How Becoming a Certified Irrigation Technician Grows Your Landscaping Business
If you’re a landscape contractor, you may have been asked to install or maintain a customer’s irrigation system.
While you may know how to clean out nozzle heads, or you can diagnose why a homeowner’s lawn is brown, you still don’t have the qualifications to call yourself an irrigation contractor.
Up your landscape contracting business by becoming a Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT). Your customers will appreciate your dedication to learning how to solve more of their property’s issues, such as water conservation, green, healthy lawns, and vibrant landscapes.
In this blog, you’ll learn
And if you’re a business owner of a landscaping company, you want your crews to be better educated than the competition’s because you want them to be better problem solvers out in the field.
The Irrigation Association also says that landscaping and lawn care company owners and their staff can get many IA certifications, taking your business to the next level, providing credibility, and helping your company grow.
The CIT program through the Irrigation Association is an entry-level program that introduces you and your crews to sprinkler system maintenance and problem-solving.
Specifically, becoming a CIT helps you as a technician grow in your career, opens up more job opportunities, and shows your commitment to water efficiency management.
As a landscaping business owner, if you and your crew hold different IA certifications, including CIT, you’ll build your customers’ confidence in your company.
What will you learn in your CIT courses?
IA says you’ll be a field technician who can install, maintain, and repair water sprinkler systems. You’ll learn
Pine also says that certification, such as CIT and other IA certifications, shows a commitment to using the industry’s best practices and everyone’s commitment to professionalism.
When you market your landscaping company, include all the irrigation certifications you and your technicians hold. You want everyone to know you have the necessary certifications to work on commercial and residential sprinkler systems.
Customers will trust you to use the best industry standards and solve their irrigation problems while helping them save money on water bills when you’re CIT certified.
You’ll also notice that your curious customers will ask you more questions about how best to water their turfgrass spaces and take care of their properties.
Plus, your customers will be more open to regular maintenance and investing in the newest technology to conserve water and the best way to irrigate their properties, especially since in-ground sprinkler systems are a significant investment that provides savings in the long run.
For example, you’ll be better equipped to explain why a homeowner or a commercial property owner should recalibrate their older irrigation controller with a newer one that includes the latest technology.
When you approach a homeowner or a property manager about recalibrating their older irrigation systems for newer ones with advanced technology, your certification and how you explain the value of a new irrigation controller will help sell the updated products.
Additionally, you’ll be able to establish those relationships where upselling irrigation products and services saves the homeowner or property manager money and improves their turfgrass health.
However, suppose you live in California, Florida, Texas, or any other state where homeowners experience scorching summertime temperatures with little rain. In that case, you may need an entire staff of CIT techs.
You also demonstrate that you value education and growth when you’re certified. There are other irrigation certifications beyond CIT, such as
In the Irrigation and Lighting magazine article, Christopher Pine answers that concern. According to one of his sources for the article, “Employee certification through education,” builds workplace culture, a value many young landscaping technicians seek in a company.
The article continues by saying that you’re helping your employees gain knowledge, which gives them confidence in the field, making them more valuable to you as time passes.
While it may be a risk that you’ll lose some techs, you probably won’t lose all of them unless your management style causes conflict. However, if you’re actively creating a work environment where every employee is valued and worth investing in, you’ll find that you’ll have a robust workforce.
From there, you can continue to grow in confidence and skills when taking other irrigation certification courses.
Additionally, you show that you value your employees when investing in their education and growth. Plus, your customers will be more confident using your irrigation system services when you have the certifications to back up your marketing efforts.
Additionally, we have the Premier Contractors Program, where you sign up for free and receive these three benefits right away:
Sources:
IrrigationAssociation.org, Certification Benefits.
Ibid, Certified Irrigation Technician.
IrrigationandLighting.org, A Crew Built on Knowledge.
Ibid, The Value of Certification.
LandscapeManagement.net, Decoding Irrigation Certifications.
While you may know how to clean out nozzle heads, or you can diagnose why a homeowner’s lawn is brown, you still don’t have the qualifications to call yourself an irrigation contractor.
Up your landscape contracting business by becoming a Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT). Your customers will appreciate your dedication to learning how to solve more of their property’s issues, such as water conservation, green, healthy lawns, and vibrant landscapes.
In this blog, you’ll learn
- Steps for getting your CIT
- How a CIT enhances your landscaping company
- How providing CIT education demonstrates that you’re investing in your employees.
Steps for Getting Your CIT
The Irrigation Association (IA) is the organization that provides the resources, testing, and certification for becoming a CIT. Their website, Irrigation.org, states that getting certified helps advance your landscaping career.And if you’re a business owner of a landscaping company, you want your crews to be better educated than the competition’s because you want them to be better problem solvers out in the field.
