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KNX Basic Course

The KNX Basic course is the first course that a newcomer must attend in order to become a KNX Partner and in order to be listed as a KNX Partner on the KNX website. The course consists of a theoretical and a practical part which shall be organized F2F or online3 (see below table for more information). Mobile or fixed workstations are used to convey the practical part of the course. The following topics shall be conveyed during the organization of a KNX Basic course:

KNX System arguments

KNX TP Topology

KNX TP Installation

KNX Project Design ETS: Basic

KNX System overview

KNX Bus devices

KNX Project Design ETS: Basic

KNX Commissioning ETS

KNX RF

KNX Commissioning ETS

KNX Diagnostics & Troubleshooting ETS

KNX Commissioning ETS

KNX Theoretical exam

KNX Practical exam

Requirements with regard to the KNX Basic course

 The duration of the total course incl. exams is at least 30 hours;
 The student must attend the course at least 75 % of the total course duration;
 All topics of the KNX Basic course documentation shall be dealt within the above-mentioned period of time;
 Theoretical as well as practical part shall be conveyed by a KNX certified tutor;
 The theoretical and practical exam shall always be organized F2F in the presence of a KNX tutor.
 One KNX tutor shall be available for every 16 students during practical classes;
 The proportion of practical classes shall be at least 50 % of the entire course duration;
 Student must pass the theoretical as well as the practical exam with minimum 50 % of the marks (See §6.1 for exam regulations)

KNX Advanced Course

Training Centres that want to take their courses to the next level have the possibility to also offer
KNX Advanced courses. The theoretical and practical part of the course is organized either F2F or
online5 (see below table for more information). Mobile or fixed workstations are used to convey the
practical part of the course. The following topics shall be conveyed during the organization of a
KNX Advanced course:

Fail-safe planning (only for informative purposes)

Flags

Interworking

Couplers

HVAC control with KNX

KNX Secure

HVAC control with KNX

IP communication

KNX Telegram

Lighting control

Security technology

Logic operations

Visualization Systems

ETS Apps (only for informative purposes)

KNX and Multimedia (only for informative purposes)

KNX and Smart Metering/Smart Grid (only for informative purposes)

KNX Practical exam

Requirements with regard to the KNX Advanced course

 The duration of the course is at least 30 hours;
 The student must attend at least 75 % of the total course duration;
 Student must pass the Basic course exam in advance in order to attend the KNX Advanced course;
 All topics of the KNX Advanced course documentation shall be dealt within the abovementioned period of time;
 Theoretical as well as practical part shall be conveyed by a KNX certified tutor;
 The practical exam is always organized F2F in the presence of a KNX tutor.
 One KNX tutor shall be available for every 16 students during practical classes;
 The proportion of practical classes shall be at least 50 % of the entire course duration;
 Student must pass the practical exam (error finding, telegram/device analysis, project design) with minimum 50 % of the marks (See §6.2 for exam regulations).

KNX HVAC Course

KNX Professionals installing KNX devices that have an impact on the proper functioning of HVAC
components (mostly installed by a different company/person), must have sufficient HVAC
knowledge (various technical terms and their implications) to be able to properly coordinate work
with the company that installed the HVAC components.
The ultimate goal of the KNX HVAC Specialist course is:
 lowering the communication barrier with the heating/cooling engineer
 to explain important technical terms with regard to HVAC components
 to promote the KNX technology also in the HVAC market segment
The theoretical and practical part of the course is organized either F2F or online7 (see below table
for more information)
The following topics shall be conveyed during the organization of a KNX HVAC Specialist course:

Basic Know-How

Heat distribution systems

Heat generators

To understand “Steering and adjustment”

Drinking water

Energy efficiency with KNX

Legal framework

Heating control

KNX Theoretical exam

Requirements with regard to the KNX HVAC Specialist course

 The duration of the course shall be at least 12 hours;
 Student must pass the Basic course exam in advance in order to be admitted to the KNX HVAC Specialist course;
 All topics of the KNX HVAC Specialist course documentation shall be dealt with in the abovementioned period of time;
 Theoretical as well as practical part shall be conveyed by a KNX certified tutor;
 One KNX tutor shall be available for every 16 students during practical classes;
 The proportion of practical classes shall be at least 50 % of the entire course duration;
 Student must pass the theoretical exam with minimum 50 % of the marks (See §6.3 for exam regulations).

A KNX training centre is not allowed to only offer KNX HVAC Specialist courses. An application for a KNX Basic course is a prerequisite.

KNX Tutor Course

KNX Tutor courses are offered for those students who want to start up a certified KNX training centre themselves or who want work as a KNX tutor at an already certified KNX training centre. The theoretical part of the course is organized either F2F or online8. The theoretical exam is
always organized F2F in the presence of a KNX tutor.
A KNX training centre is not allowed to only offer KNX Tutor courses. An application for a KNX Basic course as well as a KNX Advanced course is a prerequisite. The training centre needs to have trained 50 students for the Basic course and 25 students for the Advanced course before it can submit an application for becoming a KNX++ training centre
The following topics shall be conveyed during the organization of KNX Tutor courses:

Requirements with regard to the KNX Tutor course
 The duration of the course is at least 18 hours;
 Student must pass the Advanced course exam in advance in order to be admitted to the KNX Tutor course. It is recommended that the Advanced qualification is acquired a maximum of two years before participating to the Tutor course;
 All topics of the KNX Tutor course documentation shall be dealt with in the above-mentioned period of time;
 Theoretical part of the course shall be conveyed by a KNX tutor who himself has passed his tutor exam with an overall mark of 80 %;
 The theoretical exam shall be organized F2F in the presence of a KNX tutor;
 Student must pass the theoretical exam with minimum 60 % of the marks (See §6.4 for exam regulations)
The KNX Tutor course does not include pedagogical or didactical training. The course also does not include marketing-related training.
In order to prepare the course participants, the Tutor course documentation must be sent at least 2 weeks prior to the KNX Tutor course.

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