The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Pesticide Control Program (PCP) assumes that applicators or operators that do not work for an applicator business or those just starting a new applicator business may not have the ability to conduct the 40 hours of on-the-job training themselves. One of the three alternatives when you cannot complete the 40 hour category on-the-job training is category training.

Specifically, you may complete a NJDEP-approved category training course. This training is currently available for categories 3A, 3B, 7A, 7B, and 8D for applicators only. 3A, 3B, and 7A courses are 6 hours each while the 7B is a 12-hour course (2 days).

NJDEP has designated 5 course coordinators to contact for available courses; see list below.

1. Steve Beckenstein (Category 8D)
   516-609-0009
   Email: sbeckenstein@ambientgroup.com
2. David Goldstein (Category 7B)
   609-490--0022
   Email: info@inspectoreducation.com
3. Jack Lapides
   866-851-4389, Fax 973-992-5826
   Email: njpma@verizon.net
   Web:www.NJPestcontrol.com
4. Reg Louey
   607-749-5318
   Email: rlouey@verizon.net
   Website: www.pesticidetraining.com (click on the New Jersey section of the map in the upper right hand corner of this webpage).
5. Barry Stangel
   845-357-7734
   Email: barrypmtc@optonline.net