Prepare a candidate for the Irrigation Association's Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC) exam and track renewal obligations.
domain: Irrigation Association (irrigation.org) · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Confirm the candidate has roughly three years of irrigation field experience, which the IA recommends (not a hard prerequisite enforced at registration).
Register for the Irrigation Contractor Exam: a 3.5-hour, 150-question multiple-choice exam covering design, installation, scheduling, water management/conservation, maintenance/repair, codes, and business management.
Budget the correct exam fee tier — member vs. nonmember pricing differs substantially — and note the separate retake fee if the candidate does not pass on the first attempt.
Have the candidate agree to the IA's Select Certified Code of Ethics as part of certification.
Set a recurring reminder for the two-year CEU cycle (20 continuing education units) and the separate annual renewal fee, which is owed even in years without a CEU deadline.
Known gotchas
Nonmember exam and retake fees are roughly double member fees, so confirm current IA membership status before budgeting a bid that includes certification costs.
The CEU requirement (20 units) is tracked on a two-year cycle while the renewal fee is billed annually — missing either can lapse the credential even if the other is current.
Holding CIC does not itself satisfy state irrigator licensing (e.g., Texas TCEQ LI, NC, NJ) — it is a voluntary industry credential layered on top of, not a substitute for, state licensure.
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