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You must download this powerpoint document – Recertification Legal Update – and confirm you have read it upon completion of your courses from this site. Once all your courses are complete, email: help@pestnetwork.com for verification. Recertification Legal Update Doc: http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/ppt/VirginiaRegulatoryUpdate.pptx
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and consumer Services regulates the certification of pesticide applicators. To maintain certification, commercial applicators must be recertified every two years. Applicators may be recertified by attending a fully-approved category-specific recertification session once every two years.
For additional information on pesticide applicator certification you may contact:
Tonita J. Clark
Program Coordinator, Certification & Training
Office of Pesticide Services
(804) 371-6558 or (800) 552-9963
www.vdacs.virginia.gov
The following courses and appropriate CEU credits have been approved by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Approved for recertification credit in the following category or categories.
Commercial Applicators
Commercial applicators may be recertified in specific categories by successfully completing the following list of certification requirements given below.
Registered Technicians (Category 60)
Registered Technicians (Category 60) should fulfill the category requirements above as appropriate for their work area. Applicators that hold more than one category (e.g. 7-A and 7-B) need to meet the requirements specific to each category. For example, if an applicator meets the requirements for 7-A, he would need to add only one additional pest-specific course from those listed to recertify in 7-B as well.
Applicators That Hold More Than One Category
Applicators that hold more than one category (e.g. 7-A and 7-B, need to meet the requirements specific for each category. For example, if an applicator meet the requirements for 7-A, he would need to add only one additional pest specific course from those listed to recertify in 7-B as well.
Commercial applicators may recertify by successfully completing the following list of category requirements:
To satisfy Category 1-A you need ALL Core + 1 from each Elective Group (There is no need to duplicate courses, the course will count for each category).
Core
Elective Group 1-A
Choice of ONE (1) of the following:
Elective Group 2-A
Choice of ONE (1) of the following:
Elective Group 3-A
Choice of ONE (1) of the following:
To satisfy Category 7-A you need ALL Core + each Elective Group (There is no need to duplicate courses, the course will count for each category).
Core
Elective Group 1-A
Choose TWO (2) of the following:
Elective Group 2-A
Choice of ONE of the following:
To satisfy Category 7-B you need ALL Core + each Elective Group (There is no need to duplicate courses, the course will count for each category).
Core
Elective Group 1-A
Choice of TWO (2) of the following:
Elective Group 2-A
Choice of ONE (1) of the following:
Note: In 7-A Elective group 1 has the EPA, and in 7-B Elective group 2 has the EPA. This course would satisfy both categories requirement.