Certified Electronics Technician Exam
A Wireless Industry Standard now exists for your technicians
through a series of independently administered low-cost
certification exams that can be held in testing locations
near your office. The certifications start with an Associates
exam covering basic electronics and goes all the way up
to a Master level that indicates proficiencies in 6 different
areas of technical expertise with several competency levels
available in between.
ETA (Electronics Technicians Association), USMSS, ITA --
The Private Wireless Association, and a Board of independent
reviewers, recently completed an updated version of the
existing ETA Wireless Journeyman's Exam that is up to date
that reflects the current knowledge standards for our wireless
technicians. It is available to anyone with at least 2 years
of combined educational and sales experience and like all
ETA certified exams you can take the exam a second time
free within 12 months at a location near you.
Get your technicians certified by this independent process
and advertise the fact that your company uses independently
certified technicians. Your customers will definitely feel
that your company has met a standard that is open to all
and is geared to certifying the capabilities of your technicians.
In time, many customers will require this type of independent
certification so be the first to complete this process and
market this important feature to your customers.
The wireless technician's standard is here and we hope
that you support this effort that is designed to help us
maintain the highest levels of service quality in our industry.
For more information on when and where the next exam will
be given, call 847-395-3077.
Technician Certification Instructions
Thanks for making the decision to join the growing ranks
of Wireless Certified Electronics Technicians. The Certification
is designed to match your knowledge level with the criteria
set forth by a group of industry professionals. Please also
note that you can take the exam again within a 12-month
period if you would like to improve your score. Just contact
the Electronic Technician Association at 1-800-288-3824
to make the arrangements for taking this exam at a location
near you. Please also note that your certification can remain
current by maintaining a membership in ETA for $25 per year
and forwarding your personal training information to them
on a yearly basis.
To prepare for the exam go to
www.eta-sda.com and click on the Certifications Category
noted in the left- hand margin and then under Certifications
click on the Wireless category. You will then see a detailed
outline of all the material covered in the exam for your
review followed by some suggested reference material that
might help you review specific areas covered in the outline.
No surprises here. This is the material that will be covered.
Please also note that on the ETA web site there is a text
referred to under Study Material as the Associate CET Study
Guide that can be purchased for $68 plus shipping and handling.
This text serves as an excellent review for some of the
more basic material covered in the exam. About ½
of the exam questions have come from the material covered
in tat Study Guide. Please also forward any other good reference
material that you find so that we can share it with future
participants.
Thanks again for your participation in this program and
please give me any comments or suggestions that you have
after completing the exam. Please send your comments to
dpierson55@hotmail.com
or give me a call at 847-395-3077.
Sincerely,
George Fleming
USMSS
Levels of Technician Certification
Here are some additional details on this certification
process that is outlined on the Electronic Technicians Association
(ETA) web site
www.eta-sda.com. There are several certification levels
that exist for the Wireless Technician.
Associate C.E.T.
The first level is the Associate C.E.T. (Certified Electronics
Technician) that is a basic electronics exam for a beginning
technician or a recent tech school graduate with 2 years
or less of combined education and work experience. This
certification is good for 2 years. This Exam is $60 and
like all of these certification exams they can be taken
at any of over 600 locations in the U.S. There is also study
material available for this exam through ETA as noted on
their web site.
Journey Wireless C.E.T.
The second is the Journeyman Wireless C.E.T. Exam that
has 200 questions and includes all of the material covered
in the Associate level plus the existing material that has
been updated by USMSS and ETA. The cost is $100 and the
certification is geared to the technician with at least
4 years of combined education and job experience. This certification
is good for 4 years unless you are a member of ETA and update
your training records on a yearly basis. The cost for this
is update service and membership is $25 per year. ETA has
posted the topic outline for this certification on their
web site. Go to
www.eta-sda.com and click on Certifications and then
under Certifications click on the category marked Wireless
to get a detailed outline of the material covered plus some
reference text recommendations. Please also note that the
Associate CET Study Guide is available through ETA covering
about half of the material included on this certification
exam. This reference material can be kept on hand for future
participants.
Senior Journeyman C.E.T.
The third level is the Senior Journeyman C.E.T where an
individual gets a score of 85 or better on the Journeyman
exam noted above and has 6 years or more of combined educational
and job experience. The cost for this certification is $125
because this level includes a special recognition plaque
provided by ETA for the technician.
Master Technician
The final level is the Master Technician who must have
at least 6 years of combined work and educational experience
and have passed the Associates level exam plus 6 of the
specialized Journeyman options also available through ETA.
This is a 400-question exam and the applicant must score
at least 75% on each exam. The cost for this certification
process is $150.
Please note that all individuals who receive their certification
are officially registered on the ETA web site and also get
a card and certificate stating their accomplishment. Also
note that technicians can take a second journeyman level
exam within 12 months free of charge to improve their score.
In addition, by maintaining membership in ETA for $25 per
year and submitting updated training information each year
your individual journeyman level certifications will remain
current. If you don’t follow this training update
practice the ETA/USMSS Journeyman Certification will be
good for 4 years.
If you want to investigate taking these exams locally please
contact Dick Glass at ETA, 800-288-3824. If you have any
other questions, ideas, or suggestions please let us know
at dpierson55@hotmail.com
or call USMSS at 847-395-3077.
Click Here for a list of the Competency Requirements
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