Landscape Certifications

Add knowledge and value to your services with landscape certifications. There are many professional certifications that show you are well-trained and specialized, for example in irrigation design and installation, lighting, or water features. Here two lists of known landscape certifications offered by associations and by vendors.

Landscape Certifications by Associations

Association	Certification
National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)	Landscape Industry Certified (LIC) Manager
	LIC Exterior Technician
	LIC Interior Technician
	LIC Horticultural Technician
	LIC Lawn Care Manager
	LIC Lawn Care Technician
Irrigation Association (IA)	Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC)
	Certified Irrigation Designer (CID)
	Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT)
	Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)
	Certified Golf Irrigation Auditor (CGIA)
	Certified Landscape Water Managers (CLWM)
Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS)	Certified Grounds Manager (CGM)
	Certified Grounds Technician (CGT)
Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA)	Certified Snow Professional (CSP)
American Lighting Association (ALA)	Lighting Associate
	Lighting Specialist
	Certified Lighting Manufacturers Representative (CLMR)
	Certified Lighting Consultant (CLC)
Ohio Nursery & Landscaping Association (ONLA)	Ohio Certified Nursery Technician (OCNT)
	Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA)
	International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
	NALP – LIC programs TBD

Landscape Certifications by Vendors

Vendor	Certification
FX/Luminaire	Lighting Designer
Hunter Industries	Hunter Product Technician Certificate
	HydraWise Specialist Certification
	ACC and Two-Wire Specialist
	Irrigation Designer Certificate
	Expert Commercial Controllers
	I-Core/Dual Specialist
Kichler	LED Landscape Lighting Installation Certificate (ALA)
	Advanced LED ALA Certificate
	Design Landscape Lighting Certificate
Rain Bird	Review Courses for IS certifications (not including exam)
	Courses for Irrigation Design, Installation, Valve, Decoder, Controller, IQ4, ESP-LX IVM 2 (not certification exam)
WAC Lighting	submit inquiry email