Tier 1 – Technician

• Experience: 3 months GLF tenure or > 18 months in lawn care industry
• Pesticide licensing: registered technician (PA) or commercial pesticide operator (NJ) - Obtain necessary NJ Profact Training
• Technician meetings: attend weekly and participate in discussion/feedback
• Understand Green Lawn Fertilizing Safety Policy
• Performance rating in Paylocity is 3.0 or greater and no corrective actions within last 6 months (rolling calendar)
• Receive a score of 82% or higher on most recent QA field evaluation before progressing to Tier 2

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Tier 2 – Certified Technician ($1.00)

• Experience: Minimum 6 months application experience
• Pesticide Licensing: Core and 2 Categories dependent on your position
• Technician meetings: attend weekly and participate in discussion/feedback.
• Demonstrate a positive safety record: Azuga Driving Score >90% in last 6 months. No safety incidents as result of negligence and zero preventable accidents in last 12 months (rolling calendar).
• Performance rating in Paylocity is 3.0 or greater and no corrective actions within last 6 months (rolling calendar)
• CPR Certified
• 10-hour OSHA Training (completed last)

Training Resources

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Tier 3 – Senior Technician ($1.50)

• Experience: Minimum 12 months application experience
• Pesticide Licensing: Obtain all other service line categories within operating state
• Technician meetings: attend weekly and present minimum 5 agronomic/safety topics
• Train/mentor a new technician
• Demonstrate Positive Safety Record: Azuga Driver Score > 90% in last 6 months. No safety incidents as result of negligence and zero preventable accidents in last 12 months (rolling calendar).
• Performance rating in Paylocity is 3.0 or greater and no corrective actions within last 6 months (rolling calendar)
• Educational development and training dependent on learning path:

Lawn learning requirements:

• • • NALP Principles of Turfgrass Management Certificate
    • Attend 1 industry agronomic seminar through Extension Office,  LCAP or NJTA
    • Attend 1 Penn State/Rutgers Turf Field Day
    • CEUSchool.org accumulate 4 credits toward primary category license

Horticulture Learning Requirements:

• • • Rutgers Course:Caring for Ornamental Plants
    • Rutgers Course: Landscape Plants: Identification, Selection & Application
    • Rutgers Course: Managing Diseases of Ornamental Landscape
    • Rutgers Course:Landscape Integrated Pest Management
    • CEUSchool.org accumulate 4 credits toward primary category license
    • Attend 1 Penn State/Rutgers Turf Field Day
    • Attend applicable annual conference ex. GREEN EXPO Atlantic City NJ, LCAP etc.

Training Resources

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Tier 4 – Industry Certified Specialist ($2.00)

• Experience: Minimum 24 months application experience.
• Pesticide Licensing: Maintain core/category credits and obtain reciprocal licenses for all service lines in all service states (PA, NJ, DE).
• Technician meetings: attend weekly and present a minimum 5 agronomic/safety topics, annually.
• Certified BAP Leader: Train/mentor new technicians and help with annual preseason training /weekly technician training.
• Demonstrate Positive Safety Record: Azuga Driver Score > 90% in last 6 months. No safety incidents as result of negligence and zero preventable accidents in last 12 months (rolling calendar).
• Performance rating in Paylocity is 3.0 or greater and no corrective actions within last 6 months (rolling calendar)
• Become a Certified Professional Fertilizer Applicator (NJ Only-ProFact)
• Attend NALP Renewal & Remembrance
• Educational development and training dependent on learning path:

Lawn learning requirements:

• • • Complete Rutgers 3 Week Turf Course
    • Involved with internal safety compliance audits
    • Attend (1) Penn State/RutgersTurf Field Day, annually

Horticulture Learning Requirements:

• • • Obtain International Society Arboriculture (ISA) Certification
    • Involved with internal safety compliance audits
    • Attend (1) Penn State/RutgersTurf Field Day, annually

Training Resources