To recertify by taking a continuing instruction course visit the private pesticide applicator continuing instruction course website.
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Test Takers only
If you are taking a test for the first time, or you want to test out every three years, you must test through the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS).
IDALS testing is available for free at the Cerro Gordo County Extension Office. Pre-registration is required 48 hours in advance.
In Person Dates:
September 15, 2022
October 20, 2022
November 17, 2022
December 15, 2022
January 19, 2023
February 15, 2023
March 16, 2023
April 20, 2023
May 18, 2023
In-Person Private Applicator Continuing Instruction Courses (P-CICs) provide Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship-Pesticide Bureau-approved training for individuals who are currently certified as a private pesticide applicator. P-CICs are offered from December 1st to April 15th each year. Applicators who choose to maintain their certification by attending an approved P-CIC must attend a program during each year their certification card covers, including the year they passed the exam (if certification occurs prior to October 1). If a P-CIC is missed in one or more years of their three-year cycle, the applicator is required to take the certification exam through IDALS to renew their certification.