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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 02:11 PM
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Hey guys, I was just wondering where I could get some training or a certification, in or around calgary?
Old Nov 19, 2004 | 07:02 AM
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do you have any experience?
Old Nov 19, 2004 | 08:34 AM
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Pick up an MECP book, learn it, take the test. A monkey can pass the basic installer test. Once you have your Basic MECP you'll have a much easier time finding a job in the industry. Just don't expect the pay to be all that high, you'll do a lot of remote starters and head unit swaps.
Old Nov 19, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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Originally posted by FurleyII:
MECP= crap

I will not hire someone based on MECP certificates.
Yet you list that you are an MECP certified installer in your sig? [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Old Nov 19, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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Originally posted by JordyO:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by FurleyII:
MECP= crap

I will not hire someone based on MECP certificates.
Yet you list that you are an MECP certified installer in your sig? [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]it's a status symbol


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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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Originally posted by 00Civic:
do you have any experience?
no professional experience, but I installed most of my friends stereos, and took 3 years of electronics in high school, mostly residential wiring.

Any idea where I could get a MECP book and where I can take a test? Would it be through a college?
Old Nov 19, 2004 | 07:36 PM
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Originally posted by FurleyII:
MECP= crap

I will not hire someone based on MECP certificates.
I am with you on that one
Old Nov 19, 2004 | 08:42 PM
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http://www.ce.org/certifications/mecp/default.asp
ok I found some info on MECP certification, anything else I should look into?



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