Electronic Technicians Association (ETA) Certification Overview

Since 1978 the Electronics Technicians Association, International (ETA) has certified tens of thousands of electronics technicians worldwide. ETA certified technicians excel in their specific areas of expertise, such as Residential Electronics Systems Installer (RESI), Fiber Optics, Voice over IP, Radar, Telecommunications, Avionics, Computers, Biomedical Imaging, Satellite, Associate Electronics and others. An electronics technician who successfully passes an ETA certification exam is recognized as having the necessary knowledge and technical skills to meet de facto international standards. ETA is an association that serves the needs of individual technicians.

ETA works closely with, and supports the efforts of SkillsUSA, Certified Service Centers (CSC), National Coalition for Electronics Education (NCEE), Satellite Dealers Association (SDA) International Certification Accreditation Council (ICAC), National Certification Commission (NCC), and Association for Skilled and Technical Sciences (ASTS).

ETA’s industry-based examinations are modeled after international competency standards. Each discipline utilizes its own group of educators and practitioners, plus wide industry reviews, to arrive at standards agreements. In 2003, the process was enlarged to add an all-industry review step in the process (NCEE). The standards clearly articulate the skills and knowledge relevant to the specific segments of the industry. Thus, ETA exams align with the curriculum for each discipline.

All ETA certifications measure competencies of persons, not products or companies.  They are non-vendor specific. Thousands of technicians have gained ETA certifications, including over 28,000 fiber optics installers and hundreds or thousands in each basic or specialty segment of electronics.