• 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • ADA Considerations in Applicator Certification

    Published on April 17, 2020
    he purpose of this paper is to provide information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the context of the applicator certification exam process.

  • 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…

  • 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 …

  • 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.

  • 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.