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Course Description

This two day program will introduce the student to standards governing the installation, testing, and troubleshooting of OSP fiber optics cable systems.

Duration: Two Days (16 hours)
Prerequisite: CFOT or equivalent basic knowledge of fiber optics and communications networks.

On completion, students receive the CFOS/D  Certification from the FOA.

This is a specialist application certification covering fiber optic network design intended for network owners, IT personnel, facilities managers, network designers, estimators or technicians involved in the design or installation of fiber networks. This course is especially recommended for network owners and planners who may not be familiar with the process of fiber optic network design as it can make their jobs easier and their projects better.

What to Expect In Training Programs For Testing Specialist Certification FOA-Approved training

for Certified Fiber Optic Specialist/Testing certification meets the following requirements:

• Introduction to fiber optic design
• Overview of Fiber Optic Installations both outside plant
• and premises
• Planning A Fiber Optic Network
• Choosing components
• Design Review (Component compatibilities, Power budget,
• Environmental requirements etc.)
• Testing and documentation
• Estimating
• Writing A Project Specification and other documentation
• Lab Exercises including case studies covering designing
• several networks, at least one premises and one outside plant.