Mobile Electronic Certified Professional

{{Primary sources|date=February 2024}}{{short description|US certificate of achievement program}}

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| name = Mobile Electronic Certified Professional Program

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| type = Certificate

| industry = Electronics

| foundation = {{Start date|1991}}

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| location_city = Arlington, Virginia

| location_country = United States

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| parent = Consumer Electronics Association

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.mecp.com/Home.aspx}}

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The Mobile Electronic Certified Professional (MECP) is a certificate of achievement program in the United States that it is managed and administered by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).{{cite web|url=http://www.mecp.com/Home.aspx|title=Mobile Electronics Certified Professional - My Site|work=mecp.com}} The purpose of this certification is to ensure that individuals who install after-market electronics into vehicles and other vessels (such as aircraft or watercraft) do so in a consistent, safe, and reliable manner. Designed for mobile electronics installers, MECP certification training teaches the theory and practice of the 12-volt electronics industry. Exam questions and course content focus on "real-world" scenarios such as "eliminating noise, selecting proper gauge wires, determining ground locations and dealing with customer issues."{{cite web |url=http://www.ce.org/Training.aspx |title=Training |publisher=Consume Electronics Association |accessdate=10 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622004622/http://www.ce.org/Training.aspx |archivedate=22 June 2012 }} There are four levels of certification offered through CEA, including three technical certifications of varying degrees, and one sales certification.{{cite web|url=http://www.mecp.com/FAQ.aspx|title=Mobile Electronics Certified Professional - My Site|work=mecp.com}}