Vendor/Dispenser Core

Basic Knowledge Requirements for Pesticide Education in Canada

ISBN: 0-662-22818-9
Cat. No.: H50-4/13-1995E

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Summary

In 1987, the National Task Force on Pesticide Education, Training and Certification was formed to establish a standard for the education, training and certification of pesticide users and handlers. The Task force reports to the CAPCO Standing Committee on Education and Training. Representation on the Task Force includes ten provinces, the territories, and the federal departments of Health Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Natural Resources Canada, National Defence, and three members from the United States Cooperative Extension Service.

The intent of this document is to establish a national standard for the education, training, and certification of pesticide vendors/dispensers, (individuals who sell pesticides). The standard consists of the Vendor/Dispenser Core, and the Vendor/Dispenser Module for Commercial and Restricted Pesticides. The Vendor/Dispenser Core has been developed as the basic knowledge requirements for pesticide education in Canada for pesticide vendor/dispensers selling pesticides. The Vendor/Dispenser Module for Commercial and Restricted Pesticides contains the additional knowledge requirements for vendor/dispensers selling pesticides classified federally as Commercial or Restricted. The vendors/dispensers selling pesticides that are classified federally as Domestic will only be required to know the information contained in the Vendor/Dispenser Core.

The documents are organized into ten concepts (subjects) and each concept is written in a three column format: Course Outline, Instructional Objectives, and Learning Outcomes. The Table of Contents in the module shows which concepts are expanded from the Vendor/Dispenser Core.

The knowledge requirements in the Vendor/Dispenser Core and Module are topics that should be covered by trainers or in a training manual for pesticide vendor/dispenser certification. It will also form the basis upon which the vendor/dispenser manuals are to be developed.