In order to maintain valid Pesticide Applicator Certification in the state of New Jersey, pesticide applicators must earn a minimum of 24 recertification credits by attending continuing education courses. Commercial Pesticide Applicators must accumulate 8 Core credits and 16 category credits (per each category certified).  Private Pesticide Applicators must accumulate 8 Core credits and 16 'PP2' credits.

The total 24 recertification credits must be accumulated by the applicator within a five year period subsequent to passing their certification exam.  The five year period begins the November 1^st following passing the exam, and ends five years later on October 30^th.  If the full complement of recertification credits is not earned within that five year period, certification as a pesticide applicator in New Jersey expires.  Certification in these cases can only be acquired by passing the required exams again.

Course topics offered for recertification credit include: Core (private or commercial certifications), PP2 for private certification, as well as each of the 13 pest control categories.  Recertification credits can be earned by either attending NJDEP-approved recertification courses  or by completing an NJDEP-approved online training module. 

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program (NJDEP PCP) has a webpage of Online Reports, which includes an online database that you can use to search for recertification courses as follows:

• Available Recertification Courses: You can search upcoming pesticide applicator recertification courses by subject area [i.e., CORE, category number, or Private (called 'PP2')] within a date range that you specify.
• Recertification Course by date: You can search for a recertification course on a specific course date
• Recertification Course by course number: You can search for specific recertification courses using the NJDEP course number

Recertification credits awarded will vary from course to course according to course subject matter.    We have made a PowerPoint slide recertification credit form for use of those conducting training sessions for recertification. Click on the hyperlink, save the file, and you can directly edit it.  Specifically,  you can insert the credits your course is awarded for your attendees to copy down onto their forms at the close of your courses; it is animated so you can give them each piece of information to write on the form separately.  Attendees at a given course are awarded recertification credits in the subject areas as approved by the NJDEP when submitted by the course host.

Online Recertification Courses Available:

New Jersey Pesticide Control Regulations allow pesticide applicators to earn recertification credits by completing online courses that are approved by the NJDEP PCP. Current NJDEP policy limits the accrual of recertification credits through online courses.

Within an applicator's 5 year recertification period, they may accrue online credits up to:

1. 2 Core units and
2. 4 units in each Category that they are certified

NJDEP-accepted and approved online recertification courses are:

Rutgers Cooperative Extension currently offers two approved online CORE recertification courses in Pesticide Use & Storage. To select from one of the two currently offered courses, one must enter your license number first and both modules will post for you to select. More modules will be added at the course website as they are developed

All Star Professional Training - Contact: 817-259-0980; or see www.allstartraining.org

• Core
• 7A (General & Household)
• 7B (Termite)
• 7C (Fumigation) and
• 7E (Wood Preserving)

JoEllen Habel - Contact: email

• Core credits only

Pest.com - Contact: Kevin Hurley; email; 845-657-4272

• Core: Toxicity of Pesticides- 1 unit
• Core: Ecological Concerns - 1 unit
• 3A (Landscaping Ornamental Pest Control)- 4 units
• 3B (Landscaping: Turf Pest Control) - 4 units

Marrone Bio Innovations - Contact: Cheryl Ogle; email

• PP2- 4 units
• 1A (Plant Agricultural Pest Control) - 4 units