Documents

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Pesticide Applicator Certification & Training: What It Is

    Published on April 17, 2020
    The goal of the national pesticide applicator certification and training program (C&T) is to protect people, property, the food supply, and the environment …

  • Federal Agency Certification Plans

    Published on April 17, 2020
    The Certification and Training Assessment Group (CTAG) strives to facilitate improvement in the national pesticide applicator certification and training (C&T) program…

  • Recertification: Online Training – Course Design & Structure

    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.

  • Direct Supervision: Summary of Survey Results

    Published on April 17, 2020
    Excerpt: There are no criteria or provisions set forth in FIFRA defining the practice of a non-certified person engaged in the application of pesticides while under the direct supervision of a certified pesticide applicator.

  • Recertification: Auditing Recertification Courses

    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.

  • Requiring Written Exams for Approval of State Certification Plans

    Published on April 17, 2020
    The program is undergoing an assessment through the cooperative effort of the Cooperative Extension Service, State Lead Agencies, and the EPA to determine what changes should be considered to improve professionalism of certified applicators.