Tennessee
Department of Agriculture
Continuing Education Requirements

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The recertification requirements for Commercial Applicators in the State of Tennessee are as follows:

Point assignment is based on one (1) point* per hour of certification in related topics. You may earn no more than 75% of your points in one certification from any one meeting. Training requirements have been established to meet federal and state guidelines.

Recertification points will be allowed only for an update on approved topics in your category related to pests, pest control, pesticides, pesticide safety, environmental issues (water quality, endangered species, etc.) and pesticide law and regulations.

*point=CEU

For those with a certification category(ies) valid until October 21, 2002 you must accumulate:

Anyone certified on or after April 21, 2000 must accumulate:

The following courses and appropriate continuing education points have been approved by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

• Texas Laws and Regulations - 2 pts. in all categories
• Applicator Safety - 1 pt. in all categories
• Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Reinfest - 2 pts in categories 2, 7, 10, and 12
• Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Not Reinfest - 2 pts in categories 2, 7, 10, and 12
• The Eastern Subterranean Termite- 2 pts. in categories 7, 10, and 12
• Environmental Protection -1 pt. in all categories
• Facets of IPM in Field Crops - 1 pt. in categories 1, 10 and 12
• Identifying Cockroaches In and Around the Home- 2 pts. In categories 7, 8, 10, and 12
• Insect Pests That Attack Cotton-The Boll Weevil - 1 pt. in categories 1, 10 and 12
• Know Your Cotton Plant - 1 pt. in categories 1, 10 and 12
• Managing Drift - 1 pt. in all categories
• Pesticide Families - 1 pt. in all categories
• Principles of IPM in Field Crops - 1 pt. in categories 1, 10 and 12
• Principles of Pest Control on Lawn and Turf - 2 pts. In category 3
• Sucking Pests of Ornamental Shrubs - 1 pt. in categories 2, 3, 10 and 12

Registration Information

To register for the online courses, click here for the Credit Card Registration (instant passwords) We accept Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Checks. Once payment has been received, we will email or fax your list of passwords to enter the courses. These passwords will be good until your deadline. After that a new registration will be required and a new fee charged. The courses may be printed out to study or studied on screen. When you have completed the study material, go to the "Test Questions for Credit". The test will consist of 10 randomly generated questions. PRINT this test out first, answer the questions on paper and fax or mail this back to PestNetwork.com Once received, the test will be reviewed, a Certificate will be issued and the licensing agency notified of your CEUs. We will maintain your records for the appropriate time frame.

We hope you enjoy the courses. We are hoping you will use the information in each course to assist you in making decisions about your pesticide applications. Please print the material and place it in a notebook for future reference. If you have any questions please e-mail us at [email protected].