TDA Applicator

*** Please note that those who carry a Structural Pest control Service Texas Certified Applicator License “CAN NOT DO ONLINE CEUS.” In this case live classes are required in order to receive the proper credit. ***

Texas Department of Agriculture Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

CTN Educational Services’ online classes are to provide CEUs for Private Applicators, Noncommercial and Commercial Applicators online. The Texas Department of Agriculture requires the following for each type of applicator.

Private Applicators: These applicators must have a total of 15 CEUs within the 5 year cycle. You can only take a maximum of 10 CEU online courses and/or correspondence courses. You must obtain 5 CEUs from a live class in order to meet the TDA requirements to recertify. You need 2 Laws and Regulations CEUs and 2 IPM CEUs within the 5 year cycle. You may obtain more in each category, but you must have at least the minimum. At the end of each CEU course you will need to complete the questionnaire and send it in to receive your credit.

Noncommercial and Commercial Applicators: These applicators must obtain 5 CEUs each year. Of the 5 CEUs required, at least one CEU must be from each of two (2) of the following three categories; Laws and Regulations, IPM or Drift. The remaining 3 CEUs may come from the above categories or from the general category. The state requires you to attend a live CEU class every other year. So if you take online CEUs and/or correspondence courses one year, then you must take live classes the next year and so on each year. At the end of each CEU course you will need to complete the questionnaire and send it in to receive your credit.

Additional information can be obtained via the Texas Department of Agriculture website.