A KNX certified training centre is a training centre that has adopted the KNX Association’s Certification Scheme for KNX training centres. This KNX Certification Scheme ensures that all affiliated KNX training centres follow a minimum set of requirements as mentioned in the General requirements for KNX training centres.
A KNX certified training centre teaches how a KNX installation is properly configured and commissioned by means of the ETS software. Building owners, electrical engineers, architects, system integrators etc. who have successfully taken a KNX Basic course at one of these KNX certified training centres have the right to be called 'KNX Partner', meaning that they have become a certified KNX installer. Such KNX Partners can put themselves as well as their company in the spotlight by appearing on the KNX website, which is visited by thousands of international visitors every month.
Definitions
| Term | Explanation |
| KNX+ certified training centre | Training centre that is accredited by KNX Association for the organization of KNX Basic and Advanced courses. |
| KNX HVAC ‘Specialist’ certified training centre | Training centre that is accredited by KNX Association for the organization of KNX Basic and HVAC Specialist courses. |
| KNX++ certified training centre | Training centre that is accredited by KNX Association for the organization of KNX Basic, Advanced and Tutor courses. |
| KNX course | Can be a Basic, Advanced, KNX HVAC Specialist, Tutor or Refresher course with or without theoretical and/or practical exam. The course can be given online or on-site (F2F = face to face). F2F courses can be organized at the premises of the training centre or if mobile training rigs are used at the premises of the customer(s). |
| KNX tutor | This is someone who has successfully passed the exam of the Tutor course. This person is entitled to organize KNX (Condensed) Basic, (Condensed) Advanced, HVAC Specialist, Refresher courses. A KNX tutor is only allowed to offer Tutor courses if he/she passed the theoretical exam of the Tutor course with minimum 80 %. |
| Online (theoretical) exam | This is a True/False test that has to be taken by means of the student's MyKNX account (internet connection required in the classroom) |
| Offline (theoretical) exam | This is a True/False test that can be taken if there is no internet connection available in the classroom. |
| KNX Virtual | KNX Virtual is an application that can be run on a Windows computer. KNX Virtual graphically represents a set of KNX devices. By using the ETS together with KNX Virtual, it is possible to simulate, e.g., a light being switched on/off, a shutter being moved up/down etc. |
| KNX Training documentation | Can be Basic, Advanced, HVAC Specialist, Tutor or Refresher course training documentation |
| Self-educated person | A person who does not have a KNX training certificate, but who can prove many years of theoretical and/or practical experience with KNX and ETS. |
| MyKNX (https://my.knx.org) | Is a tailor-made Web tool from KNX Association for various target groups like ETS licensees, KNX members, KNX training centres, KNX Partners… |
Introduction - Training measures
It is indispensable that a KNX installation is properly configured and commissioned by skilled personnel. KNX Association has therefore drawn up training measures to inform about:
- selection of bus devices and installation material;
- fields of application and main applications of the KNX bus system;
- selection of the bus topology in view of the construction of the building and the desired functionalities;
- planning of the to be installed bus system;
- installation, thereby considering the relevant regulations (e.g., lightning protection, electromagnetic compatibility, etc.);
- commissioning and servicing of KNX installations.