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Re-certify as MDA Commercial Animal Waste Technician (CAWT) by attending one of these trainings. Check your license card for the "Attend Workshop By" date. If it states 12/31/2023, the following workshops will cover your education for recertification for two years (2023 and 2024) as required by MDA for relicensure.
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2023 Commercial Animal Waste Technician (CAWT) recertification training for MDA licensure
If you need to recertify in 2023, you can take the online test or retest.
2023 IN-PERSON courses
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- As of now, no further in-person courses are available for the 2023 calendar year. Please see below for an online course option.
2023 ONLINE CAWT course
Available now through October 31, 2023
2023 ONLINE Course
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The Commercial Animal Waste Technician's (CAWT) ONLINE course for recertification serves as training required for MDA licensure. Upon completion of this course, you will be issued a certificate which will meet the requirements for recertification as required by MDA for re-licensure for 2023 and 2024.
This is a self-paced course that will take approximately 3-hours to complete.
Topics include:
- CAWT program updates (MDA)
- Crop and Soil Science (UMN Extension)
- Manure Spills and Discharges (MPCA)
- Water Quality (MDA)
- Safety (UMASH)
Register here to take the online CAWT training
You will need your credit card to register and your CAWT license card to take the course.
Cost:
$10.00
Online help:
- If you have questions about course content, please contact Brenda Postels, Extension Educator, 320-203-6063, post0060@umn.edu.
- Registration questions: Extension Registration, ext-reg@umn.edu
- User Name or Password help: UMN Help Desk, HELP@umn.edu, 612-301-4357; let them know you are registering for a non-credit Canvas course.
About the course
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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 MN Department of Agriculture. Click here for 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 first pass the certification exam (80% or better) for an initial license. Click here for 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.
For MDA licensing information please contact:
Email: pesticide.recertification@mda.mn.us or 651-201-6615
For UMN course information, please contact:
Brenda Postels, UMN Extension Educator
post0060@umn.edu or 320-203-6063
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