TAKE THE CTS EXAM WITH CONFIDENCE

Check out these self-study and guided instruction options for exam prep.

 

Prepare for Your CTS Exams

 

Self-Study Options

To help you prepare, we've put together the CTS Prep Pathway, a bundle of courses to help you prepare for the exam. This is the suggested order, but feel free to change that depending on your experience. The CTS Prep Pathway is available to purchase for $449. There is also the CTS Prep Pathway Plus Exam for $929 with a gift card to apply toward your exam fee.

Learn more about the purchasing options and if this training is included in your membership at avixa.org/cts-prep-pathway.

 

CTS Prep Pathway: Online Training

1. Quick Start:  Onboarding the AV Industry


2. CTS 1: AV Technology (Previously Essentials of AV Technology)


4. AV Math Online


5. CTS 2: Applied AV and AV Project Process (Previously CTS Prep)


6. CTS Sample Questions


Learn Best by Studying With Guided Instruction?

CTS 1: AV Technology and CTS 2: Applied AV and the AV Project Process are periodically taught by a live instructor. CTS Quick Prep is available at select InfoComm trade shows for extra exam drills and timed exam practice. 

Keep an eye on avixa.org/events and subscribe to AVIXA emails to learn about upcoming courses.


Contract Training

Do you have several staff members you would like to enroll? Consider bringing CTS 1 and 2 right to your office as in-person training. Contact us for details about contact training at [email protected].


 

 

 Fast Track to CTS

If you have many years of AV experience, you might be ready to take the exam now.

Before you do:

"CTS Prep was an amazing experience. It was a fundamental course that prepared me for all aspects of the CTS exam. I don't believe I would've been prepared to pass this course without it."
Jason Muehlhausen, CTS
AV Solutions Consultant, Electronic Contracting Company
Jason Muehlhausen | AVIXA

 

Remember, you are not required to take any courses before you take your CTS exam.

Note: AVIXA.org is the only source for official materials. If you see AVIXA education or CTS® certification practice exams on a website other than AVIXA.org, they could be fraudulent.

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