Enrollment
Welcome to Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP)! This page is for ONLINE Commercial Operator/Applicator Training (NO In-Person Training Offered Here). To enroll in a course, please click the button below. Instructions are available when you scroll down.
Already enrolled? Log in to view your course on Learn@Illinois Extension.
How to Sign Up for the Online Training
- Step 1: Click the orange "Commercial Training Enrollment" button above. Create an account/log in with your existing account, then choose the course from the dropdown list. If enrolling in multiple courses, select them all before moving to Step 2.
- Note: If you have a Learn@Illinois Extension account (created between 2020 and early 2024) and have not yet claimed your Extension User Account, please create a new account using the same email address. See this FAQ for details.
- Step 2: Check your registration details. Make sure your email and course are correct.
- Note: Changing contact info in Step 1 won’t change your course email. If the email is wrong, log out and sign in with the correct one.
- Step 3: Make the payment.
- Step 4: After payment, you’ll get two emails — one for registration and one for course enrollment (usually within 5–10 minutes, but it may take up to 24 hours).
- All training courses have a 30-day enrollment period starting immediately when you receive the ENROLLMENT confirmation email. Your courses will appear under "My Courses" when you log into Learn @ Illinois Extension.
Course Information
Not sure which courses you want to take? Check out the courses we offer:
General Standards - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 4 hours
• Course Fee: $45 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Additionally, completion of this course will provide the following CEUs: (1) Illinois Department of Public Health - 3 hours for Structural Pest Control (2) Golf Course Superintendents Association of America - 0.35 points toward entry/renewal of GCSAA class A and CGCS.
Aquatics - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Demonstration & Research - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Field Crops - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 3.5 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Additionally, completion of this course will provide Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs) with 3.5 board-approved self-study hours for Integrated Pest Management.
Grain Facility - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Mosquito - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
This course is intended to help Commercial Pesticide Applicators prepare for the Mosquito category certification exam and to meet legal training requirements for Mosquito Operators and Applicators who apply residential barrier mosquitocides.
Ornamentals - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 3 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Note: We are NO longer offering Continuing Education Credits for International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) members. If you have any questions, please email uie-psep@illinois.edu.
Plant Management - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Rights-of-Way - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Turfgrass - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 2.5 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Additionally, completion of this course will provide the following CEUs: (1) Golf Course Superintendents Association of America - 0.35 points toward entry/renewal of GCSAA class A and CGCS.
Vegetable Crops - Training
• Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours
• Course Fee: $25 for 30 calendar day access starting immediately
Still Have Questions?
Check some frequently asked questions and/or any categories of licensure you may need. You can also contact us at (217) 244-2123 or email us at uie-psep@illinois.edu.