On 08/23/05 11:43 ET, avgenius1 said...
2) A 'grandfather' clause.
*If you have been in the industry,
verifiable time, for X number of years you
automatically are awarded a Level
1 certification. I am thinking that 3 years
may be a good length of time.
The criteria for being in the industry would have to be well defined because I can think of a number of electricians and security system installers would make that claim without understanding or caring about standards or practices of any sort (I like the installation I saw first hand where the security system/audio system installer used security cable for speaker cable, not the same gauge for left and right speakers and never mind the parallel run along 120v, hum what hum).
4) Certification would require testing and logged
hours.
*The electrical industry has done
well with the Apprentice, Journeyman,
Master scheme. You can only test
for these different levels once you have
accumulated a certain number of
hours in the field.
Certification hours requirements could also be adjusted depending on education (i.e. an accredited electronics technician (2 yr program) could be given the equivilent of 2-3000 hours of time in a 5000 hour apprentice program, using the electrical example above.)
6) A CEDIA Certifed Manufacturer assignment.
*I want to be able to walk into
a booth at CEDIA and see a sign that lets me
know that this manufacturer has
a commitment to the CI industry. I want
that sign to mean, 'Yes, we have
and will provide you with a set of discrete
IR codes, we have functional COM
ports with available protocols.........our
equipment was designed with you
in mind.
We could start with the IR codes but also set standards for discrete functionality. (i.e. I'm thinking about the device with discrete codes for most functions and a legacy on/off power toggle,ugh)
