PDS Pesticide Recertification Webinars Fall 2012
PD Solutions is an educational company that delivers live, on-line webinars and webcasts related to the professional use of pesticides. All sessions are 1 hour long, accredited for 1.0 CEC point in BC under the indicated category and cost $60.00 + GST.
If you have access to the internet, you can take one of the seminars listed below. All you need is speakers to hear the speaker and your computer screen to see the presentation.
Once you register for your course, a link is e-mailed to you a day or two ahead giving you a specific time for the live session. Just before the webinar starts, you connect to the internet and through your browser and link to the site. You then type in your name and follow the steps to enter the seminar/meeting room. Simple and easy to do. As pesticide applicator, E.O. Knudslien from Lac LA Biche, AB, says "If a 75 year old man can sign up and take seminars live on the Internet, then anyone can."
How to Register
Call Toll Free: 1-877-977-6774 to register for the course of your choice or fill out their secure form
Contact Professional Development Solutions
Professional Development Solutions-A Division of 678099 Alberta Ltd.
10600-106 Ave. Fairview, AB, Canada T0H1L0
Email: tgarner@pdsolutions.ca
Date, Time (Mountain Standard Time), Title , Category
November 19, 10:00 am - Acute and Chronic Toxicity, Safety and Environmental Protection
November 19, 12:00 noon - IPM Fundamentals, IPM
November 19, 3:00 pm - Changes to Pesticide Labels, Safety and Environmental Protection
November 19, 6:00 pm - Pest Control Products Act, Safety and Environmental Protection
November 20, 10:00 am - Rinsate Management, Application Technology
November 20, 12:00 noon - Developing new Pesticides, Safety and Environmental Protection
November 20, 3:00 pm - Balancing Spray Drift vs Spray coverage, Application Technology
November 21, 12:00 noon - IPM for Vegetation, IPM
November 21, 3:00 pm - Perception of Risk, Safety and Environmental Protection
November 21, 6:00 pm - Pesticides and Water, Safety and Environmental Protection
December 3, 10:00 am - Benefits of Pesticides, IPM
December 3, 12:00 noon - Nozzle Types and Nozzle Selection for Drift Control, Application Technology
December 3, 3:00 pm - Perception of Risk, Safety and Environmental Protection
December 3, 6:00 pm - IPM Principles and Techniques, IPM
December 3, 7:00 pm - Rinsate Management, Application Technology
December 4, 12:00 noon - Pesticides and Water, Safety and Environmental Protection
December 4, 3:00 pm - Sprayer Calibration, Application Technology
December 4, 6:00 pm - Applying IPM to Manage Canada Thistle, Scentless Chamomile and Toadflax, IPM
December 4, 7:00 pm - What to Wear? Let's Take Personal Protective Gear Seriously, Safety and Environmental Protection
December 5, 10:00 am - Soil Microorganisms-Your Underground Assistants in Pesticide Degradation, Safety and Environmental Protection
December 5, 12:00 noon - Using GPS and Weather Stations for Pest Management, Application Technology
December 5, 3:00 pm - Pesticide Storage, Safety and Environmental Protection
December 5, 6:00 pm - Soil Ecology and the Food Web, IPM
December 10, 10:00 am - Spray Drift, Application Technology
December 10, 12:00 noon - Biobeds, Safety and Environment
December 10, 3:00 pm - Reducing your Environmental Impact using IPM, IPM
December 10, 6:00 pm - Sprayer Circuits, Application Technology
December 11, 10:00 am - Biomonitoring of Pesticides in Canada, Safety and Environment
December 11, 12:00 noon - Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, Safety and Environment
December 11, 3:00 pm - Using GPS and Weather Stations for Pest Management, Application Technology
December 11, 6:00 pm - Sub-lethal Effects of 2,4-D on Amphibians and Wildlife, Safety and Environmental Protection
December 12, 10:00 am - What to Wear? Let's Take Personal Protective Gear Seriously, Safety and Environmental Protection
December 12, 12:00 noon - Plant Alleopathy and Chemicals in IPM, IPM
December 12, 3:00 pm - Acute and Chronic Toxicity, Safety and Environmental Protection
December 12, 6:00 pm - Pest Control Products Act, Safety and Environmental Protection