New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 62 - LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION CONTRACTORS › Appendix - APPENDIX

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
New Jersey Certified Landscape Irrigation
						  Contractor Activities that Qualify for Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
Irrigation Association Certifications
CAP
No cap (maximum) on the number of CECs per
						  period in this
category.
QUALIFYING
20 CECs earned for obtaining first
						  Irrigation Association
Certified Irrigation Designer (CID) specialty.
ACTIVITY
10 CECs earned for each additional
						  Irrigation Association
CID specialty.
10 CECs earned for obtaining each of the following
Irrigation Association Certifications:
Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA),
Certified Golf Irrigation Auditor (CGIA),
Certified Agricultural Irrigation Specialist (CAIS),
Certified Landscape Water Manager (CLWM).
Irrigation Educational Content Developer
CAP
No cap (maximum) on the number of CECs per
						  period in this
category.
CECs in this category are earned at the rate of two CECs
						  per
article/book chapter/session.
QUALIFYING
Writing reference material or irrigation
						  books.
ACTIVITY
Presenting irrigation related technical
						  papers.
Writing articles for an irrigation publication.
Irrigation Training - TIER 1
CAP
No cap (maximum) on the number of CECs per
						  period in this
category.
CECs in this category are earned at the rate of one CEC
						  per
hour of instruction.
QUALIFYING
Attending irrigation education courses or
						  seminars.
ACTIVITY
Teaching irrigation education courses or
						  seminars or
conducting demonstration projects.
TRAINING
Irrigation educational courses and seminars
						  sponsored by
DEFINITION
trade associations, trade schools,
						  educational institutions,
professional instructors, or manufacturers. If the course
						  or
seminar is sponsored by a distributor or manufacturer,
						  the
course shall be taught by an Irrigation Association
						  Licensed
Provider, college or university staff, or other
						  approved
professional instructor. The subject matter shall be related
						  to
irrigation and can be product specific.
Irrigation Training - TIER 2
CAP
No cap (maximum) on the number of CECs per
						  period in this
category.
CECs in this category are earned at the rate of .5 CECs
						  per
hour of instruction.
Attending irrigation education courses or seminars.
Teaching irrigation education courses or seminars.
QUALIFYING
Attending an irrigation demonstration
						  project.
ACTIVITY
Irrigation educational courses and seminars
						  sponsored by a
distributor or manufacturer and taught by someone other than
						  an
Irrigation Association Licensed Provider, college or
						  university
staff, or approved professional instructor. The subject
						  matter
shall be directly related to irrigation and may or may not
						  be
product specific.
TRAINING
Irrigation educational courses and seminars
						  that do not fall
DEFINITION
under the TIER 1 training definition. The
						  subject can be
product specific.
Irrigation Training - TIER 3
CAP
A maximum of five CECs per period can be earned
						  in this
category.
CECs in this category are earned at the rate of .25 CECs
						  per
hour of attendance.
QUALIFYING
Attending irrigation or green industry
						  trade shows.
ACTIVITY
Attending or teaching green industry
						  courses or seminars
that are not irrigation specific.
Attending or teaching business related courses or
						  seminars.
TRAINING
Irrigation or green industry trade show
						  attendance is
DEFINITION
considered for walking the trade show
						  floor and attending on
floor education sessions.
Green industry courses or seminars relating to subjects
						  that
are indirectly related to irrigation and can be product
specific.
Business courses and seminars relating to subject
						  matter
directly related to the business of landscape
						  irrigation
contracting.
Water Conservation (WC) Designation
CAP
No cap (maximum) on the number of CECs per
						  period in this
category.
TRAINING
Irrigation courses, seminars, or training
						  in a subject
DEFINITION
related to water conservation (WC) shall
						  be given a WC
designation. All CECs earned for obtaining Irrigation
Association Certifications shall carry a WC designation.
						  WC
credits may be from any tier.