Recertification

Renew your certificate before it expires

It is up to the Applicator or Dispenser to be aware of their expiry date.

Once you have met the recertification requirements you can recertify your Applicator Certificate by completing the online application form.

To recertify your Dispenser certificate you must complete an online recertification course, this will be sent to you once you have completed the online application form.

If you don't renew, your service or vendor registration is automatically cancelled. Then you must stop all pesticide applicator activities until you have re-certified your certificate(s).

For Applicators you must renew each class of certificate you hold. You have two options:

rewrite the exam
earn continuing education credits

More information about these options is listed below.

Rewrite the Pesticide Applicator Certification exam

There’s a $225 fee to write the exam. Submit an online application.

Earn continuing education credits

About continuing education credits:

You are limited to a maximum of 10 continuing education credits in any one calendar year.
A course or tutorial can only be taken once for credit during the certification period.
As part of the required 15 continuing education credits, you must have a minimum of:
- 2 credits in regulations - examples new regulations and regulatory concerns
- 2 credits in health and pesticide safety such as safe application, storage, disposal of pesticides and animal health
- 1 credit in environment covering environmental issues such as pesticide fate, runoff, movement or leaching
- 2 credits in pest management through topics such as pest description, pesticide characteristics and integrated pest management
- 2 credits in application technology related to calibration clinics, drift modeling and new equipment demonstrations

Once you have fulfilled the requirements for each class of certificate you hold, you must submit an online application form. In order to ensure your renewed certificate arrives prior to your expiry date, submit the application at least one month before you expire.

Certificate classes and recertification requirements

Certificate Class

Recertification Requirements

All certificate classes (except those listed below)

15 continuing education credits approved for the class of certificate you hold, in the required concept area
complete and submit a recertification form and fee

Aquatic

10 continuing education credits (specifically 2 in regulations, 2 in human health, 1 in environment, 2 in pest management, 2 in application technology and 1 other elective credit)
complete and submit a recertification form and fee

Special

Roots in Pipes (lesson 804)
Exterior Rodent Control (lesson 505)
Fumigation of Stored Ag. Products (lesson 801)
Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate

credit requirements include 2 in regulations, 1 in human health, 1 in environment, and 2 other credit (either pest management, application technology, labeling, or emergency response).
continuing education credits must be approved for all classes of applicator certificate or specific to the certificate applicator category
exams are completed online and will be set up once your recertification form has been received.
a minimum grade of 80% on your lesson is required for recertification.

Recertification

Renew your certificate before it expires

Rewrite the Pesticide Applicator Certification exam

Earn continuing education credits

About continuing education credits:

Certificate classes and recertification requirements

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