New curriculum focuses on helping landscape and irrigation professionals become more competitive and profitable.
November 1, 2011, Phoenix, Ariz.—Green Industry professionals can learn new skills, get CEUs, and gain business ideas with Ewing’s new classes for 2011-2012.
The new course line-up includes affordable, half-day courses that offer busy contractors a convenient way to build their skills and get trained in new technologies.
Courses will be offered through April at various locations throughout the U.S. Interested professionals can search for courses by state, and register at www.ewingeducationservices.com.
Ewing’s new classes are divided into four main tracks: irrigation and water management, turf, lighting and business.
Irrigation and Water Management
Ewing’s irrigation and water management track features new courses that will cover topics from two-wire technology, to electrical troubleshooting and irrigation system renovations:
- Irrigation Troubleshooting: Four Secrets to Successful Irrigation System Renovation
- Electrical Troubleshooting & Advanced Fault Finding
- Two-Wire or Not Two-Wire: Understanding Two-Wire Decoder Systems
- Landscape Irrigation Auditor
- Combo Class: Electrical Troubleshooting/Advance Fault Finding & Two-Wire Technology
Two irrigation classes—Irrigation Troubleshooting and Electrical Troubleshooting and Advanced Fault Finding—will be taught in Spanish in select areas.
Ewing will once again offer our popular Landscape Irrigation Auditor prep course in areas where the Irrigation Association’s Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA) test will be offered.
Business, Lighting, Turf and More
- Integrated Pest Management: Herbicides & Fungicides
- Landscape Lighting Design & Installation: Selling Customer Satisfaction
- Presentations and Portfolios: Selling Skills for the Landscape Professional
Landscape Lighting Design and Installation will cover unique lighting designs that enhance nighttime security and curb appeal, the advantages of LEDs, common lighting mistakes and more.
A new business development class, Presentations & Portfolios: Selling Skills for Landscape Professionals, will be taught this season by John Binkele, Ewing’s Director of Business Education Services.
“This program is a terrific opportunity for anybody in sales to hone their selling skills,” Binkele said.
Additional hardscape training opportunities will be announced later this year.
About Ewing: A Premier Supplier and Quality Education Provider
Ewing is the largest family-owned supplier of landscape and water management products in the country. Since 1991, Ewing has offered educational workshops to thousands of Green Industry professionals to help them thrive in an ever-changing industry. Ewing’s training programs span a wide range of topics, from irrigation and lighting, to business development and integrated pest management. Ewing provides training opportunities year-round and offers custom training programs for businesses and agencies.
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