Certified Outside Plant Fiber Optics Specialist

CFOS/O - Certified Fiber Optic Specialist, Outside Plant - is the FOA certification for technicians installing outside plant (OSP) fiber optic cable plants and communications systems. It expands on the CFOT KSAs to include OSP construction and installation of aerial and underground cable plants. The skills focus includes installing and cable preparation of OSP cables, fusion splicing for concatenation and termination and testing with a focus on OTDRs.

Description

What To Expect In Training Programs For OSP Specialist Certification
To qualify for Certified Fiber Optic Specialist/OSP certification, a specialist training program will cover at least the following topics:

  • Overview of OSP fiber optic installations
  • Communications systems utilizing OSP fiber optic cable plant
  • Fiber optic components appropriate for OSP networks
  • Construction for OSP installations
  • Installation of buried, underground and aerial cable
  • Splicing and testing cables, including splice closures, OLTS and OTDR testing
  • Restoration
  • Lab Exercises including hands-on splicing and testing on simulated outside plant.


Typical Field Experience For Direct OSP Specialist Certification

To qualify for the CFOS/O certification, a CFOT plus two years of field experience are required, including documented experience installing and testing OSP fiber optic networks. Training by employers, manufacturers or vendors of cabling products will be recognized as part of the experience requirements.

Field experience installing and testing OSP fiber optic networks must include the following:

  • Participation in multiple installation jobs, preferably including buried, underground and aerial cable installations
  • Experience preparing OSP cable types
  • Experience with fusion splicing
  • Experience test with VFL, OLTS, OTDR

Prerequisites

FOA Certified Fiber Optic Technician

Order your hard copy Student Guide (required for prerequisite program and during class): https://a.co/d/0gCtnHPE 

Complete the online prerequisite program before your first day: 

https://fiberu.org/OSP/index.html

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