Determine eligibility and exam scope for a technician pursuing the Irrigation Association's Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA) credential.
domain: Irrigation Association (irrigation.org) · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Confirm the candidate has roughly one year of irrigation-related work experience, the IA's recommended (not mandatory) minimum for CLIA — notably lower than CIC's three-year benchmark.
Register for the Irrigation Auditor Exam: a 3-hour, 125-question multiple-choice exam covering audit procedures, soil-plant relationships, irrigation scheduling, and equipment/technology.
Have the candidate agree to the Select Certified Code of Ethics as part of the application.
Budget current member vs. nonmember exam and retake fees, which differ substantially.
After passing, track the two-year, 20-CEU renewal cycle and annual renewal fee to keep the credential active.
Known gotchas
CLIA's recommended experience threshold (about one year) is much lower than CIC's (about three years) — don't assume all IA landscape certifications share the same experience bar.
CLIA is an auditing/water-management credential, not a design or install credential — it does not authorize the same scope of work as CID or CIC.
Some jurisdictions/programs (e.g., Texas A&M's TxCLIA) run a similarly named but separate state auditor certification — confirm which program (IA's CLIA vs. a state program) an employer or RFP is actually requiring.
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