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Azione Unlimited Announces Major Expansion of Educational Initiatives for 2025
Azione Unlimited, the Smart Home Association, is set to significantly broaden its professional development programs for 2025. The association aims to enhance learning opportunities across various disciplines and strengthen its standing as the custom integration industry's leading resource for education and training.
"Our mission has always been to enrich every layer of the integration business through education," said Patrick McCarthy, Executive Director of Azione Unlimited. "We're creating a comprehensive and practical educational framework by partnering with top-tier learning providers and providing impactful training experiences. This is about empowering individuals - from entry-level technicians to seasoned leaders - to thrive and innovate independently."
Highlights of the latest initiatives include:
Partnership with IntegrateU for Enhanced Onboarding Education
Azione Unlimited's parent company has partnered with IntegrateU to expand its onboarding education across the association's membership. IntegrateU, a program designed specifically for custom integration businesses, offers essential onboarding education, soft skills training, and performance-based growth. The collaboration ensures new hires across the Azione network are equipped with foundational skills that align with company culture and boost productivity from the start.
The Lighting Excellence Dojo: Hands-On Education for CI Professionals
Advanced lighting technology is becoming a key element of modern smart homes, and Azione is ready to address this need with its latest educational partnership. The introduction of the Lighting Excellence Dojo - a design-focused, hands-on installation training program - will empower members with the skills needed to master lighting technologies. The program encompasses design understanding, fixture installation techniques, and problem-solving strategies, providing an immersive learning environment for Azione dealer members.
Boost to Online Learning through CEDIA Learning Academy
Azione Unlimited is reinforcing its commitment to digital learning by renewing its partnership with the newly revamped CEDIA Learning Academy. Members gain complimentary access to CEDIA's suite of professional training modules on advanced technologies, installation best practices, and business skills. This expanded education ecosystem equips integrators with a complete set of resources to develop industry-Ready professionals.
Leadership Symposiums' Return with Expanded Focus
Azione is also bringing back its acclaimed Leadership Symposiums, with two immersive, in-person events in 2025:
- The Emerging Leaders Symposium focuses on up-and-coming stars in operations and management, fostering peer connections, leadership development, and industry insight.
- The Sales Leaders Symposium equips sales professionals with practical strategies, communication tools, and inspiration from top-performing peers and vendors.
These symposiums, free for members, offer hands-on learning, vendor-led sessions, and exclusive facility tours at host venues IC Realtime and Environmental Lights. Attendees will also receive travel reimbursements and customized takeaway resources to implement back at their businesses.
For more information, visit AzioneUnlimited.com.
About Azione UnlimitedAzione Unlimited is a Smart Home Association with over 300 custom integration members and 53 carefully selected vendor members. The association's goal is to bring together business owners to create relationships, build trust, share ideas, and - most importantly - prosper. Azione Unlimited offers members a nationwide network of high-caliber professionals, diligent rebate monitoring, leadership symposiums, and national conferences.
- Azione Unlimited, a Smart Home Association, is partnering with IntegrateU to provide essential onboarding education for its members, enhancing learning opportunities for new hires.
- Advanced lighting technology training is a priority for Azione Unlimited, as shown by its partnership with the Lighting Excellence Dojo, a design-focused hands-on installation training program for CI professionals.
- Digital learning will be reinforced by Azione Unlimited through its partnership with the CEDIA Learning Academy, providing members with access to professional training modules on advanced technologies, installation best practices, and business skills.
- The return of Azione Unlimited's Leadership Symposiums in 2025 includes two immersive, in-person events: the Emerging Leaders Symposium for up-and-coming leaders in operations and management and the Sales Leaders Symposium for sales professionals, both offering hands-on learning, vendor-led sessions, and exclusive facility tours.
- Azione Unlimited aims to strengthen its standing as the custom integration industry's leading resource for education and training, focusing on empowering individuals across various disciplines in the retail technology, smart home industry, finance, and education-and-self-development sectors.
- By investing in educational initiatives, Azione Unlimited hopes to equip its members with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive and innovate independently, contributing to the growth and success of their businesses in the custom integration industry.