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Alarm Level I

Level I qualifying education from Complete Electrical Academy or ESA National Training School, then the online renewal. Both Level I courses are on the Tennessee Alarm Systems Contractors qualifying list. That list does not say whether online delivery is accepted.

Level I

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Level I qualifying course

Take one Level I course. Tennessee lists both as nationally recognized qualifying education.

Online self-pacedLevel 1 – Electronic Security Technician (approved AL, AR, FL, IA, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, NC, TN, UT) · 24 hours · $275 Online self-pacedCertified Alarm Technician Level 1 – Online (CAT Level 1) · 22 hours plus 2-hour proctored online exam · $440 ($308 ESA member)
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Renewal

Complete Electrical Academy's online Level I renewal.

Online self-pacedLevel 1 – Electronic Security Technician Renewal · 8 hours · $175

Other paths

PathAvigilon certification pathOnline certification, then recertify BrivoBrivo Technical CertificationSelf-paced technical certification HIDHID AcademyAssociate, then Professional

Source

  1. https://www.completeelectricalacademy.com/states/tn/ · pulled Oct 18, 2026
  2. https://courses.esaweb.org/product/certified-alarm-technician-level-1/ · pulled Oct 18, 2026

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