DEC Pre-Exam Training - CCE Orleans Co.
Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension & NYS DEC are proud to offer a Pre-Exam Training and Test to Become a Certified Pesticide Applicator.
Agriculture Specialists Mike Stanyard from the NWNY Team and Janet van Zoeren of the Lake Ontario Fruit Program will review core concepts and commodity specific items in preparation for the Pesticide Applicator exam. This is not a 30-hour course. No DEC recertification credits.
CCE Orleans Pre-Exam Flyer (PDF; 392KB)
Event Details
Date
March 22, 2021
March 24, 2021
March 29, 2021
March 31, 2021
Time
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location
Via Zoom
Host
CCE of Orleans County
Kim Hazel
585-798-4265 x126
email Kim Hazel
Training Classes
Pre-Registration is REQUIRED by March 5
When: March 22 & 29, 2021 or March 24 & 31, 2021
1:00pm - 3:00pm Via Zoom
Cost: $35 for both days
Questions: Contact: Kim Hazel at 585-798-4265 ext. 126 or by email at krh5@cornell.edu
*TO ENSURE MANUALS ARE ORDERED IN TIME ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE IN BY FEBRUARY 26, 2021. You will be notified when manuals come in. Manuals must be picked up at the Orleans Co. CCE Office.
The Certification Exam
will be administered on April 6th from 9:00am—1:00pm by the DEC to Qualified Applicants at the Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension office. Fee for the exam is $100, bring a check payable to NYSDEC the day of the exam. You must register with DEC to take the exam. To register for the exam or if you have questions regarding the Certification Process, please contact Justin Schoff at 607-622-8290.
All participants must have experience working on their own farm, or through employment on another farm. Participants must register directly with DEC to take the Exam and if you have any questions on exam eligibility they must be answered by DEC representatives. This training is only for those with experience and does not qualify for the 30-hour pre-test training.
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