Pesticides Section
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT OPTIONS
Due to the current restrictions on public gatherings because of COVID-19, there are now online options to earn pesticide continuing education credit.
Live online classes can be found by searching “online” in the Approved Continuing Education Courses calendar. Online classes will have "Online" listed as their address and city. See the course calendar listing for approved pesticide credits and fee information. Additional classes may be available through your local Cooperative Extension office. Course hosts will submit the attendance to NCDA&CS.
Self-paced online classes for pesticide credit are now available to all pesticide applicators. They can be found by searching “self-paced” in the Approved Continuing Education Courses calendar. Self-paced classes can be completed at any time. The same class cannot be repeated in the same calendar year. The course host will submit the attendance to NCDA&CS.
Recertification Credit Requirements
CATEGORY |
NUMBER OF RECERTIFICATION HOURS |
A Aquatic |
6 credits per 5 year period |
B Public Health |
6 credits per 5 year period |
D Dealer |
5 credits per 5 year period |
E Core |
No credits required |
G Forest |
6 credits per 5 year period |
H Right of Way |
4 credits per 5 year period |
I Regulatory |
6 credits per 5 year period |
K Ag Pest Animal - Livestock/Pet/Poultry |
6 credits per 5 year period |
L Ornamental & Turf |
10 credits per 5 year period |
M Seed Treatment |
3 credits per 5 year period |
N Demonstration & Research |
10 credits per 5 year period |
O Ag Pest Plant |
10 credits per 5 year period |
P Aerial Methods |
4* credits per 2 year period *1 Hour Aerial Methods / 3 Hours Specialty Category |
| S Commercial Soil Fumigation | 3 credits per 5 year period |
T Wood Treatment |
4 credits per 5 year period |
V/X Private (V - Safety, X - Specialty) |
2 credits of each per 3 year period |
| Z(SF) Private Soil Fumigation | 1 credit per 3 year period |
Additional Requirements for Commercial/Public Applicators, Dealers, and Consultants:
The required credits for each category must be obtained during at least two years of the five year certification period. This applies to EACH category.
SINGLE CATEGORY: Individuals who are certified in one category must complete the total required credit hours for that category.
MULTIPLE CATEGORIES: Individuals who are certified in two or more categories must obtain the total required credits for the category with the highest credit requirement, and three credit hours for each additional category. (See note below for applicators licensed in the category Demonstration & Research)
ADDING A CATEGORY: Your certification date does not change when you add a category to your license. You must earn the required credits for your new category by your current certification date, and the credits must be earned in two calendar years. Exception: if you add a category in same year that you will recertify, you do not need to earn any credits for that category for this certification period.
DEMONSTRATION & RESEARCH: Demonstration & Research always requires 10 credit hours.
- Applicators that are licensed in Demonstration & Research and one other category must complete 10 credit hours in Demonstration & Research and the total required credit hours for the other category.
- Applicators that are licensed in Demonstration & Research and two or more other categories must complete the 10 credit hours in Demonstration & Research, complete the total credit hours for the category that has the highest credit hour requirement, and three credit hours for each remaining category.
Example: If an applicator is licensed in N, L, A, and G; the credit hours required are: N: 10, L: 10, A: 3, and G: 3
Additional Requirements for Private Applicators
ADDING A CATEGORY: Your certification date does not change when you add a category to your license. You must earn the required credits for your new category by your current certification date.
Exception: if you add a category in same year that you will recertify, you do not need to earn any credits for that category for this certification period.
Additional Requirements for Aerial Applicators
MULTIPLE SPECIALTY CATEGORIES: Aerial applicators with multiple specialty categories must earn 3 credits for any one category and one credit for each additional category on their Aerial License (during 2 year certification cycle). Example: if licensed in P, O, and B categories, the credits required are: P: 1, O: 3, B: 1.
ADDING A CATEGORY: Your certification date does not change when you add a category to your license. You must earn the required credits for your new category by your current certification date.
Explanation of License Categories
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