N.J. Admin. Code 62 app APPENDIX - APPENDIX

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.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code 62 app APPENDIX

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 332(a). New Rule, R.2014 d.051, effective March 17, 2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 2296(a), 46 N.J.R. 533(a).
Administrative correction. See: 46 N.J.R. 623(c).
Amended by R.2020 d.131, effective December 7, 2020.
See: 52 N.J.R. 1317(a), 52 N.J.R. 2100(b). In Irrigation Training - TIER 1, TRAINING DEFINITION, substituted "can" for "cannot".