Stand-Alone Electronics Certifications

ETA offers several stand-alone certifications for those individuals who do not wish to complete a career track. Click on the links below to view PDF overviews of each exam’s test criteria, suggested reading, committee members involved with designing each exam.

View ETA-approved schools that currently offer our electronics certification exams and ETA-approved FOI schools that currently offer fiber optics certification exams.

Stand-Alone Exams:

Alternative Energy
View Alternative Energy School Version:

Photovoltaic (PV) Small Wind (SW)

View Alternative Energy On-the-Job Training Version:

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

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)

Audio/Video (AV) Computer Networking (CN) Closed-Circuit TV (CCTV) Security/Surveillance (SS) Environmental Control (EC)

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)

More about certification:
Certifications
Why ETA Certification?
Alternative Energy Certifications/Guides
Basic Electronics Certifications/Competencies
Journeyman Certifications/Competencies
Senior and Master Certifications
Motorola Certifications
FCC Licensing
Certification Rollovers
Renew/Maintain Certifications
Online Certification Tests
Online Self-Study Courses


* 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.