Why choose Community Ag & Pesticide Training?

Our program offers courses for pesticide exam preparation and many of the recertification requirements needed for pesticide applicators.

How many credit hours do you need to maintain your license?

Private Applicator

• 16 credit hours during the 5-year certification period
• 4 credits hours must be “CORE”
• Maximum 8 credit hours allowed per year

Public Applicator/Commercial Applicator/Consultant

• 40 credit hours during the 5-year certification period
• Maximum 15 credit hours allowed per year

Apprentice

• 8 credit hours needed each licensing period
• 4 credit hours must be “CORE”

What will you learn?

Courses offered –

• Forestry Pesticide Review
• General Urban Pest Control
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Basics
• Label Comprehension
• Laws and Safety Review (offered in English and Spanish)
• Ornamental and Turf: Herbicide Training
• Ornamental and Turf: Insecticide and Fungicide Training
• Private Applicator License Training (offered in English and Spanish)
• Respiratory Protection for Agriculture Operations
• Pesticide Right-of-Way Training
• Sprayer Calibration
• Structural Pest Control
• Weed Identification and Management
• Wood Destroying Organism Inspection and Evaluation
• Worker Protection Standard

What will you do?

A pesticide license is needed to –

• Buy, apply, or supervise the use of Restricted Use Pesticides
• Advise others on the use of Restricted Use Pesticides
• Apply pesticides to someone else’s property (private or public land)
• Apply pesticides as a public employee using machine-powered equipment and/or apply Restricted Use Pesticides
• Apply pesticides on school properties

(Information obtained from ODA website)