The Irrigation Association also says that landscaping and lawn care company owners and their staff can get many IA certifications, taking your business to the next level, providing credibility, and helping your company grow.
The CIT program through the Irrigation Association is an entry-level program that introduces you and your crews to sprinkler system maintenance and problem-solving.
Specifically, becoming a CIT helps you as a technician grow in your career, opens up more job opportunities, and shows your commitment to water efficiency management.
As a landscaping business owner, if you and your crew hold different IA certifications, including CIT, you’ll build your customers’ confidence in your company.
What will you learn in your CIT courses?
IA says you’ll be a field technician who can install, maintain, and repair water sprinkler systems. You’ll learn
- Basic hydraulics, cut and join pipes, and recognize different piping systems.
- How to install piping and irrigation parts, backflow prevention parts, and mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical irrigation controls.
- How to fix irrigation system problems.
How CIT Enhances Your Landscaping Company
In a June 21, 2023 article in IrrigationandLighting.org trade magazine, Christopher Pine says that homeowners and property managers may not know what certifications are available to landscaping businesses. Still, they do see the value in that extra education.Pine also says that certification, such as CIT and other IA certifications, shows a commitment to using the industry’s best practices and everyone’s commitment to professionalism.
When you market your landscaping company, include all the irrigation certifications you and your technicians hold. You want everyone to know you have the necessary certifications to work on commercial and residential sprinkler systems.
Customers will trust you to use the best industry standards and solve their irrigation problems while helping them save money on water bills when you’re CIT certified.
You’ll also notice that your curious customers will ask you more questions about how best to water their turfgrass spaces and take care of their properties.
Plus, your customers will be more open to regular maintenance and investing in the newest technology to conserve water and the best way to irrigate their properties, especially since in-ground sprinkler systems are a significant investment that provides savings in the long run.
For example, you’ll be better equipped to explain why a homeowner or a commercial property owner should recalibrate their older irrigation controller with a newer one that includes the latest technology.
When you approach a homeowner or a property manager about recalibrating their older irrigation systems for newer ones with advanced technology, your certification and how you explain the value of a new irrigation controller will help sell the updated products.
Additionally, you’ll be able to establish those relationships where upselling irrigation products and services saves the homeowner or property manager money and improves their turfgrass health.
How Providing CIT Education Demonstrates That You’re Investing in Your Employees
As a landscaping business owner, you can show your employees that your company has room to grow when you invest in their certifications. You may only need one CIT on staff if you live in an area where few property owners use irrigation systems.However, suppose you live in California, Florida, Texas, or any other state where homeowners experience scorching summertime temperatures with little rain. In that case, you may need an entire staff of CIT techs.
You also demonstrate that you value education and growth when you’re certified. There are other irrigation certifications beyond CIT, such as
- Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)
- Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC)
- Certified Irrigation Designer–Landscape (CID-Landscape).
In the Irrigation and Lighting magazine article, Christopher Pine answers that concern. According to one of his sources for the article, “Employee certification through education,” builds workplace culture, a value many young landscaping technicians seek in a company.
The article continues by saying that you’re helping your employees gain knowledge, which gives them confidence in the field, making them more valuable to you as time passes.
While it may be a risk that you’ll lose some techs, you probably won’t lose all of them unless your management style causes conflict. However, if you’re actively creating a work environment where every employee is valued and worth investing in, you’ll find that you’ll have a robust workforce.
Summing Up
Suppose you’re a landscape business owner who wants to add sprinkler system installation and maintenance services to your company. In that case, you’ll do well first to become a Certified Irrigation Technician through the Irrigation Association.From there, you can continue to grow in confidence and skills when taking other irrigation certification courses.
Additionally, you show that you value your employees when investing in their education and growth. Plus, your customers will be more confident using your irrigation system services when you have the certifications to back up your marketing efforts.
How K-Rain Sprinkler System Products Set You Apart from the Competition
We get it at K-Rain. Our team of former contractors knows what it’s like in the field, and we develop new ways to make your job easier, like manufacturing consistently reliable products so you have fewer hassles, headaches, and callbacks.Additionally, we have the Premier Contractors Program, where you sign up for free and receive these three benefits right away:
- Cash back from your first K-Rain purchase
- Free customized irrigation products with your logo and company info on them
- Redeem rewards for distributor credit, Visa debit card, or continuing education courses.
Sources:
IrrigationAssociation.org, Certification Benefits.
Ibid, Certified Irrigation Technician.
IrrigationandLighting.org, A Crew Built on Knowledge.
Ibid, The Value of Certification.
LandscapeManagement.net, Decoding Irrigation Certifications.
