Electronic Systems Technician (EST) II

Attention CEDIA Certified Professional Installer Level I’s:

All current CEDIA Certified Professional Installer Level I’s will be automatically grandfathered into the new EST II certification as of July 1, 2009. Please note that your certification expiration date will not change; you must earn 30 CEUs by your expiration date to maintain your certification. Please contact certification@cedia.org with questions.

EST II Job Description/Exam Content

The CEDIA Certified Professional EST II is an individual with at least 12 months of experience and wishes to advance their low-voltage career. This person works under the direction of a supervisor, has a firm understanding of what to do and how to do it but not always "why". This person is assumed to have become proficient at most Prewire and Trim duties and is in training in all other areas. As a result the majority of questions on this exam are "Application" based meaning the candidate will need to be able to "apply" existing knowledge to a specific problem. This person has completed the appropriate Level 200 CEDIA courseware (or equivalent). CEDIA Basic and Advanced Residential Boot Camps are also strongly recommended.

12 months minimum experience
Take the EST II Pre-test Assessment to assess strengths and weaknesses
CEDIA University EST 200 level coursework and
CEDIA Basic and Advanced Residential Boot Camps are highly recommended.
Person knows about the parts and pieces of the system and how to hook things up
Knows WHAT to do and is typically told what to do
Project management reporting ONLY

Take the pre-test assessment

Reviewing for the Exam

After you have completed the EST II Pre-test Assessment and identified your areas of strength and weakness, use the
Job Task Analysis (JTA) to determine CEDIA University offerings that address your areas of weakness: EST II JTA

Requirements for Maintaining Your EST II Credential

The EST II credential is awarded for a 36 month period. To maintain the active status as an EST II , 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 EST II exam will attain the status of “CEDIA Certified Professional, EST II .” If desired, the individual may use the abbreviated version of “Individual’s Name, CCP EST II” 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 CCP EST II. 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.”