QWEL Professional Certification in Irrigation System Audits
CEU Requirements
In order to keep your QWEL Professional Certification current, QWEL certified professionals need to submit two (2) hours of continuing education units (CEUs) each calendar year.
Attend irrigation or green industry short courses or seminars. Each hour of training equals one (1) CEU. An hour of training must have a minimum of fifty (50) minutes of training time. Refreshment and meal breaks are not eligible as training time.
Attend irrigation or green industry trade shows, field days or meetings. One (1) CEU per event.
Teach or attend an in-house irrigation training course. These courses will normally be conducted by irrigation or green industry manufacturers, distributors, dealer or QWEL trained inhouse company staff. One (1) CEU per hour will be accepted for each hour of instruction.
Attending Business or Industry-related Courses or Seminars such as Integrated Pest Management; Pesticide Application; Bay-Friendly Landscape & Gardening; Tree Pruning; Storm Water Management; etc. One (1) CEU per hour will be accepted for each hour of instruction.
Conduct irrigation audit. One (1) audit for one (1) CEU per year.
A minimum of 50% of CEUs must relate to water-efficient concepts in the field of irrigation that promote more efficient use of water outdoors. Examples include smart scheduling technologies for irrigation systems, irrigation scheduling based on water budget techniques, drip irrigation, plant water demand, rainwater harvesting, and low impact development.
QWEL Graywater Specialty Certification
CEU Requirements
In order to keep your QWEL Graywater Specialty Certification current, QWEL certified professionals need to submit one (1) hour of continuing education units (CEUs) each calendar year.
What qualifies as a QWEL Graywater CEU?
Public Entity Trainings (permitting requirements, health department, water utility, building code, incentives)
Plant Health (detergents, pH, plant type, nitrogen)
Soil Quality (pathogens or indicator organisms, sodium absorption ration, leaching)
