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Prepare yourself for success in the CTS®-I (Certified Technology Specialist in Installation) exam with our CTS-I Prep course. This program is designed to boost your confidence, refine your test-taking skills, and focus your study efforts on critical areas of the exam.

Who should enroll:

This course is intended for professionals who:

• Currently hold the CTS® credential.
• Have a minimum of two years' experience in audiovisual installation.

Prerequisites:

It is highly recommended that students have a solid foundation in AV math or have completed AVIXA's AV Math Online course.

Course Features:

This comprehensive six-day instructor-led classroom course runs for four hours each day, with potential additional evening study requirements.

• Explore the CTS-I exam format and review critical areas of the exam
• Discover test-taking strategies to help optimize the test-taking experience and manage time
• Review Math strategies and important AV formulas
• Examine content areas and aspects on the CTS-I exam content outline
• Examine pre-installation activities, installation infrastructure planning and execution activities, networking basics and application, AV configuration practices, and system closeout activities
• Prepare with question drills
• Identify areas needing additional learning development
• Create a study plan that focuses on areas that need additional work

Important Reminders:

Completion of this program in no way guarantees participants will pass the CTS-I exam, nor will this program cover all the topics listed in the exam content outline. By registering for this course, you are not signing up for the CTS-I exam. The CTS-I exam must be applied for, paid for, and then scheduled separately at a Pearson Vue testing center. 

Candidates should review the CTS-I candidate handbook for a complete list of eligibility requirements for the CTS-I exam before enrolling in this course.

Class Schedule

This course will be taught in six sessions from 1 pm to 5 pm US ET on:

• Tuesday February 17
• Wednesday February 18
• Thursday February 19
• Tuesday February 24
• Wednesday February 25
• Thursday February 26

 CTS: 24 CTS-D: 24 CTS-I: 24 Max: 24

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*Class recordings are for internal purposes only and are not available to registrants.

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Pricing:

Non-member- $911

Premium/elite- $820

Instructors

Paul Streffon
Senior Staff Instructor/Technical Advisor
AVIXA

Paul Streffon, Senior Staff Instructor/Technical Advisor for AVIXA, has more than 35 years of experience in the AV industry.  He has worked in many different areas within the industry: production, system design, installation, sales, marketing, management, and education. Most recently Paul was Director of Sales for tvONE, Inc.  He was National Sales Manager for Digital Processing Systems and a regional technical supervisor for Sony Electronics.  Streffon holds two degrees, an M.B.A., Management and Business, and a B.S. in Broadcast Electronics.  He also earned an FCC Commercial Operator license. Paul is an AV volunteer for his local church community.