Colorado

Continuing Education Requirements

Pesticide applicator continuing education is required to become recertified. Recertification is a program that ensures certified applicators, both private and commercial, maintain competence and keep current with changing technology.

• Licensed applicators in Colorado are required to recertify every 3 years based on their date of birth.
• In order to renew a license without examination, each qualified supervisor, certified operator, and Private Applicator shall obtain the following credits prior to the expiration of the license:
  • 2 CECs in the subject area of Federal, State, and Local Laws and Regulations
  • 1 CEC in the subject area of Pesticides and Their Families
  • 1 CEC in the subject area of Applicator Safety
  • 1 CEC in the subject area of Public Safety
  • 1 CEC in the subject area of Environmental Protection
  • 1 CEC in the subject area of Use of Pesticides
    • (Private Applicators are only required to accrue the 7 Core credits and the Fumigation or Aerial Endorsement if required)
• Commercial qualified supervisors (QS) and certified operators (CO) must also earn additional CECs for the category they are certified in.
  •  Applicators licensed in Turf Pest Control, Ornamental Pest Control, and Residential/Commercial Pest Control must take 2 credits in those categories to renew. Applicators licensed in any other category only need to receive 1 CEC in their category.