Colorado
Continuing Education
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.
- Both private and commercial applicators must earn 1 or 2 CDA required core credits in 6 different categories. The core categories are broken down below:
- 2 credits in Federal, State, and Local Laws and Regulations
- 1 credit in Pesticides and Their Families
- 1 credit in the subject area of Applicator Safety
- 1 credit in the subject area of Public Safety
- 1 credit in the subject area of Environmental Protection
- 1 credit in the subject area of Use of Pesticides
- Commercial qualified supervisors and certified operators must also earn additional credits 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 credit in their category.
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Agricultural Plant Disease Control
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Agricultural Weed Control
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Aquatic Pest Control
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Core
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Forest Pest Control
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Fumigation
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Industrial and Right of Way
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Interior Plant Pest Control
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Ornamental Pest Control
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Outdoor Vertebrate Pest Control
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Public Health Pest Control
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Residential/ Commercial Pest Control
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Stored Commodities Treatment
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Turf Pest Control
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Wood Destroying Organism Pest Control
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Wood Preservation and Wood Products