Courses

We offer the following courses:
 
Grower Pesticide Safety Course is offered in four formats, 3 of which are in-person. The open-book test is given at each in-person course.

  1. in-person all day course (starts at 8:45 am until approximately 4 pm), or
  2. in-person all day course and separate exam (Instruction starts at 8:45 am with the option to challenge the "separate exam" with time listed), or
  3. in-person testing sessions called Refresh & Write. (short one hour presentation followed by 2 hours to write the test), or
  4. an online course.

Agricultural operations with Farmer Assistants that require training must attend either the in-person all-day Grower Pesticide Safety Course or be trained on the farm by a certified On Farm Instructor.

Before attending a Grower Pesticide Safety Course, please pick up a course manual at a location near you.

On-Farm Instructor Course is offered as a half a day in-person course or an online course. The course manuals are sent to you a week before the course starts.  A current Grower Pesticide Safety Course certificate is required for enrollment.

Pesticide Vendor Certification Course is offered in three formats:  1) an online course, 2) a one day in-person refresher course or 3) an in-person test session.

All certifications are valid for 5 years.

We offer courses all year with most courses offered between December and April.  Please contact us if you need a course in your area and don't see one offered.