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Pesticide Applicator Certification
Exam Locations & Dates for 2009 & 2010
State Pesticide Applicator and Dealer Certification exams are administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program (PCP). The exams are scheduled monthly on the dates listed below in each of six host counties; see schedule below for 2009.
Applicators must pass a pesticide applicator exam for either Private or Commercial pesticide applicator certification depending upon the type of certification needed. Both of these exams are closed-book. Additionally, commercial applicators must register to take separate exams for certification to practice each additional Commercial pest control category.
Prior to registering to take the Core (Commercial) applicator exam, the candidate applicator must have taken and have a record of completion of an approved basic CORE training course. There continues to be no specific training requirements (with the exception of manual study) for Private applicators.
Prior to registering to take a category exam, the applicator must have completed and have record of 40 hours of on-the-job training that includes the NJDEP-specified minimum number of applications per category.
Individual exams are based upon content contained in the corresponding New Jersey Pesticide Applicator Training manuals for Private, Core, Dealer, or Commercial Category, available from your County Cooperative Extension office. Make sure that you have purchased and study from the most recent version of the manuals. See the certification & licensing webpage for a detailed listing of the types of pesticide applicator certifications that are issued in New Jersey upon successful passing of the applicable certification exam(s).
There is a time limit of one hour and forty-five minutes for taking each exam. Currently, Private; Dealer; and Commercial Core (newly revised) and Category 2* (newly revised), 3A, 3B, 3C, and 7A, and 13*(new) exams are closed-book exams. All other Category exams are open-book; you must bring your own manual with you to take the exam.
Call the PCP at (609) 984-6614 to receive an exam sign-up package (including an exam application form). You may also download these from the NJDEP Pesticide Control Program website.
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Bergen County |
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Burlington County |
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Cumberland County |
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Mercer County |
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Union County |
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NJDEP Certification Exam Schedule for 2009
| 2009 | Bergen | Burlington | Cumberland | Mercer | Morris | Union |
| January | 1/20 | 1/6 | 1/7 | 1/9 | 1/21 | 1/22 |
| February | 2/17 | 2/17 | 2/18 | 2/20 | 2/19 | 2/18 |
| March | 3/24 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 3/6 | 3/26 | 3/25 |
| April | 4/21 | 4/14 | 4/15 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 4/22 |
| May | 5/21 | 5/5 | 5/6 | 5/7 | 5/19 | 5/20 |
| June | 6/16 | 6/2 | 6/4 | 6/4 | 6/17 | no exam |
| July | 7/28 | 7/14 | no exam | no exam | 7/29 | no exam |
| August | 8/25 | 8/4 | no exam | no exam | 8/26 | no exam |
| September | 9/22 | 9/22 | 9/23 | 9/25 | 9/23 | 9/24 |
| October | 10/20 | 10/27 | 10/28 | 10/26 | 10/21 | 10/22 |
| November | 11/24 | 11/17 | 11/18 | 11/16 | 11/25 | 11/19 |
| December | 12/29 | 12/15 | 12/16 | 12/14 | 12/30 | 12/23 |
NJDEP Certification Exam Schedule for 2010
| 2010 | Bergen | Burlington | Cumberland | Mercer | Morris | Union |
| January | no exam | 1/5 | 1/6 | 1/8 | 1/26 | 1/28 |
| February | 2/23 | 2/16 | 2/17 | 2/19 | 2/24 | 2/25 |
| March | 3/25 | 3/2 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/23 | 3/26 |
| April | 4/26 | 4/13 | 4/14 | 4/16 | 4/21 | 4/22 |
| May | 5/25 | 5/4 | 5/5 | 5/7 | 5/24 | 5/27 |
| June | 6/22 | 6/1 | 6/2 | 6/3 | 6/23 | no exam |
| July | 7/27 | 7/6 | no exam | no exam | no exam | 7/29 |
| August | 8/24 | 8/3 | no exam | no exam | 8/25 | 8/26 |
| September | 9/21 | 9/21 | 9/23 | 9/23 | 9/22 | 9/23 |
| October* | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP |
| November* | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP |
| December* | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP | pending NJDEP |
* Note: The NJDEP has not posted any exam dates for October, November, and December 2010; when available, we will post those dates here.