SGLA Technical Training offers ongoing professional development for landscape designers and allied professionals. Our content is offered through webinars, on-demand courses you can do at your own pace, and one-on-one tutoring. We love thinking about construction and design!
The new 2023 Blueprint is here! Are you ready?
Our LARE Preparatory Course intensive webinars have been fully online since 2019. We review CLARB’s exam topics and then test our knowledge together with practice exams. This comprehensive review provides an invaluable framework for structuring your study time effectively.
You will also be invited to form study groups with LARE candidates from across the US and Canada.
Tight budget or time? Purchase one of our video webinars or just the study materials and work on your own schedule.
California Supplemental Exam – $125 USD
Our California Supplemental Exam study package includes:
- CSE Study Guide (about 100 pages)
- Study spreadsheets for Codes/Regs and California Plants
Looking for the whole CSE experience? Purchase the Study Package plus the Practice Exam (about 100 questions) and access to our 5-hour CSE Webinar here.
If you purchase the study package and want to join the webinar later, I will credit what you’ve already paid. Email me.
What others are saying about CSE Review
Could you use a review of the basics? This short course combines video lecture content with new drills and vignettes. We’ll work towards developing a more intuitive understanding of the Slope Formula and how to apply it to do simple grading operations.
- Confidently read all six sides of your architect’s scale!
- Remember the three forms of the Slope Formula!
- Know which formula to use in different situations!
- Develop an actual understanding of what you’re doing!
What others are saying about Grading Basics
Super helpful review & primer for the grading exam. I have taken all of Sarah's workshops so far in my LARE journey & she helps break things down in a matter-of-fact, no nonsense manner. Really appreciated.
This was a simple, very effective course.
Great course. However, as you have a lot of paying customers, it would behoove you to correct your typos.
~There are places where you've inverted the ratios (a 1:2 slope is not 50%)
~Used % when you meant degrees for a triangle
~Called a lower elevation the "high side" and vise-versa on the quiz, making it uncertain what you were asking for.
~Asked for a lower end elevation in the quiz & gave the higher end elevation as the correct answer.
~Should have stated at the beginning of the quiz that we should round to the nearest 1/10th of a percent and 1/100th of a foot.
There are others, but these are the ones I made a note of.
Cheers,
StephanieGreat quick course! Thank you!
A great primer for Sarah's LARE prep course Grading, Drainage, & Stormwater Mgmt.
a very helpful primer.
Super helpful, starting with grading basics and including test tips to calm nerves and think smartly. Thanks!
Fantastic refresher! Thanks Sarah 🙂
great exercises and good video descriptions - thank you!
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Available on a very limited basis depending on availability. We charge $120/hour to work with you on the topics you wish to target. Email us or just book a slot in advance.
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Fulfillment Policies
Refunds: We strive to work with LARE candidates and will refund or re-schedule any webinar date at no cost. We reserve the right to issue partial refunds where study guides are delivered immediately upon purchase in pdf format.
Delivery: If you order a hard copy of our materials, allow 10 business days for shipping. We charge a flat fee for printing and shipping; it is the same for all sections.
Returns: We do not accept returns on printed materials.
I wanted to let you know I passed the CSE exam on the first attempt. Your study material + course was awesome and very helpful! Not just for the exam, but also in practice. I currently work independently as a designer, but now that I am licensed, I can form a solo practice based in Marin County. Thanks for all your help!
Dennis Hall
Apr 2, 2026