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Tutor crash course
Part 1 – Essentials of KNX Training Requirements
KNX Association International Page No. 2 August 12
KNX: The worldwide STANDARD for Home & Building Control
Essentials of the KNX requirements for training centres
Emphasis in the KNX Certification Scheme for training
centres is put on : • quality of service via a number of quality guidelines or
(optionally) compliance to ISO 900x
• quality of the tutors via participation to standardized tutor courses
• quality of courses via standardized documentation both for tutors as well as for installers
• quality of teaching equipment via KNX requirements
KNX Association International Page No. 3 August 12
KNX: The worldwide STANDARD for Home & Building Control
Overall organisational requirements for training centres
4 KNX training sessions (basic or advanced course)
recommended per year Certified internal or external tutor for theoretical part Written satisfaction survey Information to students on safety regulations Fixed archiving periods Immediate update of new documentation
KNX Association International Page No. 4 August 12
KNX: The worldwide STANDARD for Home & Building Control
KNX requirements for KNX certified basic courses
Training equipment : list of minimum requirements media equipment (flipchart, large image projector, …) one practical training site for a maximum of two students (mobile) laboratory working tables with KNX devices for switching, dimming, shutter control
and line coupling one AT PC per laboratory working table and per tutor, fit for use with ETS version – full ETS
version on tutor PC, minimum ETS Lite on students – students can bring own laptops
Granting of KNX certificate : minimum requirements 40 training hours (45 minutes each) including practical and theoretical test all subjects dealt with in KNX training documentation theoretical part taught by KNX certified tutor practical classes make up at least 50 % of course duration
Certificate grants the right to apply for partnership – right to use partner logo – entry in list
of qualified persons on KNX web pages
KNX Association International Page No. 5 August 12
KNX: The worldwide STANDARD for Home & Building Control
Requirements exam for basic courses
KNX authorized/certified training centre has the right to offer exam separately to self-educated people
Theoretical (90’) : 50 questions out of pool (equally divided over the various chapters) – 20% rotation for each new exam – at end of course
Practical (90’) : planning/commissioning/diagnostics of KNX project with ETS – at end of course
Minimum marks : 50% for both parts unrestricted repetition exam papers may not leave training centre Archiving of exam results : 5 years
KNX Association International Page No. 6 August 12
KNX: The worldwide STANDARD for Home & Building Control
KNX requirements for KNX standardized advanced courses
Additional training equipment needed for topics: HVAC applications with KNX (individual room control + fan coil control) security applications with KNX (logical modules + input devices with monitored
cables)
Granting of KNX certificate : minimum requirements same as for basic courses, however only concluding practical test
Certificate grants the right to have additional entry in the partners database, showing successful attendance to
upgrade course (= no additional partner ‘gold’ certificate)
KNX Association International Page No. 7 August 12
KNX: The worldwide STANDARD for Home & Building Control
KNX requirements for KNX standardized tutor courses
Rules not applicable to KNX tutor crash courses !!
training equipment: identical to basic course
Granting of KNX certificate : minimum requirements entry conditions : presentation of a basic course and advance course
certificate not older than 2 years Only concluding theory exam – minimum marks 60 %
Certificate grants the right to teach KNX in a training centre (either free-lance or on the pay-roll) :
owing to the certificate the relevant training centre fulfils one major requirement for KNX certification
KNX Association International Page No. 8 August 12
KNX: The worldwide STANDARD for Home & Building Control
KNX requirements for other courses – certification procedure
Other courses - Attendance confirmation on KNX paper
If 75% of course duration present Can also be issued for persons who do not pass the KNX basic course exam
Registration Input : application form Output : access to electronic copies of documentation
Authorization (for two courses) Input : tutor certificate – equipment list Output : access to electronic copy of exam papers
Inspection Input : the output documents of the two first courses are
checked at KNX Bxl – no audit at premises of training center Out : KNX certificate
Surveillance If not ISO 900x : submission of copies of course output
documents to KNX (on demand)
Certification Procedure
KNX Association International Page No. 9 August 12
KNX: The worldwide STANDARD for Home & Building Control
Advantages of KNX Certification
without compliance to ISO 900x : right to use KNX logo according KNX guidelines price for purchase of ETS software : 1/3 of normal price right to hand out KNX certificates according KNX guidelines right to receive standardized KNX training documentation and exam papers
electronically Students receive a free ETS Lite and rebate when purchasing ETS Professional
after positive conclusion of his/her exam
(additionally) with compliance to ISO 900x : price for purchase of ETS software : ¼ of normal price
Without KNX certification : Possibility to purchase KNX training documentation on paper price for purchase of ETS software : ½ of normal price
KNX Association International Page No. 10 August 12
KNX: The worldwide STANDARD for Home & Building Control
KNX certified TCs and KNX Online Shop
A KNX certified training centre Shall have own KNX Online Shop account Status of Account is set to other status than normal customer
Prices for purchase of licenses is lower Extra menu items in account to download KNX standardised training
documentation Possibility to register students to KNX courses via online shop account When student registered by certified training
Automatic adding of free ETS 4 Lite license When student results entered by certified training centre: when passed
Automatic adding of extra price reduction voucher of 125 € in customer OLT account
Automatic adding of electronic KNX Partner certificate in customer OLT account
Access to KNX Partner logo in customer OLT account
Thank you for your attention and good luck at the exam!!