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title: "Conserva Irrigation's CareerTech Academy Helps Aspiring Job Seekers Find Work Amid COVID-19 Crisis"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/714e7100-888a-46d3-a625-a7f59892db7c
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20200401_conserva_irrigations_careertech_academy_helps_aspi.html
category: "Lawn & pest"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Lawn & pest"
published: 2020-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:32.565Z
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# Conserva Irrigation's CareerTech Academy Helps Aspiring Job Seekers Find Work Amid COVID-19 Crisis

**TL;DR:** Conserva Irrigation's CareerTech Academy provides training and job placement for aspiring irrigation technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The academy is part of Conserva Irrigation, a franchise founded in 2017 under the Outdoor Living Brands umbrella.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-04-01. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20200401_conserva_irrigations_careertech_academy_helps_aspi.html).*

## Story

"This is one of the most challenging times in our nation's history and we know that unfortunately many people have and will continue to lose their jobs as a result of COVID-19," said Russ Jundt, founder & brand leader of Conserva Irrigation. "We're fortunate to be in a situation where we are still hiring and looking for talented technicians to work in our franchised territories across the country. Our two-week CareerTech Academy allows us to quickly identify talent, teach trainees about the irrigation business and prepare them for a rewarding career as an irrigation technician.

It's exciting and we look forward to hosting more in the near future."

For this particular training, in addition to the classroom training, Conserva's CareerTech Academy trainees handled the inspection, service, system start up and repairs at Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, N.C. Local franchisee Dave Perfater hosted the trainees and permitted them to use vans and service customers in his market to learn the craft.

"Hosting young men and women looking for a jump-start to their irrigation career and teaching them the business has been one of the highlights of my time with Conserva," said Perfater. "It means even more to me considering the current unemployment situation in our country. I congratulate our Academy graduates and look forward to seeing them succeed in the field very shortly."

Conserva plans on conducting an additional two to three academies in 2020. Operating underneath the Outdoor Living Brands umbrella, Conserva Irrigation remains the only environmentally responsible irrigation company with a franchise business model focused on providing repair and maintenance practices for commercial and residential sprinkler systems.

Founded as a franchise in 2017, Conserva Irrigation is the only national outdoor irrigation company founded on the principle of water conservation. The brand is part of Outdoor Living Brands, a market-leading franchisor of premium residential and commercial outdoor living services. With 91 territories operating across the country and growing, Conserva Irrigation is helping home and business owners reduce water consumption through its use of a proprietary irrigation auditing system and water-efficient irrigation products.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- covid-19 response (topic)
- franchise business (topic)
- Conserva Irrigation (company)
- Outdoor Living Brands (company)
- water conservation (topic)
- irrigation services (topic)
- career training (topic)
- Cameron Art Museum (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20200401_conserva_irrigations_careertech_academy_helps_aspi.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/714e7100-888a-46d3-a625-a7f59892db7c).