CSFMA will offer continuing education for core credits via webinar on Wednesday, April 10.  Dr. Tamla Blunt will be the presenter.  You must register to be eligible to become recertified.  The fee for CSFMA members will be $50 and $75 for non-members.

Pesticide applicator continuing education is required to become recertified. Recertification is a program that ensures certified applicators, both private and commercial, maintain competence and keep current with changing technology.

• Licensed applicators in Colorado are required to recertify every 3 years.
• The recertification period is simultaneous with the 3-year licensing period.
• Recertification credit can be earned any time during the 3 year period.
• Persons who allow their applicator’s license to lapse must re-take the test.
• Applicators can attend any CDA-approved recertification training to receive the required credits.
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Recertification training provides applicators with new information on pest control, health and environmental safety, pest management technology, and changes in pesticide laws and regulations to help the applicator continue to use pesticides safely and effectively.

To become recertified, both private and commercial applicators must earn credits in CDA-required categories. These credits must be earned any time during the 3 year licensing period. The required “core” categories all applicators must earn to be eligible for recertification are: (Dr. Blunt will cover topics listed in parenthesis)

• 2 Credits Laws and Regulations (covering notifications, upcoming legislative topics for Sunset review -1 hr)
• 1 Credit Pesticides and their families (Pesticide shelf life - 30 min)
• 1 Credit Environmental Protection (Dealing with spills - 30 min)
• 1 Credit Use of Pesticides (Understanding respirator compliance -30 min)
• 1 Credit Applicator Safety (Understanding respirator compliance 30 min)
• 1 Credit Public Safety (Dealing with spills - 30 min)

For Commercial applicators, category credits are required in addition to all 7 core credits. Turf, ornamental, and structural applicators must earn 2 credits in their license category. All other applicators must earn 1 credit in their category .