Spraying certificates/permits

• conduct pest management for others as a business
• conduct pest management independently or as a sub-contractor conduct pest management as an employee in an enterprise.

The course last 74 hours and includes legislation, spraying techniques, new pests, decision-making support systems, information on labels and Integrated Pest Management. The course concludes with an examination.

A permit is sufficient, if you:

• were established as an operator before 1991 independently or as a sub-contractor
• are an employee in an enterprise that conducts pest management for less than four hours per year
• use only repellents when spreading.   

The course takes 12 hours and there is no exam. 

Follow-up course
All holders of spraying certificates/permits must complete a follow-up course every four years in order to maintain the right to apply plant protection products.  You must be able to provide documentation of completing a follow-up course every four years in order for the spraying permit or certificate to be valid. 

More information
Follow up courses; location and schedule
Exceptions from the rules, e.g. foreign operators of spraying equipment
Monitoring