Prep courses can help you prepare for the ACE Exam. Check here for upcoming ACE Prep Courses. If you are hosting an ACE Prep Course and would like it added, please send the details to admin@entocert.org.

- The Virginia Pest Management Association is holding an ACE Prep Course on May 16, 2012 in Richmond, VA, followed by an ACE Exam on May 17, 2012. Click here for more information.

- The University of Florida Department of Entomology is holding a Prep Course August 9-10, 2012 in Gainesville, FL, and an ACE Exam at the conclusion. The course will also offer training and CEU credits. For more information, contact: Wayne Walker, ACE at waynew@housing.ufl.edu or (352) 284-3963), or Dr. Rebecca Baldwin at baldwinr@ufl.edu or (352) 273-3974).

ACE Prep Course PowerPoints Slides
Drs Mike Merchant, BCE (TAMU) and Bob Davis, BCE (BASF) have developed a series of PowerPoint slides that are available to approved instructors of an ACE prep course. The slides follow the course outline. A copy of the slides may be requested by emailing Dr. Merchant or Dr. Davis.  for more 

Attention ACE Prep Course Instructors!
Instructors conducting ACE Preparatory Classes may apply for a stipend to help offset expenses incurred when serving as a course instructor. These expenses include, but are not limited to gas, hotel and meals. Stipend funding is limited to a maximum of $100 per course and is not intended as payment for an instructor’s time, is not guaranteed, and is limited based on the amount allocated through the Certification Corporation budget process each year. Stipend funding is only available to current BCEs or ACEs. All requests should be sent in writing to the Certification Manager at admin@entocert.org, and will be reviewed and approved by the Certification Board . The stipend amount will be based on anticipated or actual expenses incurred and may not cover all expenses. Instructors are encouraged to charge class participants a registration fee to cover the costs of conducting the prep course, including the instructor’s expenses.