Training and Certification Exam for Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenanc...

Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM) Training & Exam

This training will provide the CEUs, instruction, and administering of the certification exam for those who need to obtain a LCLM license as required by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS).

Contact:

Mark Tancig, UF/IFAS Leon County Extension

850-606-5200 or tancig00@ufl.edu

Fees:

$35 (includes hot lunch) for each attendee payable to UF/IFAS Leon County Extension (companies can combine payment for multiple employees through Eventbrite).

$150 testing fee payable to FDACS; payments cannot be combined. Online payment voucher required through FDACS website - see instructions below.

Each examinee must bring:

• Current photo ID (driver’s license, etc.)

• FDACS Voucher

• Certificate of Insurance with a minimum aggregate of $500,000 (FDACS Form 13654 http://forms.freshfromflorida.com/13654.pdf or Acord Form used by Insurance Agents). Certificate holder name must be:

Fl. Dept. of Ag & Consumer Services (FDACS)

Bureau of Licensing and Enforcement

3125 Conner Blvd, Bldg. 8

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650

All attendees must remain until 2:40 to earn CEUs. Existing pesticide license holders can obtain the following CEUs:

ORNAMENTAL AND TURF PEST CONTROL 3

PRIVATE APPLICATOR AG PEST CONTROL 3

COMMERCIAL LAWN AND ORNAMENTAL 3

LIMITED CERTIFICATION LAWN AND ORNAMENTAL 3

LIMITED CERTIFICATION COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE MAINT. 3

487 GENERAL STANDARDS/CORE 3

482 GENERAL STANDARDS/CORE 3

Instructions for FDACS online payment:

Go to the following site - https://pesticideexam.ifas.ufl.edu/ and choose “Apply for Examination”. This takes you to the FDACS License website. If you have not paid online before, you will need to set up a user login account.

Once you’re logged in, choose structural/residential pest control. Then click on Exam sign up.

Make sure to choose the right license/exam – Commercial Landscape Maintenance Personnel (LCLM).

The next step will be time consuming if you have several employees. You can make them enter their personal information and then pay at the right screen. You will need to enter name, driver's license number, birthday, home address, work address, home phone, work phone, and a pin number (for accessing FDACS site and CEU information later).

On the next screen, check that all information is correct. It’s important to make sure names and addresses are correct for recordkeeping in the future – submitting CEUs, etc. Name must match legal name on driver’s license.

Check all of the agreement boxes and hit submit. This takes you to a new screen where you can pay with a card.

After paying you will be able to print out a receipt with a voucher number and DTN – digital tracking number. Please bring this information on the day of exam. This must be submitted with each test to FDACS.

Agenda

7:30–8:00 Registration

8:00–8:30 Welcome & Paperwork

8:30–9:20 Florida Laws & Licensing, Statutes 482 & 487, FDACS, Penalties, Signage, Requirements, Renewal

9:20–10:10 Using Pesticides Safely and According to the Label

10:10–10:25 Break

10:25–11:15 Calculating Application Rates

11:15–12:05 Weed Identification and Control

12:05–1:00 LUNCH (PROVIDED)

1:00–1:50 Insect Identification

1:50- 2:40 Integrated Pest Management

2:40–3:00 Break

3:00–3:30 Review and Questions

3:30–4:30 Exam