24 hours of CE
Applies to the Commercial Pesticide Applicator (certified) / Commercial Pesticide Operator
- CE hours
- 24 hours
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- Renewal deadline
- Commercial applicator license valid one year starting the first November after certification, renewed annually; commercial licenses expire Oct 31. Certification itself runs 5 years; recertify by exams or recertification units by the Oct 31 five-year date.
- License level
- State license
- Board
- NJ Department of Environmental Protection - Pesticide Control Program
The CE rules, as recorded from the sources
Hours and topics
- Certification runs 5 years per category, ending on an October 31 date.
- Recertify by retaking the exams in the 5th year or by earning recertification units: 8 CORE units plus 16 units in each certified category during the 5-year period.
- Up to 25% of units (2 CORE and 4 per category) may come from online courses.
Other details
- Operators are not certified.
Confidence: MediumMostly confirmed from official pages, some details are older or partly confirmedLast checked Oct 17, 2026