Exams

Certification exams are entirely based on the materials provided by our office. For more information on which class(es) of certificate you require please see the certificate classes page.

• The Core manual is common to all classes of certificate.
• Each class of certificate has its own individual manual.

You can order home study packages on our online continuing education portal.

Please note: We work on a 10-business day minimum turnaround time on all applications.

What you need to know

• You can request an exam and pay the exam fee using our online continuing education portal.
• Exams vary in length from 1.5 – 4.5 hours.
• All exams are closed book.
• You ​are sent an email with instructions about how to write the online exam 2 weeks before your exam.
• Exams are available at 7 locations in Alberta. Vermilion, Olds, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie. All exams are booked a minimum of 10 business days in advance.
• Exams are specific to the class(es) of applicator certification.
• You may challenge the exam one time without purchasing the home study course. However, the lessons are specifically designed to help you pass the certification exam.
• The passing grade is 70% or higher.
• Once an exam is paid for you have 8 weeks to write the exam.
• The rewrite fee is $225.

All of Alberta Environment's pesticide applicator related forms are available on the pesticide management application forms page.

Those forms include:

• Pesticides - Application forms for Service Registration- applying pesticides as a service, on rights-of-ways, public land or for forest management.
• Pesticides - Application forms for ​Workshop/Conference Request for Credit - course or event coordinators use to apply for pesticide applicator credits at a workshop/conference or a training event

Authorized assistant training checklist: The training checklist must be completed with supervising certified applicators: Prior to any pesticide application; whenever the pesticide, application equipment or use location changes; and at least yearly afterwards. The training checklist is also available in the Environmental Code of Practice for Pesticides.

Additional Resources (for information only):

• Registered Pesticide Product Listing was developed to help sellers determine who can purchase and use pesticides in Alberta.
• Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide - a guide to prohibited noxious and noxious weeds