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General Info About Certification

Certification can be your ticket to a better career, as it represents the difference between someone who merely says they are a technician, and someone who really IS a technician. Many government and private organizations require certification as a qualification for their positions, so taking and passing one or more of the exams generally makes you more employable.

Scroll down the page for information on testing fees, testing locations, and becoming a Registered CET.

CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE

Associate Level Electronics CET Open to anyone interested in electronics, including a technician or student. This exam is the basic electronics portion of the full-credit CET exam, and requires a score of 75% or better to pass. This multiple choice test covers basic electronics, math, DC and AC circuits, transistors and troubleshooting. Upon passing the test an associate CET will receive a wall certificate valid for four years and become eligible to join ISCET as a non-voting member.
Multimedia Systems Technician Journeyman Level (MST)

To become a fully certified MST technician, one must pass the MST Certification examination.

Electronics Systems Associate (ESA) Open to anyone interested in electronics, including a technician or student. The ESA covers DC, AC, Semi, and Digital in 4 parts. Certificates are awarded for passing each of the 4 parts. Once all 4 certificates are earned the Associate CET is awarded. The ESA program offers advantages to the student and the instructors that the Associate level CET program does not offer. ESA certificates are issued for life, but are subject to the Registration requirements.
Journeyman Level CET

To become a fully certified technician, one must:

  • pass the Associate Level Electronics test
  • pass one of the following Journeyman Level CET exams:
    • Consumer
    • Industrial
    • Communications
    • Computer
    • Audio
    • Medical
    • Radar
    • Video
NASTeC
National Appliance Service Technician Certification

NASTeC is a national certification program for technicians who service major home appliances. The NASTeC exams measure the knowledge, ability and skills that technicians need daily to "do the job right."

Four levels of NASTeC Certification:

  • Basic Skills (Must be passed to take any of the following)
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning*
  • Cooking
  • Laundry and Dishwashing

When all four are obtained, the Universal Technician is awarded.

*Requires proof of EPA Refrigerant Recovery Certification


To get more information about the exams that are offered, click here.

TESTING LOCATIONS

Through ISCET's International Network of Authorized
Independent Certification Administrators
Certification administrators are located throughout the United States, Canada and many foreign countries. These persons are volunteers who have become administrators for the satisfaction of being able to contribute to upgrading the electronics profession. Use our CA Locator to find the nearest one to your location. You can also contact the ISCET office for the name and address of a CA nearest you.

In early 2004, ISCET began offering online certification exams with independent administrators who administer the testing online via computer. The advantage of computer-based testing is that test-takers receive, at the conclusion of the exam, a preliminary assessment of their score.

ISCET independent certification administrators also administer the Associate-Level, Journeyman-Level, FCC exams, and NASTec (Appliance Servicing) exams. A listing of ISCET independent certification administrators may be accessed by clicking the "CA Locator" link above to download and either view online or print a list of administrators. If no administrator contact(s) are listed for a particular state or city, contact ISCET for help in securing a proctor in that area.

ISCET
3608 Pershing Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76107-4527
817/921-9101 or 817/946-0201 ext. 119
FAX 817/921-3741

testing@iscet.org


TESTING FEES
Associate and One Journeyman Exam
$75
Journeyman Exam
$70
Electronics Systems Associate (ESA) Parts 1 through 4
$45
Associate Exam
$55
Endorsements
$50
Multimedia Systems Technician
$110


RETAKES FOR ABOVE:

Associate $15 one time only
Journeyman $15 one time only
Associate & Journeyman at one sitting $25 one time only
ESA $15 one time only
Endorsements $15 one time only
MST $37.50 one time only

 

ISCET FCC EXAMINATION FEE SCHEDULE
Minimum fee per examination session, any 1 element -- $50
Maximum fee per examination session, any 2 elements at one sitting -- $70
Maximum fee per examination session, any 3 elements at one sitting -- $90
Each additional element in excess of 3 at the same sitting -- $20

Written Elements:
Element 1, 24 Questions -- $35
Element 3, 76 Questions -- $35
Element 5, 50 Questions -- $35
Element 6, 100 Questions -- $35
Element 7, 100 Questions -- $35
Element 8, 50 Questions -- $35
Element 9, 50 Questions -- $35
All above require 2 elements at one sitting

NESDA CSM (Certified Service Manager)
FEE SCHEDULE

Non-Members — $150 per exam session
NESDA/ISCET Members — $150 per exam session. Members receive a voucher for a credit of $50 which may be applied to a membership billing or materials order. (please request form when you take the exam)
CSM retakes are free for one time.


