{"id":349,"date":"2009-12-10T13:40:39","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T20:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planthealthatlantic.com\/en\/?page_id=349"},"modified":"2021-05-04T02:04:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T09:04:47","slug":"getting-certified","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/?page_id=349","title":{"rendered":"Getting Certified"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do I become a Certified IPM Turf Practitioner?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

An individual can become a Certified IPM Turf Practitioner if they:<\/p>\n

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  1. Complete a training program as prescribed by the Standards Committee that encompasses theoretical and applied aspects of integrated pest management in turf and landscapes or have other credentials that satisfy the training requirement.<\/li>\n
  2. Pass an examination as set by the Standards Committee, at a minimum 75% score.<\/li>\n
  3. Pay the examination fee (See: Fee Structure<\/em>). \u00a0\u00a0Fee covers cost of writing of examination, administration of the certification data management system, and annual tracking of CEC\u2019s.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Application IPM Exam 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

    Fee Structure<\/a><\/p>\n

    STUDY MATERIAL<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Landscape Certification<\/span><\/p>\n

    Study material for Landscape is the Sustainable Turf manual.\u00a0 Copies can be ordered ($35.00 plus shipping)\u00a0 from atlisnb2003@yahoo.com or Click here to access a pdf copy: \u00a0Sustainable Turf Manual – 2003 edition<\/a><\/p>\n

    Golf Courses Certification
    \n<\/span><\/p>\n

    Plant Health Atlantic currently recommends the following study materials for certification on Golf Courses<\/p>\n

    –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OMAF Publication #384:\u00a0 “Turf grass Management Recommendations”\u00a0 $20.00<\/p>\n

    –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OMAF Publication #162:\u00a0 “Diseases and Insects of Turf in Ontario”\u00a0 $20.00<\/p>\n

    –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OMAF Publication #816:\u00a0 “Turf IPM Manual”\u00a0 $20.00<\/p>\n

    OMAF Publications are available from:
    \nPublications Ontario, 1-888-466-2372, or on-line at<\/p>\n

    https:\/\/www.publications.serviceontario.ca\/ecom\/ <\/a><\/p>\n

    or direct order by Emailing Dave McCafferty<\/a>\u00a0 Administrator<\/p>\n

    When can I write my exam?<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Plant Health Atlantic has no set dates for offering opportunities to write the IPM Exam. When you are ready to write contact Dave McCafferty<\/a> Administrator who will arrange a location for writing.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How do I become a Certified IPM Turf Practitioner? An individual can become a Certified IPM Turf Practitioner if they: Complete a training program as prescribed by the Standards Committee that encompasses theoretical and applied aspects of integrated pest management in turf and landscapes or have other credentials that satisfy the training requirement. Pass an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":342,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-349","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=349"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4072,"href":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/349\/revisions\/4072"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planthealthatlantic.ca\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}