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Resources for States and Educators to Use in Training Pesticide Applicators

National Training Manuals

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EPA has revised the Certification of Pesticide Applicators rule. Learn more about the changes

The following links exit the site

  • National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual
  • National Aerial Applicator’s Manual (PDF)(134 pp, 4.8 MB, About PDF)
  • National Right-of-Way Herbicide Applicator Test Plan and Training Syllabus (PDF)(50 pp, 1.8 MB, About PDF) (2010)
  • National Soil Fumigation Manual (PDF)(128 pp, 10.3 MB, About PDF) (2012) 
  • Framework for the National Soil Fumigation Manual and Exam Item Bank (PDF)(11 pp, 447 K, About PDF) (March 2012)

National Exam Item Banks

EPA’s cooperative agreement partners, state lead agencies and extension agent educators have developed the following training and testing resources for applicator certification that are available only for state, tribal and territory pesticide lead agencies.  Request access to these materials from Jeanne Kasai (kasai.jeanne@epa.gov). 

  • National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Exam Item Bank
  • National Aerial Application Exam Item Bank
  • National Right-of-Way Exam Project
  • National Soil Fumigation Exam Item Bank

For Additional Information

Applicator certification and training resources are available from the:

  • Certification Plan and Reporting Database (CPARD)
  • Pesticide Worker Safety Home
  • How EPA Protects Workers from Pesticide Risk
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  • How to Get Certified as a Pesticide Applicator
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Last updated on October 12, 2021