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Why use a CEDIA Member?

By CEDIA - Tue, Jul 23, 2024 - Blog

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  • Choosing a CEDIA-certified smart home professional ensures that your smart home installation is of the highest quality.
  • CEDIA-certified professionals have undergone rigorous training and testing to demonstrate expertise in smart home technology, ensuring that your system is installed correctly, efficiently, and to the highest standards.
  • By choosing a CEDIA-certified professional, you can benefit from their expertise, receive comprehensive support, and enjoy a seamless user experience.

Ethics. Continuing Education. Insurance. Experience.

That's how CEDIA can give you peace of mind.

As the oldest, largest, and most highly-regarded provider of education in our industry, CEDIA has helped its members set the standard for design excellence, technical knowledge, and customer service. Below is your guide to the very best for your home and family.

All CEDIA Members must adhere to the CEDIA Code of Ethics. Our Ethics Council is in place to ensure that any complaint against a CEDIA member, whether by a member or non-member, shall be dealt with in an appropriate manner. 

Benefits of Using a CEDIA Member

  • Expertise and Professionalism

    CEDIA certifies smart home installers who have undergone rigorous training and meet strict qualifications to ensure they possess the necessary skills and knowledge to design, install, and integrate smart home systems. 

  • Quality Assurance

    CEDIA standards provide a framework for smart home integrators to ensure consistent, high-quality installations by defining industry-wide best practices for design, installation, and testing, resulting in seamless and reliable smart home experiences.

  • Up-to-Date with Latest Technologies

    CEDIA members demonstrate a strong commitment to staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and advancements in the industry. They recognize the importance of ongoing education and training to remain current with rapidly evolving technologies, ensuring they can deliver exceptional solutions to clients. 

  • Safety and Security

    CEDIA members adhere to strict safety standards to ensure that home technology installations are designed and installed with the utmost concern for the safety and well-being of homeowners and their properties.

  • Customised Solutions

    By understanding the homeowner's specific requirements, CEDIA members can create bespoke solutions that integrate multiple technologies and devices to meet their needs, whether it's controlling lighting, temperature, entertainment, or security from a single interface or automating tasks to enhance convenience and comfort.

Why Choose a CEDIA Professional?

Customer Service

Ensuring customer satisfaction. Members are required to provide three client references (from projects in the last 12 months) and two references from CEDIA trade supplier members.

Community and Outreach

Volunteering & outreach to the wider community. To achieve this designation, members must either have a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy in place, have a CEDIA Outreach Instructor (COI) or a CEDIA Volunteer on their staff. A COI actively educates design professionals about the integrated home industry. A volunteer gives their time to CEDIA and the industry to develop initiatives, resources & training.

Continuing Education

Investing in your staff’s professional development. A percentage of staff from each member company is required to maintain 10 Continuing Education Units (CEU) per year. Across CEDIA, industry & partner training – ensuring their team has up to date knowledge from several industry relevant sources.

Craftsmanship

Dedication to providing clients with quality work. To achieve this, CEDIA member companies must have been selected as a CEDIA Awards Winner or CEDIA Awards Finalist within the last three years. Click here to be inspired by our Award-Winning members.

Certification

Demonstrating that staff have mastered a skill set and body of knowledge. A percentage of the companies’ technical staff must all have a CEDIA Certification in place. Ensuring you are working with a member company with multiple Certified individuals.