Pest Technician Advancement Program

📁 Training Materials

✳️ Tier 1 – Technician

• Experience: 90 days at GPS
• Pesticide Licensing: Maintain Registered Technician License
• Training:
  • Attend and participate in Bi-Weekly Meetings (Discussion/Feedback)
  • NPMA Intro to Pest Groups
  • Complete and pass the internal Paylocity Exam: “Technician Advancement Program (TAP) – Pest Technician”.
• Performance: Rating in Paylocity of 3.0 or greater.  Most recent QA Backtrack Audit Score >80%+.  No corrective action within last 6 months. No missing PIN Checklists, Unsigned Agreements

✳️ Tier 2 – Certified Technician

• Experience: 6 months of applicator experience or 12 months industry experience.
• Pesticide Licensing: Obtain core and household pest category in the primary state you are based in.
• Training:
  • Mentors/Trains a new Technician
  • Presents/Assists Manager on Meeting Topic
  • NPMA Trainings:
    1. Ants: Biology, Behavior, and Control.
    2. Stinging Insects.
    3. Controlling Cockroaches.
    4. Rodenticide Stewardship.
    5. Bed Bug Basics.
    6. Attend (3) CEU Short courses/offsite trainings.
    7. CPR Certified – Virtual Training on demand.
    8. OSHA 10 Training (complete last).

• Safety: Zero at fault vehicle accidents/safety incidents due to negligence in the last 12 months(rolling calendar). Driver safety score >85% in Azuga in the last 6 months(rolling calendar).
• Performance: Rating in Paylocity of 3.0 or greater.  Most recent QA Backtrack Audit Score >85%+.  No corrective action within last 6 months. No missing PIN Checklists, Unsigned Agreements or missed Billing within the last 30 days.
• Pay Increase: $1.00/Hour

✳️ Tier 3 – Senior Technician

• Experience: 24 months of industry experience with at least 12 of those months at GPS
• Pesticide Licensing: Maintain core and household pest category credits & obtain termite/wood destroying pest category.
• Training:
  • Mentors/Trains new Technicians
  • Presents/Assists Manager with a Bi-Weekly Meeting Topic
  • NPMA Trainings:
  • Using Pyrethroids Responsibly for Effective Pest Management.
  • Social and Solitary Hymenoptera
  • PMPs as Protectors of Public Health.
  • Wood Destroying Beetles.
  • NPMA-33 Wood Destroying Insect Report. &
  • Complete Sentricon Univ. – Become Sentricon Certified.
  • Attend (5) CEU pesticide short courses/offsite trainings.
  • Recent QA Backtrack Audit Score >90%+
• Safety: Zero at fault vehicle accidents/safety incidents due to negligence in the last 12 months(rolling calendar). Driver safety score >90% in Azuga in the last 6 months(rolling calendar).
• Performance: Rating in Paylocity of 3.0 or greater.  Most recent QA Backtrack Audit Score >90%+.  No corrective action within last 6 months. No missing PIN Checklists, Unsigned Agreements or missed billing within the last 60 days.
• Pay Increase: $1.50/Hour

✳️ Tier 4 – Industry Certified Pest Specialists

• Experience: 36 months of industry experience with at least 18 months at GPS.
• Pesticide Licensing: Maintain core/category credits & obtain reciprocated licenses in service lines in all states we service (PA,NJ,DE).
• Training:
  • Mentors/Trains new Technicians
  • Presents/Assists Manager with a Bi-Weekly Meeting Topic
  • Complete NPMA A.C.E Exam Preparation Course
  • Pass A.C.E. Exam – Obtain Associate Certified Entomologist.
• Safety: Zero at fault vehicle accidents/safety incidents due to negligence in the last 12 months(rolling calendar). Driver safety score >90% in Azuga in the last 6 months(rolling calendar).
• Performance: Rating in Paylocity of 3.0 or greater.  Most recent QA Backtrack Audit Score >90%+.  No corrective action within last 6 months. No missing PIN Checklists, Unsigned Agreements or missed billing within the last 90 days.
• Pay Increase: $2.00/Hour