{"id":1819,"date":"2016-02-11T09:31:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/night-scenes.com\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2016-02-11T09:31:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T15:31:14","slug":"outdoor-landscape-lighting-certifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/night-scenes.com\/2016\/02\/11\/outdoor-landscape-lighting-certifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscape Lighting Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What is a landscape lighting certification?<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Who provides these certifications?<\/h2>\n<p>Just like any real profession out there, the landscape lighting industry has certifications which can be earned by those who really want to set themselves apart from the pack. For landscape lighting there are two main types of certifications, the manufacturer\u2019s certification and the national trade association certification.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, I talk about the differences between the two different landscape lighting certifications and why, as a consumer, you should care about those differences.<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p9SV0PgUv9Q\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1820\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/night-scenes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Copy-of-Light_Pro.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.kichler.com\/professional\/landscape-lighting\/certified-training.aspx\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1820 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/night-scenes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Copy-of-Light_Pro-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Kichler landscape lighting certification \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manufacturer Certified<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The NightScenes team has both types of certifications. We are Kichler Light Pros and we\u2019ve completed classes from CAST, Hadco, Vistapro, Unique Lighting, and FX Luminaire, just to name a few. We also have three technicians who hold the AOLP (Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals) CLVLT (Certified Low Voltage Lighting Technician) certification.<\/p>\n<p>In a future video I will talk about the COLD or the Certified Outdoor Lighting Designer certification but this video is strictly about low voltage landscape lighting certification.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/night-scenes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/certified-AOLP-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/aolponline.org\/CLVLT.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1821 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/night-scenes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/certified-AOLP-2-300x184.jpg?resize=300%2C184\" alt=\"AOLP low voltage landscape lighting certification \" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a>I would really appreciate if you would give the video a thumbs up or thumbs down and share any comments you might have. Also be sure to leave some feedback about topics that you would like us to cover in our future videos (so we don\u2019t have to guess).<\/p>\n<p>Please <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/night-scenes.com\/contact-us\/\">contact us here<\/a>\u00a0<\/span> today to set up an appointment for a free in-home consultation with a certified outdoor lighting professional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a landscape lighting certification? Who provides these certifications? Just like any real profession out there, the landscape lighting industry has certifications which can be earned by those who really want to set themselves apart from the pack. 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