Why choose Community Ag & Pesticide Training?

Our program offers courses for pesticide exam preparation and many of the recertification requirements needed for pesticide applicators.

NOTE: No pesticide courses are offered Spring 2021. For testing please contact 503.399.5192 to schedule an appointment.

How many credit hours do you need to maintain your license?

Private Applicator

• 16 credit hours during the 5-year certification period
• 4 credits hours must be “CORE”
• Maximum 8 credit hours allowed per year

Public Applicator/Commercial Applicator/Consultant

• 40 credit hours during the 5-year certification period
• Maximum 15 credit hours allowed per year

Apprentice

• 8 credit hours needed each licensing period
• 4 credit hours must be “CORE”

What will you learn?

Courses offered –

• Forestry Pesticide Review
• General Urban Pest Control
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Basics
• Label Comprehension
• Laws and Safety Review (offered in English and Spanish)
• Ornamental and Turf: Herbicide Training
• Ornamental and Turf: Insecticide and Fungicide Training
• Private Applicator License Training (offered in English and Spanish)
• Respiratory Protection for Agriculture Operations
• Pesticide Right-of-Way Training
• Sprayer Calibration
• Structural Pest Control
• Weed Identification and Management
• Wood Destroying Organism Inspection and Evaluation
• Worker Protection Standard

What will you do?

A pesticide license is needed to –

• Buy, apply, or supervise the use of Restricted Use Pesticides
• Advise others on the use of Restricted Use Pesticides
• Apply pesticides to someone else’s property (private or public land)
• Apply pesticides as a public employee using machine-powered equipment and/or apply Restricted Use Pesticides
• Apply pesticides on school properties

(Information obtained from ODA website)