PLEASE BE AWARE
Your training registration form will now be folded and placed in the first page of your manual. DO NOT lose this form. This form has to be presented to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to have your test processed. Manuals revised for 2019 and on will no longer have this tear out page, manuals revised before 2018 will have this tear out page removed. If you loose this form, it will cost $10 to replace it, so please, do not lose it.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING ONLINE COURSES:
This is important if you are enrolled or going to enroll in one of the UW PAT Program’s online courses (Turf & Landscape, Aquatic & Mosquito or Structural Pest Control). Access to the course involves a three step process with 3 separate email invites.
Step 1: You will receive an invite from the Manifest Group System. It will have the group name of the course you are enrolling in. Please follow these instructions. This is a request to set up a guest Identification–essentially what is called a NetID. Step 2: Once you are sent a NetID, you then have to accept the second email invite to activate your NetID. If you do not do this, then we can’t invite you to the course. Step 3: Once you have been granted a NetID and activated it, the PAT Program can then invite you to the course that you purchased. Please follow these instructions.
This is not the easiest procedure, but due to security and other reasons it is the one that the University has given us. If you received your invite and deleted it please contact Glenn Nice (below) and he will send out another invite.
The PAT Program Provides Training Materials
The University of Wisconsin (UW) Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Program provides:
- Ordering of certification fees (with training materials) required to become a certified applicator in the State of Wisconsin.
- Supplementary training materials and live training / review sessions (usually in the months of January – April).
- Got a question about certification? Give us a call, we’re here to help.
The UW PAT program does NOT provide the Commercial Test. [ DATCP Commercial Testing Centers ] The training materials come as a printed manual, an electronic PDF manual or an online course (your choice). Don’t know which to choose? Check out this podcast for a brief introduction to these choices: What Should I Order?
Click here To Order the Certification Training Fee (with training materials)
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP’s) Role in Certification
DATCP enforces the pesticide laws in Wisconsin. DATCP also writes and administers the certification exams and grants certification. DATCP also issues individual pesticide applicator and pesticide application business licenses in the state. The UW PAT program does NOT have access to your test results OR DOES IT GIVE THE COMMERCIAL EXAM. You need to contact DATCP (see below) for any questions dealing with the certification exam. DATCP Testing Centers
Contacts
Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT)
Department of Agronomy
University of Wisconsin
1575 Linden Dr
Madison WI 53706-1597
General email: PATprogram@mailplus.wisc.edu
(Questions about manuals, live training, registration)
Glenn Nice
PAT Program Manager, gnice@wisc.edu or 608-263-6358
Tianna Jordan
PAT Program Office Support Staff, tjjordan@wisc.edu or 608-262-7588
Steve Tomasko
PAT Senior Outreach Specialist, stomasko@wisc.edu or 608-265-4315
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Department of Agriculture
2811 Agriculture Dr.
Madison WI 53708
(Questions about certification, licensing, scheduling an exam, exam scores)
Pesticide Certification & Licensing – 608-224-4548
Email: datcppesticideinfo@wi.gov for questions regarding Pesticide Certification and Licensing
Email: datcpcertexam@wi.gov if you need to schedule a test or cancel one that you have scheduled.
Online site to schedule your certification exam: Scheduling an Exam
DATCP website for pesticide issues: Bureau of Agrichemical Management
