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ETA General Communications Technician Level 3 (GCT3) is a stackable journeyman-level communications credential that can only be obtained after GCT2 and focuses on system design, engineering-level communication schemes, modern radio technology, system design parameters, and the advantages and pitfalls of public-safety and business/commercial radio systems; ETA lists 100 questions, a 75% passing score, 2 hours, and no hands-on requirement.
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ETA General Communications Technician Level 3 (GCT3) is a stackable journeyman-level communications credential that can only be obtained after GCT2 and focuses on system design, engineering-level communication schemes, modern radio technology, system design parameters, and the advantages and pitfalls of public-safety and business/commercial radio systems; ETA lists 100 questions, a 75% passing score, 2 hours, and no hands-on requirement.
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ETA General Communications Technician Level 3 (GCT3) is an ETA International journeyman-level certification that goes beyond the U.S. Department of Homeland Security COMT guideline coverage used in earlier GCT levels. ETA describes GCT3 as detailing areas a radio communications technician or engineer encounters in public safety communications and business or commercial radio fields, with emphasis on communications schemes at the system design and engineering levels.
ETA states that GCT3 can only be obtained after successful attainment of GCT2 and tells candidates to re-examine the General Communications Technician Level 1 and Level 2 competencies for prior benchmarks. The GCT3 program focuses on current technology, engineering practices, system design parameters, and the advantages and pitfalls of modern communications systems so designers can choose effective system designs for unique situations. ETA Press lists GCT3 as a journeyman certification with maintenance required, a 4-year term, no hands-on requirement, 100 questions, a 75% passing score, and 2 hours allowed to test.
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