Course List & Sequence

This 6-week program offers the following exams for certification:

Installation Knowledge Exam (IKE)

Security System Certification (SSC)

Audio System Certification (ASC)

Download the Installer Institute's 2019 Gainful Employment Disclosure for this 12-Week Mobile Electronics program for additional information.

The comprehensive installations course is a NEW program offered at Installer Institute, which includes all of the courses in the Basic and Advanced Installations courses, along with workshops to improve your job skills and learn the process of owning your own business as an installation professional.

Getting Started in Mobile Electronics

Students will learn foundational knowledge of electrical theory, circuits, components and best practices related to the auto sound and security industry and will be prepared to take the Mobile Electronics Certification Program (MECP) and Mobile Electronics Schools Association (MESA) examinations.

Installing As a Professional

Learn the features, technology and installation requirements of the most common autosound components and the proper tools, techniques and accepted practices for integrating them into today’s vehicles.

Subwoofer Enclosure Design and Vehicle Acoustics

Learn to measure for, design, construct and upholster sealed, ported, and bandpass subwoofer enclosures. Students will be able to predict and model the response of said enclosures in the interior of a vehicle.

Integrating with OEM Systems

This one week course details the challenges of and solutions for integrating aftermarket electronics with factory installed systems.

Practical Installations

Learn and show practical skills in the assembly and disassembly of vehicles and gain hands on experience with products common to the autosound industry.

Security and Remote Start In a Digital World

Learn and demonstrate proper shop safety, test and identify vehicle wiring, install a mobile security system, install a remote start system, install power door locks, power trunk release and automation devices.

Leather Interior Installations

Students will receive hands on training of the removal, installation and reassembly of modern day vehicle interiors. Student will learn to install leather interior seat kits, headrest kits, and replacing factory door panel inserts.

Introduction to Home Audio and Structured Wiring

Home Audio will help the students understand that there are many directions open in a career in car audio that can be taken into the home audio installation industry to expand their skill set. This class will focus on the basics of home audio such as structured wiring, distributed audio, speaker mounting, troubleshooting, system design, and room acoustics.

Home Automation & Control

This one week course delves into the connections and protocols used in controlling smart homes and electronic entertainment systems. Students will receive classroom training and will work to program popular control systems.

Introduction to Automotive Window Tinting

Learn the tools, materials and techniques necessary to apply automotive window tinting film and be able to demonstrate skills in applying this film in a shop environment.

MESA and MECP Review

Students will review topics and information required to successfully take the MESA and MECP certification examinations. Having this certification will give students a successfully advantage for future employment in the car audio industry.

Advanced Interior Panel Design

Learn to redesign and build new interior plastic panels to house radios, performance gauges and smart phones. Students will also learn the skills necessary to relocate A/C controls and how to finish these parts to OEM standards. The skills in this class will help a student integrate aftermarket electronics into a vehicle’s stereo system and maintain a factory look and feel for the customer.

Learning and Mastering Custom Fabrication

Learn to create custom interior parts using wood, fiberglass and foam. They will be introduced to the tools, techniques jigs and materials necessary to create custom door panels, tweeter pods, dashboards and consoles.

Fiberglass Enclosure Design and Construction

Learn the materials, chemicals, tools and processes involved in creating custom enclosures for subwoofers solely from composite fiberglass materials and will be assigned class projects to demonstrate and refine those skills

Fabricating with Advanced Composites

This one week course occurs in classroom and shop and focuses on techniques for working with advanced composites like carbon ber and Kevlar in cosmetic and structural applications. Wet layup and vacuum infusion techniques are covered.

Painting and Welding

Introduction to the tools, techniques, and materials necessary to build motorizations, amplifier racks, battery mounts and exterior body modifications such as fender flares using sheet metal and mild steel stock. Students will be able to fabricate custom projects made from sheet metal and mild steel using various cutting tools and M.I.G. welders. Students will be able to finish metal, wood and plastic fabrications to a high gloss using industry standard tools and materials.

Career Building and Job Skills Development

The student will be able to effectively market themselves and search for available positions, build an effective resume, execute a successful interview and understand how to best retain a position once employed.

Starting Your Own Business, a Workshop

Learn the process for starting and operating a small business as an installation professional.