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Learn to engage with the design and build community, providing them accredited education on Smart Home Technology topics. 

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CEDIA Expo brings together home tech pros and exhibitors to the leading global event for smart home technology. 

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CEDIA's Smart Home Awards programs recognizes the top projects, products and individuals in the smart home technology industry. 

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CEDIA Certification is a set of credentials that reflect defined areas of knowledge in the Smart Home Technology industry. Certifications are held by the individual; you earn the certification, and you carry it with you as you continue your career.

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Smart Home Technician Further Skills Course

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What will I learn on each course in the Smart Home Technician Further Skills Training?

Day 1 - Wired & Wireless Networking

IP networking is arguably the most important topic in the home technology industry. This course provides an introduction to IP networks and their place within residential installations.

The course is ideal for beginners and individuals looking to learn, formalise and increase their IP networking knowledge.

Topics covered include:

  • Layers 1-3 of the 7 layer OSI Model and how they relate to networks
  • Applying the OSI model in network troubleshooting
  • Recognising and understanding basic network hardware
  • IP Addressing - using the right addresses for the right job
  • The difference between server, client and infrastructure devices
  • Basic network testing

By the end of this course attendees will be able to:

  • Explain simple network terms such as IP address, MAC address, DHCP & DNS
  • Describe the layout and scope of star, bus and mesh networks
  • Configure a typical consumer router for LAN devices and WAN access
  • Configure a range of host devices with dynamic, reserved dynamic and static IP addresses
  • Setup a basic but secure Wi-Fi network using a single access point
  • Test a host devices’ network status up to OSI layer 3

Day 2 - Lighting Systems

Understanding lighting and lighting control systems are essential to successfully provide the homeowner with a great ambiance and realise the lighting designer's aesthetic. A cornerstone for all custom installers' product sets, lighting controls can provide additional revenue as well as routes to new market segments.

This course will aid professionals to learn more about integrating lighting control into their projects, and exploring the topics of lighting-specific control, in the context of a smart home installation.

The course is ideal for new and developing installation engineers and technicians and is the ideal primer for the curriculum of the IST certification exam.

Topics covered include:

  • Lighting dimming protocol
  • LED control
  • DIY lighting controls
  • Part L compliance
  • Basic heating and cooling
  • The DIY marketplace

By the end of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • Understand current lighting control protocol & how to implement them in a system design.
  • Understand how to use LED lighting including tapes and colour changing systems.
  • Explain and comply with Part L of Building Regulations and design heating and lighting systems per the regulations. 
  • Understand the DIY marketplace and how to interface with it.

Day 3 - Home Cinema Installation & Calibration Workshop

Home Cinema and media room technology are among the most commonly requested systems for new smart home installations. Integrating audio, video and control systems together into a home cinema environment, is a common task for smart home designers and installers.

This course will provide attendees with the essential skills required to install a standards compliant home cinema or media room. The workshop style of this course means every student will learn in a hands-on manner. The day includes the building of a modest home cinema including typical audio and video components.

Once the basic home cinema is complete each student will try their hand at configuring the basic audio setup of a typical AV Receiver and go on to basic video calibration of the display using test materials.

The topics covered in this course include:

  • The role of the AV receiver in a home cinema room
  • Configuring common sources of AV content
  • Video display technologies and setup
  • Speaker system technologies and setup
  • Basic audio and video calibration
  • HD Video distribution methods
  • The home cinema environment

At the end of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • List the basic components of a home cinema system
  • Explain the role of each home cinema system component
  • Setup a home cinema from common components
  • Calibrate the video picture and sound for initial viewing
  • Discuss three HD video distribution methods

Day 4 - Smart Home Controls

Home Cinema and media room technology are among the most commonly requested systems for new smart home installations. Integrating audio, video and control systems together into a home cinema environment, is a common task for smart home designers and installers.

This course will provide attendees with the essential skills required to install a standards compliant home cinema or media room. The workshop style of this course means every student will learn in a hands-on manner. The day includes the building of a modest home cinema including typical audio and video components.

Once the basic home cinema is complete each student will try their hand at configuring the basic audio setup of a typical AV Receiver and go on to basic video calibration of the display using test materials.

The topics covered in this course include:

  • The role of the AV receiver in a home cinema room
  • Configuring common sources of AV content
  • Video display technologies and setup
  • Speaker system technologies and setup
  • Basic audio and video calibration
  • HD Video distribution methods
  • The home cinema environment

At the end of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • List the basic components of a home cinema system
  • Explain the role of each home cinema system component
  • Setup a home cinema from common components
  • Calibrate the video picture and sound for initial viewing
  • Discuss three HD video distribution methods

Day 5 - Project Documentation and Processes

Every installation requires planning as part of a wider project. An installation engineer should clearly understand their role in the wider aspects of the projects they are involved in. This allows engineers to plan their time, work with other team members and communicate in the most efficient way possible.
This course will explore all of the project and business processes that a Home Technology Professional can expect to be involved in.

Topics covered include:

  • Project phases
  • Working onsite – the builder's project phases
  • Stakeholders and the engineer
  • Being part of the business
  • Maintenance and warranty the engineer's role

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the five phases of a project, and where the engineer fits in
  • Recognise the terminology and phases of the onsite project
  • Explain who the stakeholders and their importance to the business
  • Understand the importance of maintenance and how it affects engineers

Instructors

  • Smart Home Technician Further Skills Instructors

Simon Buddle

Industry Consultant

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Geoff Meads

Instructor

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Simon Buddle

Industry Consultant

Simon works as a consultant and trainer across the globe. With a strong focus on low voltage services design, KNX, BMS and Part L compliance for both M&E consultants and residential clients alike Simon provides design services to the industry. Simon also works as a lead instructor for CEDIA EMEA.

Simon moved into the hi-fi industry via Grahams HiFi in north London. He has spent thirty-six years in the custom install business, starting as an Installation Engineer and moving to Installation Manager at the world-renowned hi-fi specialists, Linn Product. Simon spent seventeen years at one of London’s leading design consultancy as a systems designer, programmer, and Technical Director.

Geoff Meads

Instructor

With over 30 years of experience in AV, Geoff is one of the most skilled instructors in the industry. He holds all CEDIA certifications, ISF, HAA and Microsoft accreditations and is a specialist in Audio / Video and IP networking. He’s been teaching in AV for nearly twenty years, in both the UK and overseas. To date, he has led classes on six continents.

Geoff’s expertise is called upon for CEDIA awards judging, where he has served as Technical Judge for the last thirteen years, and as Chairman of the awards judging committee for the last seven.

Having started as a technical marketing apprentice with Dutch giant Philips, he went on to work in recording studios as an engineer before landing at AV manufacturer Arcam in the mid 1990s. While there he worked in technical training, brand management and export sales. He managed the US and Canadian markets at the time of the home cinema market’s birth and contributed heavily to Arcam’s product strategy.

Course dates for 2024

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