What is a Certified Technology Specialist and Why is it Important?
The Audio Visual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA), is a hub for professional collaboration, information, and community, and the leading resource for AV standards, certification, training, market intelligence and thought leadership. For more than 30 years AVIXA has administered the Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) Program. Within the CTS program, there are three levels of specialists - CTS, CTS-I and CTS-D.
CTS is the general audio visual certification, CTS-I is specific to the task of installation and CTS-D is specific to the task of design. Currently there are more than 12,000 CTS holders and more than 2,000 hold either CTS-I or CTS-D credentials.
In June, more than 44,000 visitors attended the InfoComm Show in Las Vegas and more than 80,000 attendees are expected to attend Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) Show in 2019. As the industry continues to mature and develop, the CTS certification remains a coveted certification.
As a current or potential client you may be thinking ‘Why is it important for my organization to work with a solutions provider that has Certified Technology Specialists?’
The CTS program benchmarks industry personnel against peer developed standards which upon successful completion of the exam, provides a three year certification. At the conclusion of the three-year period, either the holder must have obtained 30 renewal units (RU’s) as outlined by AVIXA or the certification lapses and is no longer valid.
There are many professionals within the audio visual industry and the ability for customers to feel comfortable and confident in working with a particular company should begin with a clear understanding of their abilities.
At Newgentek, we feel certifications and industry training are important for employee development and an integral part of delivering the very best solutions with a strong knowledge base behind it. We are proud to say that today we have eight (8) people within Newgentek that are CTS holders and will continue to grow that number in accordance with our company growth!
