Sponsoring a Webinar Course

• Are delivered over the internet at a specific date and time.
• Have a live proctor who is responsible for attendance verification.
• May contain pre-recorded content.

• Your webinar platform must identify and track that attendees are logged on for the entire webinar.
• You must use a method of participant engagement from the list below to ensure attendees are at their device and engaged for the entire webinar.
   
  • Continuous monitoring over device camera.
  • Midsession “code words” - collected to confirm attendance.
  • Midsession poll questions.
  • Midsession quiz questions.
  • Roll call at multiple points during the webinar.
  • Visual confirmation by device camera at multiple points during the webinar.
  • Small in-person groups watch webinar under supervision of designated proctor.

• You must provide WSDA (recertification@agr.wa.gov) complimentary access for audit purposes. 

• Request for Recertification Course Accreditation form [PDF] and
• Detailed Agenda and Summary Presentation form [PDF] 
  • You may submit your own detailed agenda in place of WSDA form if you: 
    • Include the start and end time of each presentation.
    • Mark each presentation for which you are requesting credit.
    • Summarize each presentation for which you are requesting credit.
      • Note pesticide-related topics covered.
      • Include start and end times of breaks and meals.
      • Include presenter names and brief presenter title and background.

• Once complete, your request is moved into a queue for review.
• This queue is usually booked out two to four weeks in advance, depending on the time of year.
• A specialist will contact you with any questions that come up during the review.
• After your course is approved, we will email you the course number and credit information, a roster form, and further instructions.
• Webinar course approvals are only good for the specific dates and times specified on the request.
• Notify recertification@agr.wa.gov of any changes to the course (content, structure, time, date and/or location) as soon as possible.
• Be prepared to fill in time with qualifying material if a speaker cancels or if a presentation ends early.

• We regularly join approved webinar courses to audit content and format.
• After your course is approved, send a course invitation to recertification@agr.wa.gov for our audit calendar.
• For a successful audit, the host should tell attendees:
  • The number of credits awarded to the course.
  • The method of participant verification that will be used to take attendance.
• After the audit, we will send you a follow-up email for your records.
• If we find any issues that need to be addressed during the audit, we will contact you to discuss what to do next.

• Notify us if there are no Washington-licensed attendees.
• Incorrect license numbers will not be awarded credit. 

See Guidance for Recertification Course Sponsors [PDF].