has spent 41 years in advisory roles educating individuals on safe and effective use of Agvet chemicals. Ian has helped over 3600 industry personnel attain ChemCert accreditation. His website is www.ijagservices.com.au

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Ian Porch

Trainer / Assessor

Ian holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture) and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. He has worked within the agricultural industry for over 30 years. Ian currently produces grain and livestock, whilst also working as an agronomist across Central NSW.

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Linda Green

Trainer / Assessor

Linda grew up on an apple orchard and sheep farm in the Adelaide Hills. She has broad experience in the farm industry having worked on many projects in this field. At ChemCert Linda brings her expertise to assist students with their chemical safety courses online.

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Claire Hamilton

Trainer / Assessor

Claire has been working in education since 2014. Transitioning to the agricultural industry in 2021, she works as a HACCP auditor, consultant and trainer. Claire works closely with growers in the fresh produce sector, guiding them through compliance requirements for standards like Freshcare Food Safety & Quality, HARPS and HACCP. She is one of ChemCERT’s online trainers and assessors.

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Mark Pedlar

Trainer / Assessor

Mark’s 50 years in research and development of agricultural chemicals on both sides of the globe, culminating in national roles in Australia give him an excellent comprehension of the subject. He combines this with over two decades in training both face to face and online.

ChemCERT

ChemCERT Limited is an industry based non-profit organisation established in 1999. As the peak accreditation body it works with all industry sectors throughout Australia for the training, up-skilling and industry accreditation for users of Agricultural and Veterinary (AgVet) chemicals.

ChemCERT Training Group

Chemcert Training Group is a training company established in 2002 by the parent company ChemCert Limited.

  • Public and Products Liability
  • Workers Compensation NSW
  • Workers Compensation VIC
  • Association Liability
  • Workers Compensation QLD
  • Workers Compensation SA

ChemCERT

At ChemCERT we believe our people are our greatest asset.

From those who design and manage our courses, to our highly experience trainers, their passion for protecting and improving Australia’s agriculture and horticulture, has made us one of the leading not-for-profit training companies in the industry.

How we care for our people

  • A competitive salary
  • EAP Services for our employees and their immediate families
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Flexibility and fairness in all role

So, if you’d like to help Australia grow smarter, email a copy of your resume to enrol@chemcert.com.au

Specialist Trainers

Expression of Interest

Want to become a specialist trainer with ChemCERT?

If you hold a current TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and want to help those who work the land, become safer and more productive, then email enrol@chemcert.com.au to register your interest