Rain Bird Services is now offering two new online training courses: “Rain Bird Factory-Trained Decoder Technician” and “Rain Bird Factory-Trained Residential Controller Technician.”

Participants who complete either of the two online courses and pass their online exams by a score of 70 percent or greater will also earn a Rain Bird Factory-Trained designation.

The Rain Bird Factory-Trained Decoder Technician course covers topics such as design, installation, grounding and surge protection, and troubleshooting. Participants in the Rain Bird Factory-Trained Residential Controller Technician course will learn installation and troubleshooting for Rain Bird’s ESP-TM2 controller, ESP-Me controller, LNK WiFi adapter and WR2 wireless rain/freeze sensor.

“Irrigation professionals from around the world have specifically asked us for online training opportunities, and we’ve listened,” said Robert Pfeil, Rain Bird Services’ marketing group manager. “Now, with our online classes, classroom training, customized training and Rain Bird Corporation’s Knowledge Center, we’re able to provide the most expansive irrigation education program in the industry today.”

Each of the two new online courses consists of multiple modules which trainees must complete within 90 days. Participants can register for all of the modules within a course or individual modules of their choosing; however, they must finish all modules and successfully pass the exam to be eligible for Rain Bird’s Factory-Trained designation.