This 3-day, 24-hour course is designed for anyone interested in becoming a Certified Fiber Optic Technician. Students identify fiber types; recognize various connectors used in fiber installation; and install, terminate, splice, and properly test installed fiber cable to existing standards. Topics also include the history and future of fiber optics, fiber optics capabilities, and basic testing and troubleshooting. This course is a prerequisite course required before taking any of the Advanced Specialist Fiber Optic Training courses. Students must pass both the written and hands-on exams to successfully pass the certification. Course Objective: This course prepares a student to take the CFOT (Certified Fiber Optics Technician) exam given and graded at the end of class. Upon completion, students are able to effectively and efficiently install, terminate, and test multimode or single-mode fiber optic networks to existing standards.
Hours: 24
Prerequisite – Able to see, identify, and manipulate small items, and be able to read and speak the English language.