Prepare for Exams

Landscape Certification Exam Resources 

The IA offers a number of resources to help you prepare for landscape certification exams: 

• Download the candidate handbook to view individual exam outlines.  
• Download exam equation sheets to help you prepare for the exams.
• Purchase exam references in the IA store.
• Look up terms in the online Irrigation Glossary.

Certification Exam References

CIT

• Landscape Irrigation System, Installation & Maintenance, 2nd Edition 
  
• Basic Irrigation Hydraulics Student Workbook 
  
• Electrical Troubleshooting Student Workbook 
  
• Irrigation Components: Residential/Small Commercial Systems – Student Workbook  

CLIA

• CLIA Equations
• Landscape Irrigation Auditor, 3rd Edition 
  
• Smart Technologies

CGIA

• CGIA Equations
• Golf Irrigation Auditor
• Landscape Irrigation Auditor, 3rd Edition 
  
• Smart Technologies

CIC

• CIC Equations
• Landscape Irrigation Contractor, 3rd Edition
  
• CIC Standards, Regulations and Codes   
  
• Designing, Operating, and Maintaining Piping System Using PVC   
  
• Principles of Irrigation, 3rd Edition 
  
• Irrigation, Sixth Edition
• OSHA 2226 Excavation (Revised 2015)
• National Electrical Code (2020)
• National Plumbing Code (2021)
• OSHA.gov
• National Plumbing Code of Canada (printed publication or free PDF)

CID – Landscape

General Landscape/Turf Exam  

• CID General LT Equations
• Principles of Irrigation, 3rd Edition
• Alternative Water for Landscape Irrigation, 2nd Edition
• ASIC Earth Grounding Electronic Equipment in Irrigation Systems Guidelines
• Dripline Design Guide
• Flow Sensor Installation 
• National Electrical Code (2020)
• Irrigation, Sixth Edition
• Electrical Troubleshooting Student Workbook
  

Specialty Golf Course Irrigation Exam 

• CID Golf Course Equations   
  
• Principles of Irrigation, 3rd Edition   

Specialty Residential/Commercial Irrigation Exam 

• CID Residential/Commercial Equations   
  
• Principles of Irrigation, 3rd Edition 
  
• Landscape Drip Irrigation Design and Management, 3rd Edition
• Irrigation, Sixth Edition
• National Electrical Code (2020)
• National Plumbing Code (2021)