Community Ag & Pesticide Training
Let us help you prepare to take your Oregon Department of Agriculture pesticide licensing exam or earn recertification credits for your existing pesticide license.
topics Agricultural Sciences
Skills & InterestWorking with your hands
CareersAgricultural Science
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)
Courses
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Courses
Upcoming Courses:
Chemeketa is offering the Private Applicator License Training class from 8am-5pm on October 14, 2021. This is the 8hr testing preparation course as well as providing 8 recertification credits.
Class will be held in person at Chemeketa Salem Campus, Ag Complex Building 60, Room 102.
Use CRN 41035 to register for October 14, 2021 Private Applicator License Training.
Future courses are being scheduled for late fall and winter terms. Check back here for class postings.
You can find study materials and licensing information directly on the ODA website (click here).
How to Register
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Online & In Person
Online Registration is Recommended
Continuing Students
You are a continuing student if you have ever taken classes at Chemeketa before
- Log in to My Chemeketa
- If you don't know your username and password, look it up here
- Click on "Registration" in the box on right
- Register for class using the CRN or the "Class Search" tool
- Pay for class by clicking on "Account" in the box on right
New Students
- Apply for admission (there is no application fee)
- Select "for personal enrichment" as your primary reason for attendance
- Provide your email address to receive your student ID (K#) and access your My Chemeketa account within 1-2 business days
- With no email or Social Security Number, your student ID (K#) will be sent to you by US mail
- Log in to My Chemeketa
- Click on "Registration" in the box on right
- Register for class using the CRN or the "Class Search" tool
- Pay for class by clicking on "Account" in the box on right
Payment
Once you've registered you have 10 working days to make financial arrangements for payment of your class fees or you will be charged a $25 fee. Additional $25 late fees will be applied to accounts 30 days or more overdue (maximum late fees of $75 per term will be charged).
Registration In Person
Subject to available space. Stop by Ag Complex, Building 60 to register during business hours or 30 minutes prior to the start of class.
Registration questions contact: ag@chemeketa.edu
- Log in to My Chemeketa