In order to maintain valid Pesticide Applicator Certification in the state of New Jersey, pesticide applicators must earn a minimum of 24 recertification credits by attending continuing education courses. Commercial Pesticide Applicators must accumulate 8 Core credits and 16 category credits (per each category certified).  Private Pesticide Applicators must accumulate 8 Core credits and 16 'PP2' credits.

The total 24 recertification credits must be accumulated by the applicator within a five year period subsequent to passing their certification exam.  The five year period begins the November 1^st following passing the exam, and ends five years later on October 30^th.  If the full complement of recertification credits is not earned within that five year period, certification as a pesticide applicator in New Jersey expires.  Certification in these cases can only be acquired by passing the required exams again.

New Jersey-certified pesticide applicators can go to the 'DEP Data Miner - Pesticides' webpage and access their current license information and recertification status in the report called Commercial Certified Pesticide Applicators - Specific Information. Applicators can check to see how many recertification units they have accrued by CORE, CORE Category, or PP2; as well as make sure that their license is still current.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program (NJDEP PCP) evaluates all recertification courses. Course topics offered for recertification credit include: Core (private or commercial certifications), PP2 for private certification, as well as each of the 13 commercial pest control categories.  Recertification credits can be earned by either attending NJDEP-approved recertification courses,  or by completing an NJDEP-approved online training module. 

Recertification credits awarded will vary from course to course according to course subject matter.  To find recertification courses open to the public, applicators can access reports online at 'DEP Data Miner Pesticides' webpage. Applicators can select from three types of reports listed below:

1. Recertification Course by Specific Date: You can search for a recertification course on a specific course date.
2. Recertification Course by Course Number: You can search for specific recertification courses using the NJDEP course number.
3. Recertification Courses Available: You can search upcoming pesticide applicator recertification courses within a date range by subject area. [i.e., CORE, Category, or Private (called 'PP2')] within a date range that you specify.

For Course Hosts:

We have made a PowerPoint slide recertification credit form for use of those conducting training sessions for recertification. Click on the hyperlink, save the file, and you can directly edit it.  Specifically,  you can insert the credits your course is awarded for your attendees to copy down onto their forms at the close of your courses; it is animated so you can give them each piece of information to write on the form separately.  Attendees at a given course are awarded recertification credits in the subject areas as approved by the NJDEP when submitted by the course host.

Online Recertification Courses Available:

New Jersey Pesticide Control Regulations allow pesticide applicators to earn recertification credits by completing online courses that are approved by the NJDEP PCP. Current NJDEP policy limits the accrual of recertification credits through online courses.

Within an applicator's 5 year recertification period, they may accrue online credits up to:

1. 2 Core units and
2. 4 units in each Category that they are certified

NJDEP-accepted and approved online recertification courses are:

Rutgers Cooperative Extension currently offers two approved online CORE recertification courses in Pesticide Use & Storage. There are two options to select on the home page; select I am a commercial applicator and would like to receive credits After you enter your license number, both modules will post for you to select your choice. More modules will be added at the course website as they are developed

All Star Professional Training - Contact: 817-259-0980; or see www.allstarce.com

• Core
• 7A (General & Household)
• 7B (Termite)
• 7C (Fumigation) and
• 7E (Wood Preserving)
• 8B (Mosquito Control)

JoEllen Habel - Contact: email

• Core
• Proper Care of Indoor Plants: 2 units 3C (Interior Plantscaping)
• Invasive Plants of the Northeast: 2 units 6B (Right-of-Way)

Pested.com - Contact: Kevin Hurley; email; 845-657-4272

• Core: Toxicity of Pesticides- 1 unit
• Core: Ecological Concerns - 1 unit
• PP2- 4 units
• 3A (Landscaping Ornamental Pest Control)- 4 units
• 3B (Landscaping: Turf Pest Control) - 4 units
• 5 Aquatic Pest Control- 4 units
• 6B (Right of Way) - 4 units
• 7A (General & Household) - 4 units
• 7B (Termite) - 4 units
• 8D (Cooling Tower Pest Control) - 4 units

Farm Press - Penton Media
Contact: Harry Cline - 559-298-6070

• Using Calcium as Nutrient that Protects Against Disease Organisms
  4 units in 3A (Ornamentals) and 4 units PP2
• Pome, Stone Fruit Pest Management Using New Mode of Action Chemistry
  4 units in 3A (Ornamentals) and 4 units PP2
• Vegetable Pest Management Using New Mode of Action Chemistry
  4 units in 1A (Agricultural Plant) and 4 units PP2
  
• Biopesticides - Effective Use in Pest Management Programs
  4 units in 1A (Agricultural Plant) and 4 units PP2
  
• Agronomic Principles & Efficient Chemigation & Fertigation Using Center Pivot/Linear Sprinkler Systems
  4 units in 1A (Agricultural Plant) and 4 units in PP2
  
• The ABCs of MRLs (Maximum Residue Levels): Growing Issue for Ag Exports
  2 units in Core
  
• The Role of Copper in Disease Control
  4 units in 1A (Agricultural Plant) and 4 units in PP2
  
• Managing Spray Drift to Minimize Problems
  2 units in Core

Sterile Processing
Contact: 908-735-8944
www.spdceuf.com

• Safe Use of ETO Pesticides
  4 units in Core
  
• Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
  8 units in 12B (Ethylene Oxide)
  
  

Source: NJDEP 11/4/2010