Certification is not a substitute for any of the state issued pesticide licenses. The goals, subject matter, and procedures of the Certification Test are different from the licensing exams conducted by the Department of Food and Agriculture. The Common Core Elements are required skills common to all core tests. Recognition Your company is registered as an employer of Certified Landscape Technicians Persons who pass each test will become Certified Landscape Technicians. Persons passing a Certified Test will receive a numbered certificate and identification card.
Employers are welcome to advertise that they have Certified employees on their staffs.
Test Procedures Testing begins with a written test for each core. Applicants then begin a series of timed elements supervised by one or more judges. Most elements require applicants to install or maintain sample landscape projects. At the end of each timed session, the applicants rotate to another work station. This process continues until the end of the testing.