Certified Fiber Optics Technician

Fiber Optic Technician for ITS, Traffic, Fire Alarm, and Communication Systems is primarily aimed at installers who need the basic knowledge, skills and abilities to install fiber optic outside plant networks properly. Others who may be interested in the course include network owners, IT personnel, facilities managers, network designers, estimators or other technicians involved in the design or installation of fiber networks.

Description

The program covers the following topics:

  • Introduction to fiber optics
  • How fiber optics is used for communications with an emphasis on metropolitan networks and intelligent highway systems
  • How fiber optic links and networks work
  • Components used in a fiber optic cable plant
  • Optical fiber types and applications
  • Fiber optic cables
  • Fiber optic splices
  • Fiber optic terminations
  • Cable plant installation hardware
  • Testing fiber optic components and cable plants
  • Designing fiber optic networks 
  • Installing fiber optic networks

More than 50% of class time is devoted to hands on labs that include:

  • Hands-on cable preparation and pulling
  • How cables are pulled and prepared for splicing
  • and termination
  • Hands-On Terminations
  • How to install connectors on fiber optic cables using splice-on connectors
  • Testing patchcord connectors made in the lab
  • Hands-On Splicing
  • Splicing fiber optic cables with fusion and/or mechanical splices
  • Installing splices in splice closures
  • Testing splices with OTDR
  • Hands-On Fiber Optic Testing & Troubleshooting
  • Proper use of fiber optic test equipment
  • Testing cables, connectors, splices and network equipment
  • Troubleshooting and fault location

Prerequisites

Students are required to take an online prerequisite program prior to attending the in person program.

For the online prerequisite and for the in-person portion of the program, you will need to order the FOA Reference Guide to Fiber Optics: Study Guide to FOA Certification (in hard copy) :

https://a.co/d/7h1yjeG

Further information about the online prerequisite will be sent with the registration confirmation after enrollment.

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