Credit Calendar

For information on recertification meetings and credits, contact John Pietroski at 207-287-7543 or john.t.pietroski@maine.gov.

For information on recertification meetings and credits for potato growers in Aroostook County, contact UMCE-Presque Isle at 207-764-3361.

CREDIT CALENDAR
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Date Program Suitable For
CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Date Program Suitable For
Throughout the year Safety Works! Maine Department of Labor. Respirator and hazard communication classes approved for credits. All other classes considered on a case-by-case basis. Schedule on-line
For more information, contact Maine DOL 207-623-7900 or toll-free 1-877-SAFE-345 (1-877-723-3345).
All Applicators

Throughout the Year

Food Industry Sanitation Auditors Seminars. Locations all over the US. Information and registration details at: Food Industry Sanitation Auditors or contact Paul Laughlin at 913-782-6399 or info@fisaconsulting.com. Many credits

Food Processing & Fumigation

Throughout the Year

U-Mass Green School, Conferences and Workshop Calendar

Turf, Outdoor & Indoor Ornamental

ONLINE & HOME STUDY
 
COURSES APPROVED IN OTHER NEW ENGLAND STATES

(Also automatically approved for Maine credits)

New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food Training (PDF)
Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Amherst Recertifcation Workshops
Vermont: Vermont Agency of Agricluture Course Finder
Connecticut
Connecticut DEEP: Recertification Meetings for Supervisors
Connecticut DEEP: Private Applicator Recertification Meetings
Rhode Island: Rhode Island DEM Pesticide Safety & IPM Training
VIDEOTAPES

 

If you cannot attend any of above programs, you can earn up to two credits per recertification period for Private and Commercial Operator Applicators and up to three for Commercial Masters by renting and viewing videotapes.

Approved tapes are available from the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District office in Bangor. To earn credit you must request the quiz for recertification when renting the tape; complete the quiz and return it to the Board of Pesticides Control, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0028.

You must score at least 80% on the quiz to receive credit. The quizzes are multiple choice and true/false questions. If you watch the entire video, the quiz should be easy to complete. One credit is given for each hour of video tape viewed.

To rent the tapes contact the Farm Video Center at Penobscot County SWCD at 207-990-3676 (press #3 after the initial recording to get the SWCD). You can also get more information on their web site.