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Discover Rewarding Careers in Water Management
Many green careers require skills and knowledge about
irrigation/water management. Careers in agriculture, landscaping or
golf all utilize irrigation.
- Agricultural Engineer
- Golf Course Superintendent
- Landscape Designer
- Irrigation Consultant
- Agronomist
- Greenhouse/Nursery Grower
These are just a few of the career tracks that need water
management skills. Discover what led some professionals to their
careers, visit profiles
Watch our online DVD, click here
Compete at Student Career Days
Student Career Days is an annual event sponsored by PLANET with 25
different landscaping competitions. IAEF helps sponsor the
irrigation troubleshooting and assembly events. Two workshops are
offered by IAEF, plus a Career Fair booth.
North Metro Technical College in Atlanta is the 2008 Career Days
host. 57 teams will compete in the irrigation assembly and 44
individuals in irrigation troubleshooting. Winners of those
categories receive an all-expense paid trip to attend Irrigation
Show 2008 in Anaheim, Calif. in Nov. 2008.
Get a Summer Job
Make your resume stand out by working in the industry:
Research Scholarships
Find sources for green industry students, go now
Chad Vivien, an FFA high school senior from Mississippi, received
the 2007 FFA-IAEF scholarship, read more
Find Schools Offering Water Management Curriculum
Over 80 schools
offer classes, programs and related degrees, search now
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Order Teaching Modules for
Irrigation Instruction
Save time and development costs by ordering irrigation
instruction modules. Instructor tool box includes teaching manual,
student workbook and presentation. Teach as one or two 50-minute
classes.
Available now:
- Basic Hydraulics
- Design Capacity
- Irrigation Audit (lab/lecture)
- Irrigation Pipe Sizing
- Precipitation Rates (turf/landscape)
Order today, get details
Register for 2008 Faculty Academy
June 26-27, 2008: The popular IAEF Faculty Academy offers
university, college and high school instructors a two-day intensive
irrigation seminar. In-class and hands-on training arm instructors
with information for their own classes. Attendees meet industry
leaders and network with their counterparts from all over North
America.
Participants must cover their travel, accommodations and meals not
provided; the academy is free. Partial grants are available to a
limited number of participants.
Get more information, click here
List Your School’s Programs for
Irrigation/Water Management
Accredited university, college and technical school instructors …
Go to the IAEF school directory, see over 80 schools
Submit your school’s information, do it online
Can You Pass this Quiz?
How much water does it take to make:
one egg? a hamburger? fries? a car?
Give a fun pop-quiz, try it yourself
More quick quiz questions, take the challenge
Find Resources for K-12
Educate your students on the importance of water and efficient water
use. The U.S. Geological Survey offers facts and activities:
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Read the IAEF 2007 Annual Report
See what the IAEF accomplished in 2007
click here
Invest in the IA Education Fund
Your contribution will help the IAEF develop instructional
materials and promote irrigation/water management careers.
Support the IAEF, learn how to donate
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The IAEF thanks all of its donors. Your contributions make our industry stronger.
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