When Ignite was launched in 2016, we knew it would help the industry draw attention to the awesome career opportunities available. What we didn’t realize, however, was that it would raise the debate about what integrators call themselves. Commercial integrators? AV integrators? Technology professionals? Low-voltage contractors? Systems contractors? Communications technology firms? What’s Behind NSCA’s Name Read the full article…
The NSCA Education Foundation is excited to announce the $100K NSCA Ignite Challenge, sponsored by Shure Incorporated and an anonymous integrator donor
Last month, the Electronic Systems Professional Alliance (ESPA), founded in 2006 to meet the increasing demand for properly trained electronic systems technicians, announced that Jeff Gardner – the organization’s first executive director – retired. From our perspective, the industry owes a lot to Gardner. He first joined ESPA in 2016 after serving on staff at Read the full article…
For as long as I’ve been in the systems integration industry, trying to explain our work to non-industry professionals has been a challenge. Over the years, the industry has changed to not only include AV, but also low-voltage communications, life safety and security, nurse call, and IT/network technologies. Earlier this year, a friend and former Read the full article…
The NSCA Education Foundation is excited to announce the Drunk Unkles’ first NSCA Education Foundation Charity Concert of 2019, scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, at B.B. King’s in Orlando
The NSCA Education Foundation is excited to announce an online portal to attract and retain talent in the communications technology industry
Finding, hiring, and retaining employees is our industry’s No. 1 concern. We hear it from industry publications, from our partners, and straight from the mouths of our members. In their own words, integrators told us in a recent report that they struggle to: Fill staffing needs for experienced technicians and designers Find and keep Read the full article…
The Importance of Teaching Soft Skills in Internships Lisa Miller, marketing and product manager at RoomReady, took advantage of the Ignite Pilot Internship Program this past summer. She recently spoke with me about the challenges (and rewards) of hosting three interns – and, honestly, what she said took me a bit by surprise. Soft skills. Read the full article…
The NSCA Education Foundation is excited to announce the Drunk Unkles’ first 2018 fundraiser, scheduled for Wednesday, June 6, at Vinyl in the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas
The average NSCA member has at least seven open positions at any given time (nationally, this equals 17,000 open positions). Current industry training programs, such as ESPA, fill only 600 (3.5%) of these positions each year. To help solve this problem, IGNITE was unveiled at the Business & Leadership Conference in 2016. Its focus is Read the full article…
