Certification and Training Assessment Group

• 2021 CTAG Member Solicitation

  Published on November 27, 2020
  To All Pesticide State Lead Agencies, Pesticide Safety Education Programs, and Tribal Pesticide Programs: CTAG (the Certification and Training Assessment Group) invites your nomination(s) for three-year membership beginning February 1, 2021.

• October 2020 CTAG Update

  Published on November 27, 2020
  This has certainly been a year of challenges! Covid-19 has impacted us all in so many ways, including how we work and the challenges we are currently facing, which did not exist this time last year.

• Positive Identification Requirement for Pesticide Applicator Certification Exams

  Published on April 17, 2020
  People who are candidates for pesticide certification exams should be positively identified before the exam is issued and before any credentials are issued.

• Recertification: Addressing Both Core and Category Topics in Training

  Published on April 17, 2020
  The question, “What makes a good recertification offering?” is a many-facetted question. The answer in large part depends on the responder

• Recertification: Examples of Including Both Core and Category Topics

  Published on April 17, 2020
  The question, “What makes a good recertification offering?” is a many-facetted question. The answer in large part depends on the responder.

• Minimum-Age Requirements for Certification to Use RUPs

  Published on April 17, 2020
  Currently, 76% of the states have no age minimums for issuing private applicator certifications and 39% of the states have no age minimums for commercial applicator certifications.

• A Flexible Process for Developing Effective, Integrated Licensure Tests and Pesticide Training Manuals

  Published on April 17, 2020
  Content-relevant licensure tests (also called certification exams) and training manuals are central to Certification and Training (C&T) programs nationwide…

• Exam Administration and Security Procedures Manual

  Published on April 17, 2020
  Certification of pesticide applicators is a critical responsibility that has been delegated to each state, tribe or territory to ensure the competency of certified and licensed pesticide applicators

• Recertification: Content Criteria

  Published on April 17, 2020
  The question, “What makes a good recertification offering?” is a many-facetted question. The answer in large part depends on the responder.

• ADA Considerations in Applicator Certification

  Published on April 17, 2020
  he purpose of this paper is to provide information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the context of the applicator certification exam process.