| Irrigation system installation and
maintenance
Contact person
Ms Meg Ogea - Education
Manager
Contact person's address
The Irrigation
Association
6540 Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, Virginia,
22042-6638
USA
Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +1-703-536
7080 Fax +1-703-536 7019
Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]
Type of programme
Course
Certificate
Certificate of participation
Frequency of programme
With sufficient participants
and upon request.
Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the
capabilities of water professionals.
Programme prospectus
This is a class on the basics
of irrigation system installation and maintenance. During the class,
participants will learn by doing. Topics will include gluing and repairing PVC
pipe, installing, nozzling and adjusting heads, setting and repairing electric
valves and field and controller wiring techniques. Also covered are the basics
of irrigation system maintenance. In addition, participants will learn some
hydraulics.
Target group
Junior professionals
Programme
www
http://www.irrigation.org/education.htm
Dates/duration
One day
Language
Spanish |
The Irrigation Association
Acronym
IA
Country
USA
Address
The Irrigation Association
6540 Arlington
Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22042-6638
USA
Tel +1-703-536 7080
Fax +1-703-536 7019
E-mail
[email protected]
Institute/organization
www
http://www.irrigation.org/
Brief description of institution/organization
The
Irrigation Association (IA) is a non-profit North American organization. Its
mission is to improve the products and practices used to manage water resources
and to help shape the worldwide business environment of the irrigation industry.
The Irrigation Association's interest in water resources encompasses the
application conservation, drainage, improvement and recovery of water for
economic and environmental enhancement in agriculture, turfgrass, landscape and
forestry.
The Irrigation Association's efforts focus on providing
leadership in four areas:
- The IA interacts with private and governmental
organizations and other associations in the development of legislation and
regulations to properly and appropriately ensure the availability, quality and
accessibility of water supplies for, or affected by, irrigation and the efficacy
of trade policies.
- IA establishes and conducts authoritative educational
programmes to broaden and focus public awareness of issues related to water
management, to provide professional certification of practitioners of
irrigation-related disciplines and to ensure the accessibility of research
information pertinent to industry practices and products.
- IA perceives
itself as an effective catalyst and umbrella organization for outreach,
communication and coordination among the diverse parties and interests involved
in irrigation.
- IA contributes to the establishment of recognized standards
and guidelines dealing with irrigation-related products, engineering
applications and practices worldwide.
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