ETA Electronics Certification Competencies
Click on the links below to view PDF overviews of each exam’s test criteria, suggested reading, committee members involved with designing each exam, and ETA-approved schools that currently offer the exam.
Basic Electronics Exams:
Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)
Student Electronics Technician (SET) / View SET Hands-On Practicals
Apprentice (APP) (Can not be taken in place of the Associate CET)
Electronics Modules (EM1-5)
Journeyman Exams:
Biomedical
BioMedical Electronics Technician (BMD)
Biomedical Equipment Technician (BIET)
Communications
Communication Site Installer (R56)*
Certified Satellite Installer (CSI)
RADAR (RAD)
Telecommunications (TCM)
Wireless Communications (WCM)
USMSS
Computers
Certified Network Computer Technician (CNCT)
Certified Network Systems Technician (CNST)
Computer Service Technician (CST)
Electronic Security Networking Technician (ESNT)
Consumer Electronics
Audio/Video Distribution (AVD)
Certified Alarm-Security Technician (CAST)
Consumer Electronics Service Technician (CEST)
Other ETA Journeyman Certifications
Avionics (AVN)
Commercial Audio Technician (CAT)
Industrial (IND)
Line & Antenna Sweeping (LAS)
Radio Frequency Identification Technical Specialist (RFID)
Stand-Alone Exams:
Alternative Energy
View Alternative Energy School Version:
Commercial Wind (CW)
Photovoltaic (PV)
Small Wind (SW)
View Alternative Energy On-the-Job Training Version:
Commercial Wind (CW) Level 1
Commercial Wind (CW) Level 2
Commercial Wind (CW) Level 3
Photovoltaic (PV) Level 1
Photovoltaic (PV) Level 2
Photovoltaic (PV) Level 3
Small Wind (SW) Level 1
Small Wind (SW) Level 2
Small Wind (SW) Level 3
Communications
Communication Site Installer (R56)*
Broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (B-VoIP)**
Certified Satellite Installer (CSI)
Personal Communications Service-Cellular (PCS-C)
Telecommunications (TCM)
Computers
Certified Network Computer Technician (CNCT)
Certified Network Systems Technician (CNST)
Computer Service Technician (CST)
Electronic Security Networking Technician (ESNT)
Wireless Network Technician (WNT)
Fiber Optics and Data Cabling
Aerospace Fiber Optics Fabricator (FAB)**
- #ARP5602/3 for the FO Fabricator knowledge comps
- #ARP5602/4 for the FO Fabricator hands-on comps
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Data Cabling Installer Certification (DCIC)**
Fiber Optics Installer (FOI)**
Fiber Optics Technician-Outside Plant (FOT-OSP)**
Fiber Optics Technician (FOT)** (The prerequisite for the FOT is the FOI)
Fiber Optics Designer (FOD)**
SmartHome
Audio/Video Distribution (AVD)
Certified Alarm-Security Technician (CAST)
Residential Electronics Systems Integrator (RESI)
Master (RESIma)***
Other ETA Stand-Alone Certifications
Certified Customer Service Specialist (CSS) (Lifetime certification)
Certified Service Manager (CSM) (Lifetime certification)
Line & Antenna Sweeping (LAS)
Radio Frequency Identification Technical Specialist (RFID)
* R56 certification expires after 4 years and must be retaken.
** Indicates special course; fee and hands-on exam from an ETA-approved school required
*** To qualify for the ETA MASTER RESI, Residential Electronics Systems Integrator, a technician must hold the RESI basic certification (or have passed the RESI examinations) and pass each of the 5 endorsements, or may substitute recognized and comparable industry certifications for one or more of the 5 areas. ETA’s Audio/Video Distribution may substitute for #1; CNST or MCSE may substitute for #2; Recognized industry certifications by ETA (CAST) and the NBFAA may substitute for #3; Equivalent CompTia, ISCET, NARTE or CEDIA certifications can be substituted for equivalent endorsements.
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