CTS News November 2009
Certification Committee Elections: Voting Ends November 25, 5 p.m. EST
All CTS holders should have received an email with voting instructions for six positions to be filled in this year’s election. Please read all of the impressive candidate descriptions and submit your votes by the deadline. If you are a CTS®, CTS-D®, or CTS-I® holder and didn’t receive an email about the elections, please email us at certification@infocomm.org.
2010 Education Catalog Available
The 2010 Education Catalog is now available on the website. The 48-page catalog is interactive and can be downloaded for future reference. It’s full of information about all of InfoComm’s education classes and events. Be sure to turn to the chart at the end of the digital catalog for career training that is listed by career paths: designers, installers, technology and project managers, sales professionals and executives, and live events professionals. The catalog even has some quizzes for sharp AV professionals who like to test their knowledge!
Look for the RU logo to see how many renewal units each class provides.
2010 Course Calendar for U.S. and Canada
Download a copy of the 2010 Course Calendar. It is also available at http://www.infocomm/org/education and includes courses scheduled for the Academy in Fairfax and online courses. InfoComm’s publications are also listed.
Exam Prep Tips of the Month
Getting Ready to Take a CTS Exam? Take it for a Test Drive!
You can go to a Prometric Testing Center before your exam to see what it is going to be like and take a practice sample test! Prometric’s Test Drive provides candidates with a real world, end-to-end practice run. For US$30, you will experience a 30-minute run-through of the testing experience you will encounter on your actual testing day. During the run-through, you will participate in:
- The scheduling and registration process
- The complete check-in process
- Introduction to test center staff and surroundings
- A live 15-minute sample test demonstrating the testing process. The sample test does not contain any CTS exam questions, but gives you an idea of how the test is conducted.
Take the worry out of your exam experience: Go to www.prometric.com/testdrive to schedule a test drive at your nearest testing location. Test drives cost US$30 and are available during select hours.
Exam Prep: Get to Know Your Calculator
Before your exam, take some time to get to know your calculator. All testing centers will provide you with a computer-based scientific calculator very similar to the Windows® scientific calculator included with the operating system. We recommend you familiarize yourself with the calculator and practice using various formulas. This not only reduces stress on exam day, but also provides an additional review of AV formulas.
Welcome New Renwal Unit Providers!
| Cables to Go | Structured Wiring in the Classroom |
| NSCA | 2008 National Electrical Code for Limited Energy/Low-Voltage Systems |
| NSCA | AV System Noise and Ground Loops |
| NSCA | CAT 5, 5e, 6 fro Audio and Video Application |
| NSCA | NFPA 72 Changes for 2010 |
| NSCA | Sound Reinforcement Design |
| NSCA | Understand and Utilize Digital RF |
| NSCA | Wireless Microphones in the RF landscape: Practical Wireless Techniques for the Post-DTV Era |
| White Light Consultants | JKP Level 1 |
| White Light Consultants | JKP Level 2 |
Check the list for more than 300 RU-approved courses.
