Pesticide Applicator Certification
2026 PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
County Extension Offices are no longer selling the manuals. All manual sales must be done through the UW PAT Program. Manuals are $43 per book. Books are assigned to applicator, so each must have their own.
Purchase training materials online from UW-Madison PAT Program
Training and Testing Information
In-Person Training & Testing Dates in Portage County
○ Thursday, February 26 at 8:30 am
○ Tuesday, April 14th at 8:30 am
○ Trainings available in other Counties are listed here
Test Only Date in Portage County
○ Tuesday, March 24 at 9 am
For more Information about Testing in Portage County
Call 715-346-1316 or email us
New Online Training
○ Canvas course is available at PAT website: UW PAT Store
○ Course must be completed for the reduction in passing score.
○ Online training takes approx. 3.5 hours. Stopping/starting throughout the
training is allowed
UW-Madison Pesticide Applicator Training Office
Contact the PAT office for questions about getting training materials, signing up for live review sessions, or any questions or comments you have about our training material.
Email: PATprogram@mailplus.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-7588 or 414-399-0373
Website: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/pat/
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)
Contact DATCP for questions about certification, licensing, scheduling an exam, exam scores, or issues of pesticide regulations.
Phone: 608-224-4548
Website: Bureau of Agrichemical Management
Email: datcppesticideinfo@wi.gov for questions regarding Pesticide Certification and Licensing
