Doubling down on its commitment to training, Control4 announces the opening of new international training centers abroad and the expansion of existing training facilities at home in the U.S.
The new training centers in Germany and Australia, along with the added capacity of centers in the Salt Lake City, Chicago and Shanghai, China, will help Control4 meet dealers' growing demand to train more technicians to become Control4-certified integrators.
“Interest in Control4 is growing in markets throughout the world. We are expanding our technical classroom capacity and online training materials so that authorized Control4 dealers can increase their technical expertise and required staffing to meet local installation and service demands,” says Rus Rasmussen, director of training, Control4. “With our new and expanded hands-on classroom facilities, we expect to train more than 110 technicians each week, over 5,000 each year, around the world.”
Control4's Automation Programmer Certification is a four-day course with a certification exam, and provides attending technicians the practical skills and methods to install and program a Control4 installation, including audio/video entertainment, lighting, security and comfort solutions.
The certification is provided to all authorized Control4 dealers at no cost. Control4's hands-on training classes are available for enrollment in Australia, China, England, Germany, India, and in three locations in the United States.
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Control4's New Facilities:
- Salt Lake City, Utah (additional training classroom): 16 seats, beginning August 1, 2016
- Frankfurt, Germany: 10 seats, opened first week of July 2016
- Melbourne, Australia: 12 seats, beginning August 15, 2016
Existing Facilities:
- Salt Lake City, Utah (existing training classroom): 18 seats
- Chicago, Ill: 12 seats, expanding to 16 seats in early fall 2016
- Charlotte, NC: 12 seats, remodeled in April 2016
- Shanghai, China: expanded from 9 seats to 12 seats in January 2016
- York, England: 12 seats
- Bangalore, India: 10 seats
To register for the hands-on Control4 Automation Programmer course, dealers can sign into the Control4 dealer portal, select Technical Training, and sign up. Successful completion of the online Associate Installer course is a required prerequisite to classroom training enrollment.
