Any person handling, applying, or supervising the use of pesticides as part of that person’s job must be certified and licensed by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Non-commercial pesticide applicators must complete 12 hours of training over a three-year period to be eligible for renewal.
Our workshops offer four hours of continuing education training. The Technology Transfer Program will be offering training and testing and continuing education for Categories 3, 5, 6, and 8.
Category 3, 5, 6, and 8 Continuing Education Training
This workshop is for those individuals who are currently licensed and who need continuing education credit in order to maintain their applicator license. In compliance with 302KAR Chapter 26, this workshop provides four continuing education hours, including one specific hour for Categories 3, 5, 6, and 8.
Individuals who are currently licensed in categories 3, 5, or 6, and need continuing educationcredit to maintain their license
- Introduction & Overview
- New Laws & Regulations
- License Renewal Process
- Label Identification Exercise
- Common Pesticides & Effects
- Application Methods
- Common Weed Identification
- PE Exercise
- Drift & Downstream
- Drift Complaints/Dealing with the Public
- Reactive to Proactive–Spray Plan Implementation
- Aerial Applications
- KYTC Hot Topics
Fee includes: all materials, refreshments, and lunch.
NOTE: Payment is required in advance, except employees of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
This course runs from 8:30am to 3:00pm
Category 3, 5, and 6 Training and Testing
To prepare workers to take the certification exam, we provide six hours of instruction, and at the completion of the training, the Department of Agriculture administers the exam. With the instruction fresh in their minds, 90 percent of the workers pass the exam the first time.
Category 3: Ornamental and Lawn Care
Category 3 licensing and certification is required for persons handling, using or supervising the use of pesticides or fertilizers for insect, weed, and/or disease control in residential and commercial landscapes and lawns.
Category 5: Aquatic Pest Control
Category 5 licensing and certification is required for persons applying or supervising the application of any pesticide purposefully applied to standing or running water, excluding applicators engaged in public health-related activities.
Category 6: Right-of-Way Pest Control
Category 6 licensing and certification is required for persons handling, using or supervising the use of pesticides in the maintenance of public roads, electric power lines, pipelines, railway right-of-ways, or similar areas. This is the certification most often required of state and local government highway workers. To prepare participants to take the certification exam, we provide six hours of instruction. Immediately following the completion of the training, the Department of Agriculture administers the exam.
Individuals who wish to take the pesticide applicator exam in categories 3, 5, or 6
- Test preparation for Categories 3, 5, and 6
- Category 3: Ornamental and Lawn Care
- Category 5: Aquatic Pest Control
- Category 6: Right-of-Way Pest Control
- Test proctored by Department of Agriculture
This fee includes the training course and the administration of the exam.
You (or your agency) will be responsible for license fees if you pass the examination. These will be paid directly to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
This course runs from 8:30am to 2:00pm and then you will begin your proctored test.
In accordance with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), participants may only attend and receive credit for the Pesticide Continuing Education training course once a season. A new course is released each year around September.
For additional continuing education hours, please see the KDA approved training calendar: https://www.kyagr.com/consumer/documents/ES_TEST_AGR_CEUSchedule.pdf
View latest updates from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture at https://www.kyagr.com/consumer/pesticide-training-and-testing.html.
New laws and regulations regulating the sale, use, and storage of pesticides as well as changes to training and certification standards were implemented January 1, 2023. Read updates that apply to training offered by T2 and official guidance from the Department of Agriculture.
