The SAPCA is commissioned by the Government in terms of the Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development of Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947) to serve and protect the safety and health of the public by establishing and maintaining minimum standards of practice, knowledge and skills of registered pest management applicators in the country as well as to establish and maintain standards of professional ethics among them.

The discretion provided for in the Act to make use of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) www.pcipc.org as mechanism to determine renewal of registration gives SAPCA the opportunity to comply with both the renewal of registration and CPD requirements. SAPCA will therefor institute a system of CPD, which is linked to renewal of registration for all registered  pest management applicators.

The Professional body, PCIPC (Pest Control Industries Professional Council), has been established to proactively work and promote pest control practices in and open forum free of any political or commercial agenda, so as to protect the health and safety and well-being of the South African public and to protect the integrity of the South African Pest Control Environment and practices.

PCITA is a reputable training organisation, which will maintain an independent and credible position within the pest management industry providing high-quality, industry standard training programmes at competitive prices to existing and potential customers. The Pest Control Training Academy is committed to establish an ongoing strategic planning process by which the needs are to offer high industry standard training. PCITA Is associated with registered, experienced training facilitators and qualified registered Assessors of high esteem in all regions.