Instructor Certification

Professionals from high schools, military installations, colleges, communities, faith-based agencies, and non-profits are all appropriate candidates for the Green Dot instructor training.

Who can be a certified Green Dot instructor?

Anyone involved in direct implementation of Green Dot must be fully trained and certified. The minimum requirement for certification is a 4-day training that covers: the research foundation and conceptual model that informs the Green Dot strategy, the Green Dot persuasive speech, the Green Dot Bystander Training, social marketing, and evaluation and action planning. It is recommended, though not required, that supplemental training/consultation days are built in over the course of the first year that cover strategic planning, community buy-in/capacity building, and persuasive speaking. Site-specific technical support is also available.

What does certification include?

Those who are certified receive 32-hours of training by the Green Dot training team; a comprehensive instructor’s manual; a sample of the participant workbooks; training powerpoints and electronic versions of support materials including graphic design of social marketing materials, participant workbook, videos used during training and other necessary materials to launch Green Dot.

This is a train-the-instructor, not a train-the-trainer. Please note that this training does not certify participants to train other members of their organizations/agencies. Therefore, it is imperative that anyone who will be involved in direct implementation attend a full 4-day training.

What training opportunities exist?

There are two basic options for training:

1. Individuals can attend a 4-day Green Dot Institute, held two to three times a year, usually in Lexington, Kentucky. The next training will be held in Lexington on July 23-26, 2012.
   
   
   
2. An organization, military installation, university, consortium, or coalition can bring a Green Dot training to their community and we will conduct the 4-day training on-site. Contact Dr. Jen Sayre, Director of Training and Development, for more information.