LEVEL II FIBER SPLICING
Pre-Requisite: Fiber Basics
Course Length: 15 hours
Certifications Earned: Fiber Optic Association (FOA) Certified Fiber Optic Specialist, Splicing (CFOS/S)
- Course includes ~50% lab time
- Reel End Splicing for Loose Tube and Ribbon
- Fiber Termination Panel Splicing for Loose Tube and Ribbon
- Mid-Sheath Splicing for Loose Tube and Ribbon
- Case builds for FOSC450 and 600 Series as well as PLP Runt and Coyote Series Fiber Optic Splice Closures
- Generic Panel builds including CommScope and Corning Panels
- Classroom sessions in all types of splicing, including fusion and mechanical splicing
- Hands-on training in appropriate splicing types including placement of the splice into a splice tray and closure
- Interpretation of splice loss on OTDR traces
- Instructor verification of achievement of advanced skills in splicing
LEVEL III FIBER SPLICING
Pre-Requisite: Level II Fiber Splicing
Course Length: 15 hours
Certifications Earned: Telecom Tech School Master Fiber Optic Technician-Outside Plant
100% Hands-On training in Outside Plant Splicing. Course designed to test and certify splicer’s ability to build a job to customer specifications.
Course includes ~100% lab and field time
- Reel/Bare Fiber Testing
- Live Case repair and case swap under live network conditions
- Student given splice plans of complete job as well as job specifications
- Student required to splice complete end-to-end job to specifications as well as any producing as builds and work pictures documenting labeling and work completed for turnover
- Instructors test and verify work to determine if passing grade is awarded