ESC-D Certification

How to Prepare for IST Certification

Practice

• ESC-D Practice Test – Designed to simulate a test environment. Correct answers are not shown, and candidates receive a score report at the end which shows performance by domain. 

• ESC-D Practice Test – Correct answers are shown after each question is answered. The final results include a report shat shows performance by domain. 

Fill Knowledge Gaps

There is a wealth of learning available to you to help you prepare for the real exam.

• Integrated Systems Technician book
• Advanced Residential Electronic Systems book
• Classes taught at industry events such as CEDIA Expo, ISE, or Integrate
• Our library or Standards, Recommended Practices, and White Papers
• Internal training classes taught by an employer or “on the job” training from a more experienced technician

Test

CEDIA exams are administered worldwide at Kryterion Global Testing Solutions test center locations and at select CEDIA events.

ESC-D is also currently available to be taken from your own computer via Kryterion’s Remote Online Proctoring service. After purchasing your exam, this option may be selected instead of a test center.

Email certification@cedia.org if you have any questions about remote proctored exams.

Maintain

Like the IST, these specialist certifications require 30 CEUs to renew which may be earned in a variety of ways during the 3-year term.

Unlike the IST, there is currently no renewal application or fee associated with these specialist credentials although the policies are subject to change as the certification are updated. Another difference from the IST is that ESC-N and ESC-D certification periods are automatically restarted to sync with a newly earned certification. The CIT and IST certification periods are fixed and will not change based on earning other certifications.