Irrigation certification: New options, new opportunities
“Recently the Landscape Ontario Sector Group made the decision to discontinue the CIT program and instead promote the Irrigation Association certification programs. Landscape Ontario will continue to offer entry level training and education courses for the irrigation industry and will now offer more opportunities to take exam preparation classes for the CIC, CID and CLIA certifications. As the irrigation industry comes under increasing scrutiny, now is the time to enhance your knowledge base and to invest in certifications and education that demonstrates your commitment to the sustainable use of water resources.”
Align your credentials with Irrigation Association certification programs!
The training opportunities below offered at Landscape Ontario’s Milton home office
build your credentials — and your career.
For more details or to register click here today!
Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC) Prep Seminar
This seminar is designed to refresh the skills of irrigation contractors, and serves as an excellent review for the Irrigation Association CIC exam, though it is not a substitute for studying the reference material. Review advanced soil-waterplant relationships, advanced hydraulics, pumps, job safety requirements, national codes that affect our industry, scheduling, water conservation and details about system uniformity and efficiency. You will need an engineer’s scale ruler, mechanical pencil and calculator for working out mathematical equations and exercises. Participants must purchase the CIC workbook from www.irrigation.org or LO at least 60 days before the seminar, and review the material before attending. If you are taking the CIC exam, you must sign up at www.irrigation.org at least 30 days before the exam date.
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Tuesday February 15, 2011 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Principles of Irrigation (formerly C.I.D. Step 2 & 3 Prep)
This seminar is critical for irrigation designers. Material reviews basic hydraulics, head layout, zoning, pipe sizing, routing, and matched precipitation rate principles. A popular seminar, where you practice what you learn to prepare for the certification examination. You will need an engineer’s scale ruler, mechanical pencil and calculator for working out mathematical equations and exercises. Participants need to purchase IA CID step 2 and 3 seminar workbooks at an additional cost. Visit www. irrigation.org to buy your book at least 60 days before the seminar date or through LO. You must sign up a minimum of 30 days prior to the exam.
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Wednesday March 9, 2011 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA) Prep Seminar
How can you schedule an irrigation system, unless you know what you are watering and how much water your irrigation system delivers? Knowing how to perform an irrigation system assessment and audit will help you create better irrigation programs, plus save lots of water. Learn about irrigation systems, the plant/water relationship, soils, scheduling and other related topics. It will also help prepare you to take the Irrigation Association’s CLIA exam; you must sign up a minimum of 30 days prior to exam day at www.irrigation.org. You will need an engineer’s scale ruler, mechanical pencil, notebook and calculator. Participants also must purchase the CLIA seminar workbook from www.irrigation.org or LO at an additional cost. Please read the entire book before coming to the seminar.
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Tuesday April 19, 2011 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
