Membership
Join the thousands of students, professionals and institutions worldwide who have become involved in the premier not-for-profit professional trade organization for electronics technicians. We seek to foster competence, integrity, and professionalism among our members, and to promote public respect for the electronics profession. Whether you are a student, college professor, a beginner installer, a technician or a company chairperson, ETA International can help you connect with other professionals from around the world to discuss issues, share experiences, and learn from one another. In addition, your membership will help keep your technical skills up-to-date with regular 'member only' technical publications, seminars, workshops, newsletters and special services. Please review the Privacy Policy on how ETA uses the information you provide. With membership, you will receive:
- A personalized ETA membership wall certificate, personalized wallet card.
- Access to ETA’s Career Resource Center, with job placement services, career guidance and job postings from top employers worldwide.
- A free subscription to the High Tech News (HTN), the exclusive bi-monthly publication of ETA International, which currently reaches more than 41,000 technicians worldwide, and features information on the latest specialty techniques, technologies, trends, news, jobs, certification information and more.
- Access to ETA member clothing, lapel pins, study materials and other items to showcase your involvement in the industry.
- Discounts of up to 50 percent on attendance at ETA conventions, featuring extensive educational sessions and opportunities to meet top professionals and companies representing their industry.
- Free and discounted online practice exams for some of ETA’s popular certifications including:
- Associate CET (CETa)
- Electronics Modules (EM1-5)
- Student Electronics Technician (SET)
- Customer Service Specialist (CSS)
- Wireless Communications (WCM)
- Computer Service Technician (CST)
- Network Computer Technician (NCT)
- Network Systems Technician (NST)
- Broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (B-VoIP)
- Certified Service Manager (CSM)
- Industrial (IND)
- Residential Electronics Systems Integrator (RESI)
- Wireless Network Technician (WNT)
- Certified Satellite Installer (CSI)
- FCC Commercial Licenses
Who Can Join
If you are a student, professional or military technician, or teacher in one of the industries ETA serves, then you are eligible to join ETA. If your company or school plans to provide products or services in any area of electronics, then you are eligible to join ETA. Hardware manufacturers, public and private educational institutions, services providers and allied groups can have a voice in the not-for-profit professional Electronics Technicians Association. With membership, you will have:
- Opportunities for your company or school to become involved in technician and dealer concerns and participate in improving the electronics industry.
- Insight into the politics, trends and issues facing the industry and technicians, as well as how government actions affect the industry.
- A continuing stream of technical information to assist your company’s management team, with employment-help monographs and other resources available in the ETA library for a nominal fee.
ETA's Certification Programs
Although professional certification is not a requirement for ETA membership, and membership is not required for an ETA certification, certification represents all of your achievements, and ETA offers extensive information to assist you in reaching your certification and employment goals.
Types of Membership
Individual
Please note that Journeyman-level certifications come with a free ETA membership.
- Membership wall certificate
- Membership wallet card
- Subscription to the High Tech News (digital only outside USA)
- Discounts on ETA-specific merchandise & study materials
- Up to 50% off on ETA conventions
- Over 14 FREE practice exams
Individual - Two Years
Please note that Journeyman-level certifications come with a free ETA membership.
- Save 7% on two-year membership
- Membership wall certificate
- Membership wallet card
- Subscription to the High Tech News (digital only outside USA)
- Discounts on ETA-specific merchandise & study materials
- Up to 50% off on ETA conventions
- Over 14 FREE practice exams
Student
Please note that Journeyman-level certifications come with a free ETA membership.
- Membership wall certificate
- Membership wallet card
- Subscription to the High Tech News (digital only outside USA)
- Discounts on ETA-specific merchandise & study materials
- Up to 50% off on ETA conventions
- Over 14 FREE practice exams
Master CET (CETma)
Please note that Journeyman-level certifications come with a free ETA membership.
- Membership wall certificate
- Membership wallet card
- Subscription to the High Tech News (digital only outside USA)
- Discounts on ETA-specific merchandise & study materials
- Up to 50% off on ETA conventions
- Over 14 FREE practice exams
Retiree
Please note that Journeyman-level certifications come with a free ETA membership.
- Membership wall certificate
- Membership wallet card
- Subscription to the High Tech News (digital only outside USA)
- Discounts on ETA-specific merchandise & study materials
- Up to 50% off on ETA conventions
- Over 14 FREE practice exams
Institutional
Please note that Journeyman-level certifications come with a free ETA membership.
- Four memberships
- One FREE half-page ad in the HTN
- New & Renewed listings bolded in the HTN
- Company logo page with links
- Membership wall certificate
- Membership wallet card
- Subscription to the High Tech News (digital only outside USA)
- Discounts on ETA-specific merchandise & study materials
- Up to 50% off on ETA conventions
- Over 14 FREE practice exams
Lifetime
Please note that Journeyman-level certifications come with a free ETA membership.
- One-time fee
- Membership wall certificate
- Membership wallet card
- Subscription to the High Tech News (digital only outside USA)
- Discounts on ETA-specific merchandise & study materials
- Up to 50% off on ETA conventions
- Over 14 FREE practice exams
