- Vernon

- Kelowna

- Oliver

- Penticton

- For golf courses

- Dispensers (persons selling pesticides)

This page also includes a short section for general information.

General information

The public class is 3 days long and does not include the written examination.  The process to apply for an examination is discussed during the first morning in class.

All courses posted on this page are open to the public and, except where specified, will cover all types of certificates (agriculture, landscape, forestry, dispensers, industrial weed management, etc.).

To register for a class, please contact the listed college campus.

Participants must obtain the appropriate study materials prior to the start of the course.  These materials must be purchased directly from the Provincial Office Products Centre at 1-800-282-7955.

More detailed information about the course and the study materials can be found on the page IPM certificate.

Oliver

Oliver campus of Okanagan College
phone 250-492-4305 or toll free 1-866-510-8899
or via the website www.okanagan.bc.ca/csreg

Next class:
Monday to Wednesday January 25 to 27, 2010
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Reserved for agriculture (grapes, tree fruit, nurseries, greenhouses, etc.)

Penticton

Penticton campus of Okanagan College
corner of Duncan Avenue West and Channel Parkway
phone 250-492-4305 or toll free 1-866-510-8899
or via the website www.okanagan.bc.ca/csreg

Next class for applicators (persons using pesticides):
March 11 to 13, 2010
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Reserved for non-agriculture certificates (landscape, noxious weeds, forestry, etc.)

Monday to Wednesday May 10 to 12, 2010
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Reserved for agriculture (grapes, tree fruit, nurseries, greenhouses, etc.)

Next class for dispensers (persons selling pesticides):
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27 and 28, 2010
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
The second afternoon is reserved to write the provincial examination.

Kelowna

Next class for applicators (persons using pesticides):
Thursday to Saturday, March 4 to 6, 2010
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Note this class is for landscape, golf courses and noxious weeds.

For more information or to register, go to
Kelowna class or phone (250) 717-1898.
Note that registration will be limited to 20 persons.

Persons wishing to write the agriculture examination
are encouraged to register in Vernon or Penticton.

Vernon

Vernon campus of Okanagan College
phone 250-545-7291 or toll free 1-800-289-8993
or via the website www.okanagan.bc.ca/csreg

Next class for applicators (persons using pesticides):
Dates to be determined in February 2010.

Next class for dispensers (persons selling pesticides):
Dates to be determined in March 2009
8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Kamloops

Kamloops campus of Thompson Rivers University
phone 250-828-5039
or via the website www.tru.ca/contstudies.html

Next class for applicators (persons using pesticides):
Thursday to Saturday February 18 to 20, 2010
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
All certificates (landscape, noxious weeds, agriculture, forestry, etc.)

Next class for dispensers (persons selling pesticides):
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 20 and 21, 2010
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
The second afternoon is reserved to write the provincial examination.

Salmon Arm

Salmon Arm campus of Okanagan College
phone toll free 866-352-0103
or via the website www.okanagan.bc.ca/csreg

Next class for applicators (persons applying pesticides):
Dates to be determined in March 2010
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
For all certificates (agriculture, landscape, noxious weeds, forestry)

For golf courses

This class is organized through the Western Canada Turfgrass Association.  The next class will be held immediately before the annual conference,
January 29 to 31, 2010 in Nanaimo.

Class is held Friday to Sunday, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Examination on Sunday afternoon, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

For more information or to register, contact
Jerry Rousseau, Western Canada Turfgrass Association
Phone 604-467-2564 or email: wcta@dowco.com

Dispensers (persons selling pesticides)

This 2-day course will be of particular interest to persons selling pesticides, or seeking employment in retail or wholesale stores handling pesticides.

Kamloops
Kamloops campus of Thompson Rivers University
phone 250-828-5039 or via the website www.tru.ca/contstudies.html

Next class: March 2010
An optional examination will be held on the afternoon of the second day.  Cost is $90 per examination.

Vernon
Vernon campus of Okanagan College
phone 250-545-7291 or toll free 1-800-289-8993
or via the website www.okanagan.bc.ca/csreg

Next class: March 2009
An optional examination will be held on the afternoon of the second day.  Cost is $90 per examination.

Penticton
Penticton campus of Okanagan College
phone 250-492-4305 or toll free 1-866-510-8899
or via the website www.okanagan.bc.ca/csreg

Next class: April 2010
An optional examination will be held on the afternoon of the second day.  Cost is $90 per examination.

Grand Forks

Grand Forks campus of Selkirk College, 250-442-2704

The next class will be offered following expression of interest.
Please register with Selkirk College to confirm your interest.