ESPA-EST Exam Information and Guideline
ESPA Certified Electronic System Technician
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
Electrical Basics
- Construction Methods and Materials
- Identify differences between AC and DC
- Identify differences between low-voltage and line voltage
- Identify the four basic units of measurement used with electricity, and be able to explain how they relate in Ohms Law
Tools
- Read and identify planning tools, including construction drawings and symbols on
- Identify the various types of documentation tools and methods used on a job/project
- Identify hand tools and their uses, storage, and maintenance
- Identify power tools and their uses, storage, and maintenance
- Identify test equipment and their uses, storage, and maintenance
- Identify construction methods to promote safety, productivity, and quality on a job/project.
- Identify construction materials to promote safety, productivity, and quality on a job/project.
Wiring and Installation Practices
- Identify wire and cable materials
- Identify termination types, pin-out configuration, wire preparation and termination techniques, and connection points on cables and equipment
- Identify color code standards for telephony, speakers, data, and video
- Identify the use of fasteners, anchors, and back boxes used to mount cable and other
- Identify installation techniques and procedures
Standards, Codes, and Safety Practices
- Identify the concept of industry accepted standards and best practices.
- Identify applicable building codes.
- Identify applicable safety practices.
ESPA has created a curriculum that covers 5 key domains of knowledge that an EST must have in order to be prepared to enter the workforce:
• Electrical Basics
• Tools
• Construction Methods and Materials
• Wiring and Installation Practices
• Standards, Codes and Safety Practices
ESPA Certification is a widely recognized industry credential that signifies that an Electronic Systems Technician (EST) has been properly trained to be effective on the job from day one. The certification also shows that you are serious about a career in the electronics industry, and ready to continue to learn and advance.
ESPA Certified-EST is a high-stakes professional industry certification, built according to the highest standards and administered only in a timed, proctored, environment. Employers value the certification and know that those who receive it have the proper entry-level knowledge they require in future employees.