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How Becoming a Certified Irrigation Technician Grows Your Landscaping Business
If you’re a landscape contractor, you may have been asked to install or maintain a customer’s irrigation system.
While you may know how to clean out nozzle heads, or you can diagnose why a homeowner’s lawn is brown, you still don’t have the qualifications to call yourself an irrigation contractor.
Up your landscape contracting business by becoming a Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT). Your customers will appreciate your dedication to learning how to solve more of their property’s issues, such as water conservation, green, healthy lawns, and vibrant landscapes.
In this blog, you’ll learn
And if you’re a business owner of a landscaping company, you want your crews to be better educated than the competition’s because you want them to be better problem solvers out in the field.
The Irrigation Association also says that landscaping and lawn care company owners and their staff can get many IA certifications, taking your business to the next level, providing credibility, and helping your company grow.
The CIT program through the Irrigation Association is an entry-level program that introduces you and your crews to sprinkler system maintenance and problem-solving.
Specifically, becoming a CIT helps you as a technician grow in your career, opens up more job opportunities, and shows your commitment to water efficiency management.
As a landscaping business owner, if you and your crew hold different IA certifications, including CIT, you’ll build your customers’ confidence in your company.
What will you learn in your CIT courses?
IA says you’ll be a field technician who can install, maintain, and repair water sprinkler systems. You’ll learn
Pine also says that certification, such as CIT and other IA certifications, shows a commitment to using the industry’s best practices and everyone’s commitment to professionalism.
When you market your landscaping company, include all the irrigation certifications you and your technicians hold. You want everyone to know you have the necessary certifications to work on commercial and residential sprinkler systems.
Customers will trust you to use the best industry standards and solve their irrigation problems while helping them save money on water bills when you’re CIT certified.
You’ll also notice that your curious customers will ask you more questions about how best to water their turfgrass spaces and take care of their properties.
Plus, your customers will be more open to regular maintenance and investing in the newest technology to conserve water and the best way to irrigate their properties, especially since in-ground sprinkler systems are a significant investment that provides savings in the long run.
For example, you’ll be better equipped to explain why a homeowner or a commercial property owner should recalibrate their older irrigation controller with a newer one that includes the latest technology.
When you approach a homeowner or a property manager about recalibrating their older irrigation systems for newer ones with advanced technology, your certification and how you explain the value of a new irrigation controller will help sell the updated products.
Additionally, you’ll be able to establish those relationships where upselling irrigation products and services saves the homeowner or property manager money and improves their turfgrass health.
However, suppose you live in California, Florida, Texas, or any other state where homeowners experience scorching summertime temperatures with little rain. In that case, you may need an entire staff of CIT techs.
You also demonstrate that you value education and growth when you’re certified. There are other irrigation certifications beyond CIT, such as
In the Irrigation and Lighting magazine article, Christopher Pine answers that concern. According to one of his sources for the article, “Employee certification through education,” builds workplace culture, a value many young landscaping technicians seek in a company.
The article continues by saying that you’re helping your employees gain knowledge, which gives them confidence in the field, making them more valuable to you as time passes.
While it may be a risk that you’ll lose some techs, you probably won’t lose all of them unless your management style causes conflict. However, if you’re actively creating a work environment where every employee is valued and worth investing in, you’ll find that you’ll have a robust workforce.
From there, you can continue to grow in confidence and skills when taking other irrigation certification courses.
Additionally, you show that you value your employees when investing in their education and growth. Plus, your customers will be more confident using your irrigation system services when you have the certifications to back up your marketing efforts.
Additionally, we have the Premier Contractors Program, where you sign up for free and receive these three benefits right away:
Sources:
IrrigationAssociation.org, Certification Benefits.
Ibid, Certified Irrigation Technician.
IrrigationandLighting.org, A Crew Built on Knowledge.
Ibid, The Value of Certification.
LandscapeManagement.net, Decoding Irrigation Certifications.
While you may know how to clean out nozzle heads, or you can diagnose why a homeowner’s lawn is brown, you still don’t have the qualifications to call yourself an irrigation contractor.
Up your landscape contracting business by becoming a Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT). Your customers will appreciate your dedication to learning how to solve more of their property’s issues, such as water conservation, green, healthy lawns, and vibrant landscapes.
In this blog, you’ll learn
- Steps for getting your CIT
- How a CIT enhances your landscaping company
- How providing CIT education demonstrates that you’re investing in your employees.
Steps for Getting Your CIT
The Irrigation Association (IA) is the organization that provides the resources, testing, and certification for becoming a CIT. Their website, Irrigation.org, states that getting certified helps advance your landscaping career.And if you’re a business owner of a landscaping company, you want your crews to be better educated than the competition’s because you want them to be better problem solvers out in the field.
