The health and safety of our attendees and staff are our top priority. Due to continued concerns regarding COVID-19, we have decided to pivot to virtual training.
The Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training will now be offered online, through Zoom.
The objective of this training program is for the Kansas State University Cooperative Education Service to provide a broad, practical training program and to help Kansas commercial pesticide applicators meet the requirements for renewal certification. You will need a valid email address to access these virtual training sessions.
ALL commercial certified pesticide applicators are required to accumulate credit hours if re-certifying through training.
In Kansas, there are two ways to receive training for renewal certification: 1) study a manual and pass an examination and 2) attend training courses approved by the Kansas Secretary of Agriculture for required recertification credit hour (CEU) accumulation. All applicators must now accumulate the necessary credit hours required for the appropriate category/subcategory in which they are certified. If you have not accumulated the required number of credit hours (1 core hour and either 3, 5 or 7 pest management hours) and paid the certification fee ($50 per category certified in) to the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) by the expiration of your current certification, you must re-exam to obtain certification.
This booklet describes approved training courses for COMPLETE RECERTIFICATION RENEWAL. Due to the nature of this extension training program, it is impossible to fit all required pest management hours into a 3 day training session for all categories/subcategories. If you cannot complete all credit hours required for 2020 certification expiration, it is recommended you take the exam. Afterward, begin accumulating credit hours for your 2021 thru 2023 recertification expiration’s.
NOTE: Non-certified employees and others are welcome to attend for the value of the training and must pay the necessary program fees. BUT, you must realize that certified applicators will be given priority if meeting room capacities are exceeded.
Please check your records (pocket card and/or certificate) to verify the expiration date. If your card expires December 31, 2020 and you have a record of attending a K-State sponsored renewal training course during 2018 or later, you may already have met PARTIAL or all renewal requirements. If your card expires after 2020, you may plan to attend now to begin accumulating credit hours. If your card was newly issued in 2019 or 2020, you may plan to attend this training course for credit hours or begin accumulating the appropriate credit hours elsewhere.
NOTE: Renewal training meetings in some categories are also available from sessions sponsored by local county extension offices, various trade associations or industry groups. Scheduling for these training opportunities is available through the KDA Pesticide Program. (You CANNOT add categories/subcategories without completing the exam.) CLICK HERE to see the current listing of approved programs scheduled for “Commercial Pesticide Applicator Recertification Programs.”
The alternative renewal certification method for all categories and subcategories is to obtain the appropriate manuals and take the examination. If all continuing credit hour requirements are not met, all exams must be retaken (general plus categories/subcategories). Manuals and examinations are available all year and, in most cases, the examinations are offered locally by the KDA. See your local county extension office for the KDA examination schedule and information on ordering commercial applicator manuals.
All attendees whose certification expires in 2020 must already have or attend the core hour, plus category/subcategory sessions to fulfill their pest management credit hour requirements.
Categories/subcategories have been grouped to accommodate, as well as possible, closely related categories/subcategories by topics presented. Applicators must attend the session that covers their specific categories/subcategories.
The Core Hour must only be attended once per three-year certification period. Some applicators are certified in many categories/subcategories, which may result in conflicts because of the concurrent group training sessions. In such cases, it may be possible for the applicator to attend the needed category/subcategories at an alternate location.
Category 10 applicators must attend the Core Hour and the category/subcategory sessions, which apply to the applicators research and/or demonstration. There is no specific category 10 training.
For all applicator recertification renewals, please refer to the previous table for the number of credit hours to be accumulated by your category/subcategory to complete certification requirements.
Each applicator must retain your receipt of attendance at re-certification programs as proof of credit hours accumulated.
| Four Credits | Six Credits | Eight Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 core credit and 3 pest management credits | 1 core credit and 5 pest management credits | 1 core credit and 7 pest management credits |
| 1D – Cut Stump Treatment | 1B – Agricultural Animal | 1A – Agricultural Plant |
| 4 – Seed Treatment | 1C – Wildlife Damage | 3A – Ornamental |
| 5S – Sewer Root | 2 – Forest | 3B – Turf |
| 7F – Wood Preservation | 3C – Interior Landscape | 6 – Right-of-Way |
| 5 – Aquatic | 7A – Wood Destroying | |
| 7B – Stored Products | ||
| 7C – Industrial Weed | ||
| 7D – Health Related | ||
| 7E – Structural | ||
| 8 – Public Health | ||
| 9A – Noxious Weed | ||
| 9B – Regulated | ||
| 10 Demonstration and Research |
Certified applicators whose certification is scheduled to expire December 31, 2020 need to remember to pay their renewal fee of $50 per category to the Kansas Department of Agriculture after they have accumulated the needed number of hours.
All requirements for renewal must be completed by December 31, 2020 or your certification will expire.
If you have questions regarding the renewal requirements, please call the Kansas Department of Agriculture at 785-564-6688. Please leave a message with your name, certification number, and question. To view your current certification credits, go to: https://portal.kda.ks.gov/paf/pafapplicator/login/
For information regarding this program, please call: