To qualify for CFOT® Certified Fiber Optic Technician certification, the training program will cover at least the following topics:
- Overview of fiber optic applications and installations
- Communications systems utilizing fiber optics
- Fiber optic components appropriate for fiber optic networks
- Installation of premises and outside plant fiber optic cable
- Splicing and termination
- Testing fiber optic components and cable plants
- Hands-On Lab Exercises including hands-on splicing, termination and testing