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Pesticide Education, Training and Certification in Canada

Pesticide Education, Training and Certification in Canada. Vivianne Servant, Provincial Co-Chair, WGPETC Alberta Environment. Jennifer Hamm Craig, Federal Co-Chair, WGPETC Pest Management Regulatory Agency. August 2003. Pesticide Regulatory System. Federal (PMRA, Health Canada)

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Pesticide Education, Training and Certification in Canada

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  1. Pesticide Education, Training and Certification in Canada Vivianne Servant, Provincial Co-Chair, WGPETC Alberta Environment Jennifer Hamm Craig, Federal Co-Chair, WGPETC Pest Management Regulatory Agency August 2003

  2. Pesticide Regulatory System • Federal (PMRA, Health Canada) • Product registration for use in Canada • Provincial/Territorial • sale, use, storage, transport, disposal regulations • certification and training of applicators and vendors

  3. The Standard forPesticide Education, Training and Certification in Canada • Released in 1995 • Establishes the basic (minimum) knowledge requirements to obtain applicator/vendor certification • Series of documents • Online at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pmra-arla/english/edutran/edutran-e.html

  4. Framework • Purpose/Scope • Components • Common Terminology • Basic Knowledge Requirements (Applicator/Vendor Standards) • Certification Criteria • Recertification Criteria • Reciprocity Mechanism

  5. The Applicator Standard • Core (applicable to all categories) • Ten Applicator Categories • Aerial • Agriculture • Aquatic Veg. • Forestry • Fumigation • Greenhouse • Industrial Veg. • Landscape • Mosquito & Biting Flies • Structural

  6. The Vendor Standard • Vendor Core • Module for Commercial and Restricted Products

  7. Concepts Covered in Core & Module Structure • General Information • Regulations • Labelling • Human Health • Safety • Environment • Pest Management • Application Technology • Emergency Response • Professionalism

  8. Structure of Basic Knowledge Requirements • Course outline – information to include in courses • Instructional Objectives – what instructors must cover • Learning Outcomes – concepts student must be able to describe or do after taking the course (used to develop exam blueprints)

  9. Revisions to the Standard • Framework (not finalized) • Revised category definitions • Incorporated recertification by Continuing Education Program criterion • Added Exam Guidelines • Applicator Core Standard (finalized) • Expanded IPM concepts/principles • Included new legislation (PCP Act)

  10. Revisions to the Standard (continued) • Landscape module (final draft prepared) • Revised templates (guides to revise all modules) • Incorporated IPM concepts, treatments and examples • Updated pest management and application technology sections • enhanced resistance management information • enhanced human health & safety information

  11. Criteria for Certification Exams • Learning Outcomes in BKRs establish the key concepts that can be examined • Critical for exam blueprint development

  12. Criteria for Certification Exams • Developed Exam Guidelines • Percent of questions from key concepts (based on Learning Outcomes) • Percent recall versus application type questions • Core and category exam blueprints • Standardized Pass Mark/Pass Rate • Failure/Rewrite Exam Policy

  13. Criteria for Certification Exams • Developing Directions for Administration of Exams (NAFTA) • Standardize exam taking sessions • Enhance security of exams • Incorporate on-line exam procedures

  14. Certification Exams Being Developed • NAFTA core exam • Validated and legally defensible exam • Pilot phase • On-line National Aerial Exam • Based on National Aerial Standard & Manual • Validated and legally defensible exam • field testing phase

  15. U.S. Interactions • Developing NAFTA exam • Developing Exam Administration Procedures • Sharing information/resources/experiences • Participating together (CTAG, Working Group, AAPSE) • Future possibilities?

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