CEDIA Education FAQs

CEDIA Training is brand-neutral, so you always know you are getting factual, peer-reviewed content based on industry best practices and proven techniques.

CEDIA Training is open to everyone. However, CEDIA members receive exclusive savings on training. You may participate in training online or in-person, or browse the vast selection of documents, white papers, and research reports in the Resources library. CEDIA Training offers hands-on training as well as classroom-style learning. Check out a full listing of offerings in the CEDIA Training catalog.

CEDIA’s Boot Camp series is the most comprehensive “jump start” you can get in the industry. It covers everything from the basics of installation through systems integration. CEDIA Training offers three boot camps: Basic Residential, Home Theater, and Advanced Networking.

There are no prerequisites for the CIT, ESC-N, or ESC-D, however, there are a few for the IST, including one year of work experience and holding an active CIT or ESC-T certification.

Absolutely! CEDIA members receive deep savings on all CEDIA Training, and many sessions are offered complimentary.

The CEDIA Outreach Instructor program is only available to CEDIA members. Members may register for the CEDIA Outreach Instructor Train the Trainer course throughout the year. A complete listing of training offerings is available online in the CEDIA Training catalog.

A CEU is a numerical value placed on educational courses based on the content and length of the course. Earning CEUs contributes to the renewal process for most Certifications. All CEDIA training is added automatically to your transcript at the rate of 1 CEU per hour. Non-CEDIA training is valued at .5 CEUs per hour and can be added to your transcript by going to your profile and selecting Submit CEU. Any outside training is submittable for review, however, we also keep a running list of pre-approved courses and their CEU values.

CEDIA courses conducted online and at live events will award one (1) CEU per hour of instruction.

Product-oriented courses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and upon approval will award 0.5 CEU per hour of instruction.

CEDIA education instructors are awarded CEUs based on a two-time factor for unique classes taught per venue.

CEDIA committee volunteers earn 3 CEUs per volunteer position each year of volunteer work.

CEDIA Subject Matter Experts earn 3 CEUs per day per committee meeting.

Each individual’s CEDIA course record, over the period of time they have held the CEDIA Certification, is tracked by CEDIA. You may check your Certification and CEU status online at any time by logging into CEDIA.net and clicking your name in the top right. This will bring you to your profile. From here just select Certifications and Transcripts to view all current data. From your profile you may also select Submit CEU to submit any non-CEDIA training (All CEDIA Training is added automatically). If you run into any issues please reach out to certificaiton@cedia.org and we’ll be happy to assist. 

Yes. If an individual obtains additional CEDIA Certifications, their previous CEDIA Certifications remain valid. The CEDIA Certified Professional must maintain 30 CEUs within three years following the date of their most recent certification. CEUs earned will only count toward the most recent certification. If an individual becomes certified at a higher level, previously earned CEUs will not count toward maintaining that higher-level certification. In other words, the clock starts over when you achieve a new level of certification.

CEDIA’s home technology training is categorized into five industry-specific categories:

• Business Growth – Looking for new opportunities to grow your business? Courses in this category are designed to help you diversify and strengthen your business.
• Operational Excellence – Is your business running as smoothly as you’d like? Courses in this category will help you develop your day-to-day operations so your company functions efficiently.
• Emerging Trends – Want to know more about what’s coming in the electronic systems industry and how it can benefit you? Courses in this category will introduce you to current and anticipated technology trends and help you understand how they’ll impact your business.
• Forging Alliances – Looking to develop professional relationships that will directly help your business thrive? Courses in this category will help you build and strengthen relationships with industry professionals, peers, customers, and industry partners.
• Technical Excellence – Ready to become more effective at designing, installing, and servicing sophisticated home technology systems? Courses in this category will help you master technical and design skills.

• Login to cediaacademy.net
• Please note you must have an account with CEDIA.net to access CEDIA Academy. If you do not have an account, click here to create one. You will then have access to CEDIA Academy within one business day.
• Select ‘Catalog’
• Select a Pathway or Online Course that you would like to purchase
• Select the cart icon
• Select the shopping cart icon in the upper right-hand corner of the banner
• Select ‘View Shopping Cart’
• Enter coupon codes, if applicable, and then select ‘Proceed to Checkout’
• Confirm the correct user is logged in, then select ‘Proceed to Checkout’
• Confirm personal information and billing address, then select ‘Proceed to Checkout’
• Please note that business owners cannot purchase online content for other employees from their own accounts, but can enter their billing details on their employee’s account at checkout if necessary
• Select ‘Credit Card’ payment method, then ‘Proceed to Checkout’
• Enter Billing details and credit card information, then ‘Submit your order’
• The online content will be available immediately in the ‘My Courses’ section of CEDIA Academy

• If you are still logged in, go back to the main dashboard by selecting the CEDIA Academy icon in the upper left-hand corner
• If you are not logged in, login to cediaacademy.net
• Select ‘My Courses’
• Select ‘Start’
• If you’re in an online course, select ‘Start’ on the course module that you want to begin first
• Please note some courses require you to take modules in a specific order
• If you’re in an online pathway (comprised of multiple online courses), select ‘Enroll’ on the course you want to begin first
• If you need to take a break from the online module, please use the ‘Exit Lesson’ button located in the upper right-hand corner of the page to save your progress. If you exit the browser instead, you will run the risk of losing progress.