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.

• 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 …

• Continuing Competency Workgroup: Survey

  Published on April 17, 2020
  Federal law requires that applicators of restricted-use pesticides demonstrate a minimum standard of competency through a process called certification.

• Conventional Reciprocity for Issuing Cross-Jurisdictional Pesticide Certifications: Definitions, Concerns and Strategies

  Published on April 17, 2020
  Reciprocity means very different things to different people. Therefore, any discussion of reciprocity, as it pertains to pesticide certification, has to begin with definitions.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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…

• 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: 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