Courses

IIABC CIT-1 Course Dates for Fall 2010:

Victoria - September 29, 2010 Download Registration Form (still room*)
Kelowna - September 9, 2010 Download Registration Form (Still room*)
Surrey - September 15, 2010 (Sorry Course Full*) Download Registration Form

* as of September 1st, 2010
Class seating is limited.

Note: The CIT-1 Course I.A. book "Irrigation System Installation & Maintenance" will be mailed out(up to 10 days before the exam date) for those registered and paid who plan to write the CIT-1 EXAM. For later registrants, the book & handouts will be provided at the course registration desk.

Next IIABC CIT-Level 2 Course Dates for 2010

November 23 & 24 - Victoria at IIABC Convention

IIABC NEW Certified Irrigation Scheduler (CIS) Course & Exam

November 23 & 24 - Victoria at IIABC Convention (registration begins in September)

Landscape Drip Design Course at Convention

The Irrigation Association (IA) USA

On-line Courses

LEARNING ON DEMAND EDUCATIONAL COURSES:

Agriculture Irrigation Hydraulics
Understand how water pressure is created, managed and sustained in an agricultural irrigation system.
Landscape Irrigation Scheduling
Create and implement effective irrigation schedules that supply the right amount of water to meet plant needs. (This course is not equivalent to the IIABC's new CIS course.)
Landscape Irrigation Hydraulics
Review essentials of hydraulics for landscape irrigation, including the value and application of the "rule of 3."
Landscape Irrigation Precipitation Rates
Use precipitation rates to determine an optimal irrigation design that matches site requirements.

Coming later in 2010
Agriculture Sprinklers & Precipitation Rates
Basic Electrical Troubleshooting

Cost: $95 US (may change) per enrollment for 90 -day, unlimited access

For more information check the IA website: www.irrigation.org/learningondemand
or phone: (703) 536-7080

Other Industry Related Courses

Lo Voltage Electrical FSR Course

Okanagan College - Kelowna Campus

Contact College for information: Phone: 250-762-5445 Website: www.okanagan.bc.c a

Cross Connection Control Tester Certification (or Backflow Assembly Tester Certification)

MTS Maintenance Training Systems Inc. - VERNON, BC

Contact MTS by Phone: (250) 503-0893 or www.mtsinc.ca

Camosun College - VICTORIA, BC

Cross Connection Control Tester course
with Exam certification through the BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA)

October 18-23, 2010 Instructor: Rick Mawl

February 14 - 19, 2011 Instructor: Rod Lidstone
March 21-26, 2011 Instructor: Darren Vaux
Schedule: Mon-Sat, 8:30 am - 3pm daily (6 sessions)
Tuition $645 (Plus exam purchased separately at www.bcwwa.org
For more information check website: www.camosun.bc.ca/ce

BC Institute of Technology (BCIT) - BURNABY, BC