Certified Wildlife Control Professional Home Page

"The Certification Program is independent of NWCOA membership. An individual DOES NOT have to be certified to be a member of NWCOA. Nor is an individual required to be a NWCOA member to obtain certification."

In the quest to maintain the highest degree of Competence, Integrity, and Service, the National Wildlife Control Operator’s Association has developed a program for professional certification. The program was designed to present a means by which NWCOA could not only recognize individuals for their hard-earned achievements, but to also provide the general public with a confirmation that they are dealing with a true experienced professional.
Those who hold the title of Certified Wildlife Control Professional have demonstrated a wealth of both “hands-on” field experience and an exposure to a variety of industry related training programs. Candidates for certification must be able to establish no less than three years of professional practice, along with a minimum of 100 credit hours of board approved training courses and seminars.
Certified operators are expected to maintain their level of professionalism by completing no less than 40 credit hours of continuing education every 5 years for certification renewal.
 

To learn about the program click Certification.

To obtain an application click in Acrobat Format click Certapp

To contact the Certification Committee click Committee

For a list of those presently certified click Certified Operators

To get a list of the courses listed that can be used toward your certification (more will be added as time permits) See information below on how to submit training for review.

To help you find the information on your training read the following definitions:

Fixed Courses: standardized courses that appear in regions or nation wide such as trapper and hunter education.

Miscellaneous Training: education or internship that may have application to being a wildlife control professional such as veterinary technician work.

Courses are listed by year and listed chronologically. Seminars that occur every year will probably be located in the Fixed Credit section if you do not find them on the year page.  Click here to access a list of Fixed Courses.

Can I get Training Credits for Reading books, articles and by watching Videos? Yes.

Download our Pdf Publication Instruction Page and our Publications Report Form

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What if my class isn't listed? No Problem. Simply send a committee member an agenda of the training. (Committee members can be found at Committee Members. He or she can make a ruling on the training and declare what hours and in what categories they apply to.