• 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.

  • Recertification: Content Criteria

    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.

  • Recertification: Examples of Including Both Core and Category Topics

    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.

  • Exam Administration and Security Procedures Manual

    Published on April 17, 2020
    Certification of pesticide applicators is a critical responsibility that has been delegated to each state, tribe or territory to ensure the competency of certified and licensed pesticide applicators

  • 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.

  • Recertification: Verifying Attendance at Training Events

    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.

  • 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…