Why do applicators need continuing education?
There are several reasons that the Pesticide Bureau considers so important that it requires continuing education in order for you to retain your li cense: • Most professions have continuing education requirements, and in this, the pest control. • Periodic training keeps you current with developments in the industry, from new chemicals to recent. • More training makes you a more knowledgeable, efficient applicator. • The pbulic has confidence in pest control applicators as professionals, because they know that besides being tested and certified by the state, they are required to obtain continuing education credits. How Do I Get Contact Hours? Contact hours can be obtained by attending certified training sessions. You can find out courses are being offered by Umass Extension. The Pesticide Bureau realizes that as a busy pest control professional, your time is limited, but Umass and our other providers often arrange the training sessions so that you can get all the contact hours you need