The Irrigation Association also says that landscaping and lawn care company owners and their staff can get many IA certifications, taking your business to the next level, providing credibility, and helping your company grow.
The CIT program through the Irrigation Association is an entry-level program that introduces you and your crews to sprinkler system maintenance and problem-solving.
Specifically, becoming a CIT helps you as a technician grow in your career, opens up more job opportunities, and shows your commitment to water efficiency management.
As a landscaping business owner, if you and your crew hold different IA certifications, including CIT, you’ll build your customers’ confidence in your company.
What will you learn in your CIT courses?
IA says you’ll be a field technician who can install, maintain, and repair water sprinkler systems. You’ll learn
- Basic hydraulics, cut and join pipes, and recognize different piping systems.
- How to install piping and irrigation parts, backflow prevention parts, and mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical irrigation controls.
- How to fix irrigation system problems.
How CIT Enhances Your Landscaping Company
In a June 21, 2023 article in IrrigationandLighting.org trade magazine, Christopher Pine says that homeowners and property managers may not know what certifications are available to landscaping businesses. Still, they do see the value in that extra education.Pine also says that certification, such as CIT and other IA certifications, shows a commitment to using the industry’s best practices and everyone’s commitment to professionalism.
When you market your landscaping company, include all the irrigation certifications you and your technicians hold. You want everyone to know you have the necessary certifications to work on commercial and residential sprinkler systems.
Customers will trust you to use the best industry standards and solve their irrigation problems while helping them save money on water bills when you’re CIT certified.
You’ll also notice that your curious customers will ask you more questions about how best to water their turfgrass spaces and take care of their properties.
Plus, your customers will be more open to regular maintenance and investing in the newest technology to conserve water and the best way to irrigate their properties, especially since in-ground sprinkler systems are a significant investment that provides savings in the long run.
For example, you’ll be better equipped to explain why a homeowner or a commercial property owner should recalibrate their older irrigation controller with a newer one that includes the latest technology.
When you approach a homeowner or a property manager about recalibrating their older irrigation systems for newer ones with advanced technology, your certification and how you explain the value of a new irrigation controller will help sell the updated products.
Additionally, you’ll be able to establish those relationships where upselling irrigation products and services saves the homeowner or property manager money and improves their turfgrass health.
How Providing CIT Education Demonstrates That You’re Investing in Your Employees
As a landscaping business owner, you can show your employees that your company has room to grow when you invest in their certifications. You may only need one CIT on staff if you live in an area where few property owners use irrigation systems.However, suppose you live in California, Florida, Texas, or any other state where homeowners experience scorching summertime temperatures with little rain. In that case, you may need an entire staff of CIT techs.
You also demonstrate that you value education and growth when you’re certified. There are other irrigation certifications beyond CIT, such as
- Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)
- Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC)
- Certified Irrigation Designer–Landscape (CID-Landscape).
In the Irrigation and Lighting magazine article, Christopher Pine answers that concern. According to one of his sources for the article, “Employee certification through education,” builds workplace culture, a value many young landscaping technicians seek in a company.
The article continues by saying that you’re helping your employees gain knowledge, which gives them confidence in the field, making them more valuable to you as time passes.
While it may be a risk that you’ll lose some techs, you probably won’t lose all of them unless your management style causes conflict. However, if you’re actively creating a work environment where every employee is valued and worth investing in, you’ll find that you’ll have a robust workforce.
Summing Up
Suppose you’re a landscape business owner who wants to add sprinkler system installation and maintenance services to your company. In that case, you’ll do well first to become a Certified Irrigation Technician through the Irrigation Association.From there, you can continue to grow in confidence and skills when taking other irrigation certification courses.
Additionally, you show that you value your employees when investing in their education and growth. Plus, your customers will be more confident using your irrigation system services when you have the certifications to back up your marketing efforts.
How K-Rain Sprinkler System Products Set You Apart from the Competition
We get it at K-Rain. Our team of former contractors knows what it’s like in the field, and we develop new ways to make your job easier, like manufacturing consistently reliable products so you have fewer hassles, headaches, and callbacks.Additionally, we have the Premier Contractors Program, where you sign up for free and receive these three benefits right away:
- Cash back from your first K-Rain purchase
- Free customized irrigation products with your logo and company info on them
- Redeem rewards for distributor credit, Visa debit card, or continuing education courses.
Sources:
IrrigationAssociation.org, Certification Benefits.
Ibid, Certified Irrigation Technician.
IrrigationandLighting.org, A Crew Built on Knowledge.
Ibid, The Value of Certification.
LandscapeManagement.net, Decoding Irrigation Certifications.
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