Course overview

This course won 2023 Gold Award from the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE). The course presents information on the Surface Water Protection Regulations that were put into place to reduce the amount of pyrethroids in surface water runoff. It discusses the types of applications allowed under the regulations as well as those that are prohibited and those that are exempt. This course is available for free. The course contains video so it requires a device that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
Pest management professionals who work primarily in structural pest control or landscape maintenance.

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.5 hours Laws & Regulations) and by the Structural Pest Control Board (1.5 hours Rules and Regulations). To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $60. To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login or course enrollment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact UCIPMcourses@ucanr.edu.

This course is designed for Vermont gardeners interested in learning science-based information on a wide range of gardening topics including basic botany, vegetable gardening, perennials and annuals, ecological soil management, insect and disease pests, tree care, pollinator plants, landscape design, and tree and small fruit management. Students learn from University faculty and horticulture industry experts.

This is a 16-week online course available to students in two Tracks: Track 1 (Volunteer Certification Track) and Track 2 (at-your-own pace). See detailed information about the course at: https://go.uvm.edu/emgcourse. The course runs from January 23 to May 15 with access to all materials until June 26, 2026.

The fee for this course is $400 for Vermont residents and $550 for out-of-state residents.
NOTE: The fee does not cover the required course manual.

Veterans Agriculture Education and Assistance Program (VAEAP) in the Southwest 

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  This VAEAP orientation video will ensure you are aware of the requirements of the program and will also cover the last paperwork you need to fill out and return. After the orientation video, please fill out and sign the last three pages of the Participant Protocols.

  Once your paperwork is submitted, you'll be sent a code so that you can access all of the VAEAP curriculum. 

Veterans Agricultural Education and Apprenticeship Program in the Southwest

Course Name: Asexual Plant Propagation

Presenter: Ursula Schuch, Ph.D., School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona

Course Name: VAEAP-Introduction to Careers and Business Opportunities in Agriculture and Horticulture

This is the required class for the Veterans Ag Education and Apprenticeship Program. We go over the different career possibilities in agriculture and other green industries. If you have any questions, please contact the professors. Dr. Ursula Schuch: uschuch@arizona.edu Trent Teegerstrom: tteegers@ag.arizona.edu Dr. Edward Franklin: uafrank0@arizona.edu

Veterans Agricultural Education and Apprenticeship Program in the Southwest

Course Name: Sexual Plant Propagation

Presenter: Ursula Schuch, Ph.D., School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona

Are you curious about how to start growing your own vegetables? Do you have gaps in your vegetable gardening knowledge that might be holding you back? Would you like to become familiar with world-class UCANR resources that will help you solve your gardening problems?

If so, please join us, as we guide a series of discussions on topics that will help answer your questions and give you the skills and confidence to grow vegetables successfully. Discover the value of learning about UCANR's science resources.

This Vegetable Gardening for Beginners course covers the basic principles of growing your own vegetables. After you complete the course by attending all four days of instruction, you receive a UCMGCC certificate as a Growing Gardener in Vegetable Gardening.

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This course is ideal for beginners. Lessons cover the basic principles of gardening and include guidelines for Contra Costa County’s unique growing conditions. Participants who complete the course by attending all four days of instruction will become UC certified Growing Gardeners In Vegetable Gardening

Vermont's Forest Pest First Detectors Program

Help protect Vermont’s forests against invasive forest pests. Learn to detect, report, and educate others on pests such as hemlock woolly adelgid, emerald ash borer and spotted lanternfly.

Who Should Join?

• Graduates of UVM Extension's Master Gardener program.
• People interested in trees and forests.
• Beginners welcome; no prior knowledge required.
• Forest Pest First Detectors looking for a refresher.

 By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Understand and explain the threat of introduced tree pests to forest health.
2. Identify the host trees, signs and symptoms, and look-alikes of key forest insects and pathogens.
3. Use resources like VTinvasives.org for information.
4. Report suspected pest infestations.
5. Volunteer to help in your community (optional)

Course Dates: March 8 – May 2, 2026

This free, course features 10 sections with videos, articles, podcasts, and self-assessment exercises.

Questions?

Contact Ginger at ginger.nickerson@uvm.edu or 802-656-4831

Note: Continuing education credits are not available for this course.

• This course is for anyone wishing a Vermont* 7A General (Structural) Pest Control pesticide applicator license: pest control operators, government or municipal employees, university employees, etc.
• This course is not intended as a substitute for study of the manual and inserts (see list below).
• This course does not provide recertification credit. Please see related Vermont Pesticide Safety Education course offerings for recertification credits.

For more information please contact Sarah Kingsley-Richards at sarah.kingsley@uvm.edu.

Presented by University of Vermont Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. [Published 2020]

*NOTE: Anyone using the Category 7a Subcategory Structural and Rodent manual for other state pesticide applicator certification may also use this review.  Please check with your state certifying agency for local laws, regulations, and additional required study materials.

The fee for this course is $40.  To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button:

• This course is for anyone wishing a Vermont* 7F Disinfection & Antimicrobial Pest Control pesticide applicator license (required to perform disinfecting or sanitizing services to the property of others using an EPA registered pesticide): pest control operators, government or municipal employees, university employees, etc.
• This course is not intended as a substitute for study of the manual and inserts (see list below).
• This course does not provide recertification credit. Please see related Vermont Pesticide Safety Education course offerings for recertification credits.

For more information please contact Sarah Kingsley-Richards at sarah.kingsley@uvm.edu.

Presented by University of Vermont Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. [Published 2022]

The fee for this course is $30. To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button:

As a result of taking this course, participants will learn about Vermont’s Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs), how to take a soil sample and interpret results, how to take a manure sample and interpret results, field by field nutrient management planning, record-keeping requirements, and how to calibrate manure spreaders. This course includes videos, resources, references, and worksheets.  

For more information or to enroll contact: Lindsey Ruhl, University of Vermont Extension, lindsey.ruhl@uvm.edu.

This course has been made possible with generous funding from the Vermont Agency of Agricultural Food and Markets Clean Water Initiative Grant, "Innovative Training Tools to Help Small Farm Operations Comply with Required Agricultural Practices," grant #02200-ARM-CWF-2017-UVM.

The WASBA Master Beekeeper Course is run by Washington State University and the Washington State Beekeepers Association (WASBA). Students are admitted after submitting applications to WASBA and finishing a screening process. This course covers beekeeping management practices, advanced honeybee biology, scientific methods for investigating bee related issues, and more!

Please contact Bri Price at briana.price@wsu.edu for information.