 


ISCET DE MEXICO TESTING FEES
Associate and One Journeyman Exam
Some exams are available in Spanish.
$75
Journeyman Exam
$50
Associate Exam
$45
Endorsements
$50

Through LaserGrade Computer Testing Center
LaserGrade Computer Testing Center provides over 500 testing locations throughout the U.S. and internationally that are available for daily testing sessions. Your exam is administered on a computer in a dedicated, quiet, well-lit testing room and you receive immediate test results along with a hard copy test report showing your test score. LaserGrade Computer Testing Centers offer the Associate-Level CET and the Journeyman-Level CET exams. To locate a LaserGrade Computer Testing Center or to register for an exam, click here.

Or, call 1-800-211-2754 between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Pacific time to schedule a test location and time. LaserGrade Central registration accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express for testing fees.

The LaserGrade fee for the Journeyman CET exam is $75. The fee for the Associate exam is $60.

How do I make corrections to my listing information?
If you are a certification administrator and you find incorrect data listed, please click here to e-mail your full name and new information to ISCET, or call 817/921-9101 or 800/946-0201 ext. 119
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Do you want to be a Certification Administrator?
If you are already a CET and are interested in becoming a certification administrator, click here to learn more. If you are interested in becoming a proctor for ISCET exams, please click here to view/print an English Proctor Application that can be completed and returned to ISCET. Click here to view/print a Spanish Proctor Application that can be completed and returned to ISCET.

REGISTERED CET STATUS AND EXTENDING
YOUR ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION THROUGH
CONTINUING EDUCATION

Why should you register your CET? ISCET Journeyman certifications do not expire, but if you have been certified for more than a year or two you may be interested in demonstrating your continuing desire to learn. Registering your CET allows you to do just that. If third parties (for example, a prospective employer) inquire with the purpose of validating your CET, registered status shows that you have kept your certification up-to-date by continuing your training and learning. Inquirers will know the date of registration, ensuring them that your technology education is current.

ISCET offers a series of learning materials that have already been validated for 10 clock hours or 1 CEU. Click here for a printable list of these materials with an order form, or visit the online store and check out the "Electronics Lessons" items.

Both Journeyman CETs and Associate CETs can use the Continuing Education Form. Journeyman CETs may become Registered CETs by 1) passing an ISCET Journeyman Test within the past 24 months, or 2) completing 20 clock hours of electronics continuing education within the 24 months prior to the expiration date of the Associate CET. A 60-day grace period is allowed for Associate CET extensions, otherwise the Associate exam must be taken again.

To register your Journeyman CET or to extend your Associate CET, please click here to view/print the form (PDF), complete and remit to ISCET with the following required fee:


REGISTERED CET FEES
Continuing Education Registration Fee
$50.00

If your continuing education form is rejected, there are no refunds; however, additional information to meet the qualifications may be submitted within 60 days.

Please carefully read the following qualifications and instructions necessary to correctly complete the Continuing Education Form:

1) Please use the Continuing Education Clock Hour Chart for determining eligible clock hour credit.

2) If you passed a CET test within the past two years, please fill in the test information.

3) For each item that you are submitting on the Continuing Education Form, enter ALL of the requested information. FAILURE TO FILL IN ALL REQUEST INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF THE CONTINUING EDUCATION FORM.

4) List only the activities that you have completed within the past 24 months.

5) Clock hours are eligible only for the time you actually spent in the classroom receiving instruction. Subtract all breaks, meals, introductions, registration, and all other non-instruction time. The same rule applies for educational meetings/programs.

6) On-the-job experience, or instruction and teaching experience do not qualify as eligible clock hours for the continuing education program.

7) You are not eligible to receive continuing education credit for any of the following: a) business meetings; b) non-technical courses; c) business management courses; d) teaching courses.

8) To obtain continuing education credit for a course you must obtain an average of "C" or above.

9) Individual self-study counts for no more than 10 of the required clock hours. Books, articles, audio and video lectures must cover technical subjects.

10) ISCET Learning Programs will earn CEUs shown. All 20 clock hours can be earned with ISCET Learning Programs.

11) Please total all of your hours.

Send the form and the required fees to ISCET. Please keep a copy of the form and maintain the supporting documentation. Do not send supporting documentation with your form. If you are notified that your application is being audited, you must submit the documentation to support your application. Review of this form generally takes 60 days.


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