Commercial Animal Waste Technician (CAWT) workshops

Re-certify as a Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commercial Animal Waste Technician (CAWT) by attending one of our training sessions.

Check your license card for the "Attend Workshop By" date. If it states 12/31/2024, our workshops will cover your education for recertification for two years (2024 and 2025) as required by the MDA for re-licensure.

CAWT recertification training for MDA licensure

If you need to recertify, you can attend an in-person course, take the online course, or retest.

Requirements for recertification

CAWT license information: License requirements from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

License lookup: Look up your CAWT license number or expiration date.

• NEW applicators: If you have not been previously certified and licensed, you must watch the videos and take a quiz from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Initial certification instructions.
• Certified applicators: To be eligible to renew your license, you must meet recertification requirements. You can either rewatch the videos and retake a quiz every year or attend a recertification course every other year.  
• NEW site managers: If you have not been previously certified and licensed, you must pass the certification exam (80% or better) for an initial license. Initial certification instructions.
• Certified site managers: To be eligible to renew your license you must meet recertification requirements by attending a course once every other year or re-test.

Contact

• For MDA licensing information please contact: pesticide.recertification@mda.mn.us  or 651-201-6548
• For UMN course information, please contact: Brenda Postels, UMN Extension Educator, post0060@umn.edu or 763-370-3268