How to maintain and get your TDA Pesticide CEUs during COVID19 Lockdown?

One of the many things that is not allowed during the COVID19 lockdown is face-to-face meetings and this includes the many pesticide CEU classes Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides year round.

Spring is an essential time for Vector Control to achieve their CEU credits before a potentially busy mosquito season.  Luckily TDA has made several adjustments to help everyone out this year.

- Licensed applicators with expiring licenses or needing CEUs will be allowed to renew their license even if they have not met the CEU requirement for their current licensing period through Dec 31, 2020.
- Commercial, Non-Commercial and Non-Commercial Political Applicators:
For licenses expiring in 2020 only: TDA will exempt commercial, non-commercial and non-commercial political applicators who have taken online or correspondence courses within the last year. The TDA Rule 7.24 (t)(2) does not allow for online or correspondence courses to be taken 2 years consecutively. In light of the unusual circumstances due to COVID19, TDA will allow online or correspondence courses to be taken 2 consecutive years. This exemption will be for the current 2020 licensing period.
- Private Applicators:
For licenses expiring 2020 only: The TDA will also exempt private applicators from the TDA Rule 7.24 (v)(5). This rule does not allow a private applicator to acquire more than 10 CEUs through correspondence courses. During this quarantine time frame, private applicators will be allowed to acquire ALL of their CEUs through correspondence courses (online).
-Testing :
All testing is suspended at this time. PSI has indicated that they will cease operations until at least April 13, 2020.
-Vector CEU courses moving online
Please stay tuned! I will be offering our Vector CEU course online April 8th and April 16th! Please sign up at https://livestockvetento.tamu.edu/workshop-registration/