In-Field Protected Area Technician Training

What is PAT Practical Training?

Real tech, real application. Get the in-field practical skills and confidence to work as a technician in protected areas.
Hands-on training across power, connectivity, sensors, and data platforms that work together to turn data into actionable conservation decisions. Advance your PAT certification.

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What you’ll learn

A hands-on opportunity to design, configure, deploy and troubleshoot protected area technologies. Build power solutions, deploy radios, camera traps and sensors to bring data into situational awareness platforms and turn it into action, from the field to operations.

Plan and design technology solutions

Learn to assess needs, design solutions, and create implementation plans to ensure the right technology delivers long-term impact.

YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO

Translate a Protected Area management plan into operational needs
Design appropriate network and technology implementation plans
Develop funding proposals, equipment and procurement lists

Configure and connect technology solutions

Learn how to set up, configure and integrate conservation technologies, ensuring systems integrate effectively across the full tech stack.

YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO

Configure networks, communication systems and connected devices
Integrate IoT gateways, radios, sensors and monitoring equipment remotely
Test data flows into conservation management platforms

Configure and connect technology solutions

Build and deploy technology in the field

Gain hands-on experience with your own kitbox and learn the challenges of implementing systems in real-world environments.

YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO

Run pre-deployment checks and physically mount equipment, power systems and network infrastructure
Use best-practice approaches to deploying wildlife tracking devices, sensors and camera traps
Set up event types and integrate devices into monitoring platforms for decision-making