• Ready-to-use resources for outreach and awareness about the industry to colleges, technical schools, etc. 

  • Industry promotional video 

  • Industry overview and career pathway presentation 

  • Industry fact sheet 

  • Jobseeker brochure 

  • Industry promotional poster 

• Outreach messaging examples 

  • Job descriptions 

  • Written correspondence 

  • Phone scripts 

• Insight into the industry and career pathways 

  • Skills needed at each stage 

  • Average salary ranges for each title 

  • Industry-recognised credentials, including CEDIA’s own, that will help candidates stand out against competition 

The toolkit has been designed to complement and enhance CEDIA’s current workforce development initiatives, which include: 

• Securing local member champions to conduct “boots on the ground” outreach aimed at establishing and maintaining relationship with talent pipelines. Local champion activities involve: 
  • Building a coalition of local industry employers
  • Connecting and networking with local skilled trades pipelines
  • Communicating the size, scope, and talent needs of the local industry
  • Validating CEDIA’s role as an industry association that offers education and certifications valued by local industry employers
  • Advocating for CEDIA’s Cabling and Infrastructure Technician (CIT) and Integrated Systems Technician (IST) curriculum and certification to be included in new or existing local education programs 
  • Serving as a guest speaker and/or exhibitor at local events designed to connect jobseekers and employers
  • Sharing successes and challenges with CEDIA and volunteers in other communities

• Developing education partnerships that will allow the association to offer hands-on workforce training programmes in local communities that lead to industry-recognised credential attainment and employment or advancement.  Current education partnerships include: 

  • Smart Home Technician Apprenticeship Programme in England (UK) 

  • Electronic Systems Integration and Automation (ESIA) Programme in Florida (US) 

  • Electrical and Electronic Systems Technology (EEST) Programmes in multiple States (US) 

  • Electronic Systems Technician Programme in Michigan (US) 

• Hosting an online “self-service” Career Center platform where jobseekers and industry employers can create profiles, connect, and access resources 

• Providing networking and engagement opportunities for potential future talent at industry and partner events 

CEDIA NextGen: Smart Home Career Toolkit – like all of CEDIA’s workforce development initiatives – will only be successful if the association, its member companies, and talent pipelines are working in tandem in local communities where employers and talent (existing and future) live, learn, work, and play.