Pesticide Applicator Tutorial (Ag/Land/Industrial) - Winter 2027


Course number : AGEV-113    Class Section Number : C01

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CourseGraphic Course Description
This tutorial is designed to help prepare you to write the Pesticide Applicator's Certification Exam in Landscape, Industrial, and Agricultural areas.

Topics include:
  • Legislation and safety
  • Herbicides and weed control
  • Insecticides and disease control
  • Calculations and calibrations
The tutorial offers three days of classroom instruction. 
Day 1 focuses on the core material and an introduction to calculations. 
Days 2 and 3 dive deeper into calculations and go over equipment, biology, integrated pest management (IPM), and other technical concepts.
Learners will have access to a series of recorded sessions for a period of two weeks following the course. These recordings each focus on a designation (agriculture, industrial, or landscape) and supplement the in-class material.

Agriculture
This section includes custom application to agriculture crops.  
 
Landscape
Includes the use of pesticides (other than fumigants) by ground application for the maintenance of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf on outdoor residential, commercial (e.g. golf courses and cemeteries), and public land.  This section includes herbicide application to parking lots and roads for control of designated noxious or restricted weeds within urban areas.  Herbicide applications for brush control is not included but is included in the Industrial section.
 
Industrial
Includes the use of pesticides by ground application for controlling weeds and brush on industrial areas including roadsides, power lines, pipelines, rights of way, easements, railways, petroleum well sites, and equipment yards.  This class also includes herbicide application to parking lots and landscaped areas surrounding industrial facilities for the control of designated noxious and restricted weeds.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Pesticide Applicator Tutorial (Ag/Land/Industrial), learners will:
  • gain knowledge regarding pesticide application in landscape, agricultural, and/or industrial areas
  • review the safety and legislation involved in pesticide application
  • feel confident going into your Certified Pesticide Applicator Exam
 
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required.
 
Notes 
Please purchase home study material and bring the binder to the classroom sessions. Home study materials must be purchased separately through Lakeland College.
Please note that shipping of the materials may take up to 10 business days.
Call Lakeland College directly to order: 1-780-853-8646.
 
Book your certification exam through Lakeland College (780-853-8646).  We recommend booking your exam when you register for this course and encourage all students to take the exam within two weeks of completing the tutorial. As of 2026, the exam cost was approximately $225 + GST.
Students must be 18 years of age or older to become Certified Pesticide Applicators.
 
Contact Dr. Bill Hamman at whamman@shaw.ca if you have any questions
 
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Class Details

3 Session(s)
Weekly - Tue, Wed, Thu

Location
Lethbridge Polytechnic - Face to Face

Instructor
Bill Hamman 

 

Notice

Please read:  Parking passes will be provided in a designated lot for each day of this course.

Tuition  $675.00

Registration Closes On
Friday, February 12, 2027 @ 8:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s) Instructional Method
2/16/2027 - 2/18/2027 Weekly - Tue, Wed, Thu 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Lethbridge, Lethbridge Polytechnic - Face to Face  Map Bill Hamman  ClassRoom

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