This manual provides information needed to meet specific standards for certification as a pesticide applicator. The first section discusses general and household pest control and is concerned with parasitic pests and man, stored product pests, and irritating vertebrates. Section two is devoted to identifying and controlling structural pests such…

This manual provides information needed to meet specific standards for certification as a pesticide applicator. The text is directed to individuals working in demonstration and research pest control who evaluate, provide and disseminate information on pest control procedures. Guidelines for designing and conducting a research experiment in…

This training manual provides information needed by pesticide dealers to meet the requirements of the Missouri Pesticide Act of 1974. A complete copy of the Act accompanies the manual. Pertinent sections to dealers are quoted and additionally explained through comment, interpretation, and example. (CS)

The 10 papers in this special report are of interest to safety and enforcement officials, driver educators, and license administrators. They describe driver licensing from several viewpoints and discuss the past, present, and, most importantly, future roles of driver licensing in highway safety. A number of the authors agree that most current…

This annual report of the California-based Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing, prepared for its second year of operation, covers (a) committee membership; (b) the committee structure; (c) licensing requirements, accomplishments, and plans; (d) membership on the examination advisory panel; (e) approved programs; (f) description,…

This bibliography presents a selection of books, journal articles, reports, dissertations, and phonotapes that are representative of significant trends in the education and certification of elementary school teachers. Part one, "Education of Elementary School Teachers," and part two, "Certification of Elementary School Teachers, contain…

Job description and certification are the two areas which must be clarified to assure proper employment for library technical assistants (LTA) which is the purpose of the Council on Library Technology (COLT) regional workshops. (This is the second of four.) Discussion on the first day of this two-day conference was devoted to job description and…

The concept of performance-based teacher certification asks that criteria for certification (whether knowledge and/or behavior and/or the product of behavior) be made explicit and that students of teaching be held accountable in relation to these criteria. Central to the question of performance-based criteria is the issue of whether performance…

The assumption that instructional responsibility is to be gauged and compensated for on the basis of the specialty of teaching tasks is the most unacceptable thesis of differentiated staffing because of the difficulty of determining the relative degree of importance of the various teaching roles (e.g., curriculum developer, applier of research,…

This monograph presents the results of an Educational Testing Service study, studies by the Council of State Governments, and research by the Department of Labor staff on State occupational license laws. Major sections include: (1) Composition and Powers of the Licensing Boards, (2) Eligibility Requirements (covering personal and technical…

This bibliography lists materials pertinent to accreditation, licensure, certification, and public accountability. Fifty-seven citations are presented alphabetically by title. The ERIC number is indicated at the end of each citation, where appropriate. (MJM)

The author presents a summary of his own view on the need for certification of research personnel employed by local education agencies and examines the advantages and disadvantages of certifying educational researchers. Certification is considered desirable upon the development of appropriate standards of competency and the establishment of…

This flight test guide assists the applicant and his instructor in preparing for the Private or Commercial Pilot Rotocraft Certificate with Gyroplane Rating under Part 61 (revised) of Federal Aviation Regulations. It contains information concerning pilot operations, procedures, and maneuvers relevant to the flight test required for these…

This guide provides an outline of the skills required to pass the flight test for a Private Pilot Certificate with Airplane Rating under part 61 (revised) of Federal Aviation Regulations. General procedures for flight tests are described and the following pilot operations outlined: preflight operations, airport and traffic pattern operations,…