A little friendly competition never hurt anyone, right? Right! Which is why we kicked off the $100K NSCA Ignite Challenge last month, sponsored by Shure Incorporated and an anonymous integrator donor. These two organizations want to see Ignite – a program that increases awareness of the communications technology industry among students and young professionals – Read the full article…
NSCA is excited to announce the agenda for Pivot to Profit on Sept. 24-25 at Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel in Irving, TX
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…
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