CTS-I Prep: In-Person Training at InfoComm 2025
CTS®-D Prep can help ease your nerves and boost your confidence before you take the CTS-D exam. Through this course, you will practice your test-taking skills and focus on specific areas of AV design you need to focus your study time.
Register at infocommshow.org
Who should take this course:
- Current CTS holders
- Has a minimum of two years’ experience in audiovisual design
- Assess client needs
- Prepare AV design documents
- Coordinate and collaborate with other trades to create AV systems that satisfy client requirements
Prerequisites:
It is strongly recommended that students have in-depth knowledge of AV math or have taken AV Math and AV Math for Design.
Course features:
This three-day instructor-led classroom course is eight hours per day. Additional evening work may be required.
- Explore the CTS®-D exam format
- Learn test-taking strategies and what to expect the day of the exam
- Review design terminology and AV design math skills
- Study the processes associated with designing an AV environment and infrastructure
- Identify CTS-D exam study needs with drills and exercises including concepts, math formulas, vocabulary and diagrams
- Prepare with practice questions and study drills
- Study with the help of facilitators
Completion of this program in no way guarantees participants will pass the CTS-D exam, nor will this program cover all the topics listed in the exam content outline. By registering for this course, you are not signing up for the CTS-D exam. The CTS-D exam must be applied for, paid for, and then scheduled separately at a Pearson Vue testing center.
The eligibility requirements for the CTS-D exam include a current CTS credential and two years' experience with AV design. Also, upon reviewing the CTS-D exam content outline, students may determine that they require in-depth instruction in some areas.
Candidates should review the CTS-D candidate handbook for a complete list of eligibility requirements for the CTS-D exam before enrolling in this course.
Instructors
Jim is the VP of Quality Standards at Level 3 Audio Visual. He has commissioned thousands of AV systems around the world, ranging from small conference rooms to some of the most complex installations in the world. He strives to continually improve not only the way Level 3 does AV, but also improve the awareness of the AV industry by others in our community.
Working his way up through the ranks, Jim started as a rack fabricator in high school, and transitioned to a field tech and project engineer in the time between college degrees (BSME from MIT and MSME from Stanford University). He was a founder and the President of AVR which was known as the premier commissioning service provider of the AV industry. AVR was acquired by Level 3 AV in March of 2019. Combining the Level 3 reputation of stellar AV integration with that of AVR, we redefine how AV is delivered in the AV industry.
In addition to leading the quality side of Level 3, Jim sits on the Board of Directors of the Association for Quality in AV Technology (AQAV) and holds CQD and CQT certifications. Jim is a Senior Faculty Instructor for Avixa and holds two CTS-D and CTS-I certifications. He was awarded the Young AV Professional Award in 2009 from InfoComm, the first year it was awarded. He was awarded InfoComm International’s Educator of the Year in 2017.
Outside of AVing, Jim is an avid scouter, an amateur radio operator (N2NIW), and enjoys spending time with his incredible family.
Certified with his CTS-D, CTS-I, L. William Nattress III, is the Director of Consultant Relations for Biamp. With more than 30 years of professional AV experience, Bill spent 17 of those years in a leadership role with Shen Milsom & Wilke LLC. He has extensive project management experience in the design, engineering, installation and integration of audio, video, conferencing, and control systems. Bill has been active in AVIXA through the early Professional Education and Training Committee (PETC), served on the Certification Subcommittee and the InfoComm Board of Directors and the Leadership Development Committee, and was the PETC chair. He has taught numerous design tracks and networking courses for AVIXA and other industry affiliations. Bill’s leadership in the technical research and editing of InfoComm’s power and grounding curriculum garnered him the InfoComm’s Educator of the Year awarded in 2009 and the CTS of the year in 2017. Mr. Nattress was inducted into the SCN Audio Visual Hall of Fame in 2021.
Event Information
Date
07-09 June 2025
Time
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time
Type
AVIXA Training
Location
9800 International Drive
Orlando, FL
United States
Orange County Convention Center Room #W311AB
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