Why Certified Pest Control Training Should Be The Standard

Certified pest control training would professionalize the industry, attract higher skilled people with better aptitudes.

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PGP-76 Why Certified Pest Control Training Should Be The Standard

Tech Tip
The STIHL SR 430 liquid only 20% greater spraying range
http://www.stihlusa.com

Book of The Week
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work Written by: Shawn Achor

Events
SW Florida Pest Management Conference, Oct. 7, 2016 9:30 AM one day conference Free
GHP, Lawn and WDO
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/southwest-florida-pest-management-conference-registration-27012609442

News
Pest Control Services Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2016 – 2026
offers a 10-year forecast of the global pest control services market for the forecast period 2016-2026. In terms of value, the market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% through 2026.

174 pages its $5000

http://www.mrrse.com/global-pest-control-services-market

Wish I was at ICE
Zika Symposium at 2016 International Congress of Entomology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb_qpFGd2js

Eight New Stiletto Fly Species Discovered in Australia
https://entomologytoday.org/2016/09/21/eight-new-stiletto-fly-species-discovered-in-australia/

The first new genus is called Sidarena, which “is derived from the Greek Sideros, meaning iron,
New genera of Australian stiletto flies (Diptera, Therevidae)
http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=8059

Researchers Discover Four New Mite Species Living Inside Ibis and Spoonbill Feathers
https://entomologytoday.org/2016/09/22/researchers-discover-four-new-mite-species-living-inside-ibis-and-spoonbill-feathers/

Skoracki notes that recent studies have shown that syringophilid mites may be vectors for the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a pathogen that can cause symptoms that are similar to Lyme disease.

So far, syringophilid mites have been found in more than 480 species of birds across 24 of the 30 orders of birds. And most species of mites in this family were first described only very recently.

First Records of the Syringophilid Mites (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Parasitizing Ibises and Spoonbills (Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae), With Description of Four New Species

http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/09/09/jme.tjw126

Main Topic

Why Certified Pest Control Training Should Be The Standard.

To become a real estate sales Associate requires 63 hour course

An Insurance Agent requires 2-20 General Lines online course $625 and 4-40 for Customer Service Reps. Plus License exam fee, finger printed.A Nail Technician has more initial training than most pest control techs

Hiv/Aids 4 Hours
Professional Image 25 Hours
Tips & Wraps 25 Hours
Uv Gels 25 Hours
Artifical Nail Removal 10 Hours
Monomer Liquids & Polymer Powder 25 Hours
Nail Fill-Ins 10 Hours
Nail Diseases & Disorders 25 Hours
Infection Control: Principles & Practices 25 Hours
Florida Law For Nails 5 Hours
Polish & Nail Art 11 Hours
Manicuring 25 Hours
Pedicuring 25 Hours

A total of 240 Hours Of Schooling to qualify for an exam before they can practice.

Verified Services Required To Qualify For Examination

5 Artificial Nail Removal
3 Events
20 Manicure
10 Nail Fill-Ins
10 Nail Wraps And/Or Mending
10 Pedicure
10 Polishing & Nail Art
95 Sanitation
15 Sculpting Using A Form
15 Tips With Overlay

Tuition Books And Material $1,125.00 The Average Salary Of nail technicians in Florida is about $20,820 a year according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Barber, Hair Stylist, Cosmetologist 1,200 Hours and costs over 10K

Fork Lift Operator require OSHA Training https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/poweredindustrialtrucks/

Security Guard Course length is 40 hours

Pool service 2 day course $295 with a book and exam.

New York is a state that requires a 30 hour course $500

Right now no training is certifiable.
Most CEU Classes are a joke.

1 Weeds out people who are not cut out for pest control.
2 Gives technicians complete training IPM, safety, pesticide info, pest I’d before they get in.
3 Professionalize the industry, create higher wages.
Graduate from an approved training program and/or complete a certain amount of work-related experience.