Advanced EST Job Description:
CEDIA’s Advanced Electronic Systems Technician assists in the training and mentoring of new technicians, interacts with others, installs, troubleshoots, calibrates, programs remotes, works with subsystem integration and control, and ensures that the installation meets the design specifications. This individual must be a CEDIA Certified Level I Installer with additional knowledge.
If you hold a current CEDIA Installer Level II certification, your credentials will be grandfathered into the Advanced EST certification. Your certification expiration date will remain the same (3 years from the date of achievement of your Installer Level II certification); it will not be extended.
Take the pre-test assessment
Advanced EST Exam Content:
The Advanced EST exam covers the technical body of knowledge expected for an employee with approximately five years of experience in this field. Major content areas covered by the examination are as follows:
- Documentation (engineering documents, repair requests, punch lists, time cards, work requests, and change orders)
- Supervision (OSHA)
- Codes and standards (building codes, NEC, FCC, OSHA, and TIA communication standards)
- Installation and set-up (wiring, devices, and components)
- Calibration and verification (testing instrumentation, data collection, adjustment methods, and verification process)
- Troubleshooting (testing process for hardware/software, power, wiring, device and component issues, and communications)
A pre-test assessment is now available. This pre-test is electronic and consists of 50 questions. It will help determine if you are prepared to take the Advanced EST certification exam.
Reviewing for the Exam:
After you have completed the Advanced EST Pre-test Assessment and identified your areas of strength and weakness, use the Job Task Analysis (JTA) to determine CEDIA University courses that address your areas of weakness:
Advanced EST JTA
Apply to participate in the Advanced EST ‘Ask the Expert’ panel session at EXPO. This session is open to only to those who have scored a 90% or better in each of the four domains of the applicable Pre-test assessment or those that have participated in a series of six or more webinars.
Recommended materials for self-study
Register now to take the written Advanced EST Certification Exam.
Register now to take this exam online at a proctored testing facility.
Requirements for Maintaining Your Advanced EST Credential:
The Advanced EST credential is awarded for a 36 month period. To maintain the active status as an Advanced EST, prior to the conclusion of the 36 month cycle, certificants must be able to provide documentation of completion of at least 30 contact clock hours of continuing education units (CEUs) approved by the Certification Action Team.
Certificants who do not have the required CEUs must take and pass the exam within 12 months prior to the expiration date to be eligible to maintain their certification for an additional 36 months.
Guidelines for Communicating Your Status:
An individual who passes the Advanced EST exam will attain the status of “CEDIA Certified Professional, Advanced EST.” If desired, the individual may use the abbreviated version of “Individual’s Name, CCPT ADV.” on his or her business cards, letterhead or other documentation.
Professional Certification is granted to an individual; therefore, he or she, not the company, retains the credential as long as he or she maintains the CEU required for CCPT ADV. In marketing materials and other documentation, companies are allowed to identify that they have CEDIA Certified Professionals on staff; however, materials should not indicate that the company is “CEDIA Certified.” When promoting your achievement, please refer to the CEDIA Professional Certification Policy and Procedure manual for typography and logo use specifics.
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