PAT – Pesticide Applicator Training
Pierce County Pesticide Applicator Training ***The Pierce County Extension Office is on limited office hours. Please call 715-273-6781 to schedule your visit.
There are three options you can choose for Pesticide Applicator Training. Please read the attached letter with details. Private-Applicator-Final-Letter
1. Self-Study:
Purchase the training fee with manual for $30.00 either from your participating County Extension office or the UW PAT Store.
PAT Store: https://patstore.wisc.edu/
Study on your own.
Please schedule a test with your participating County Extension office.
2. Computer based training:
Purchase the training fee with Manual for $30.00 either from your participating County Extension office or the UW PAT Store.
PAT Store: https://patstore.wisc.edu/
*This is Highly Recommended again this year. Register for FREE online course or Zoom webinar. You will receive an email with a link and passwords. Zoom invites will be sent a couple of days before the webinar. To register: https://go.wisc.edu/greo5e
Here are the dates of the on-line training and the classes run from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm:
December 7, 2021
January 25, 2022
February 15, 2022
March 15, 2022
April 5, 2022
Once training completed, you will receive a “completion receipt,” that must be shown to your test proctor to be coded as attended a training (50% pass grade).
Test not provided after training. Please schedule your test with your participating County Extension Office.
3. In-Person:
Purchase the training fee with Manual for $30.00 either from your participating County Extension office or the UW PAT Store.
PAT Store: https://patstore.wisc.edu/
$30.00 base manual fee + $10.00 in-person training fee. Registration required.
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
American Legion
410 Maple St
Baldwin, WI 54002
9:00 am – 2:30 pm
(breaks provided, no lunch)
Pre-registration required here: https://forms.gle/KA9varJF94GSMEqJ8 or call 715-531-1930
Test is provided after the training.
*Please note this will be the only in-person training for Pierce, Polk and St. Croix Co.
Looking for a training in your area? Go to: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/pat/events/
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