FOA Certified Fibre Optic Technician Course

FOA CFOT

Beginner Level Online Courses Accredited Courses

£750exc. VAT (w. VAT: £900)

Who should attend?

Our FOA CFOT course is suitable for those looking to work within the telecoms industry, as well as those already in the industry who are looking for an internationally recognised certification.

What are the course requirements?

Basic knowledge of fibre optics would be beneficial, however our FOA CFOT course is open to beginners within the Telecoms Industry. 

What does the course cover?

Unit 1 covers Health and Safety, Identifying Safe Working Practices, Carrying Out Preparation, Basic Principles of SI Unit Symbols, Basic Principles of Communications Systems, Advantages & Disadvantages of Fibre vs Copper, and Basic Principles of Data Communication.

Unit 2 covers Working Safely with Optical Fibres in an Internal Environment, Recommended Installation Procedures, Preparation for Fibre Connectorisation and Splicing, Splicing Together Optical Fibre, Terminating Fibre Optic Cable by Fitting Connectors, Testing Fibre Optic Links, and a City and Guilds Multiple Choice Assessment.

Unit 3 covers Working Safely with Optical Fibres in an External Environment, Recommended Installation Procedures, Preparing Fibre Optic Cable for Fibre Splicing, Joining Fibre Optic Cables by Splicing, Terminating Fibre Optic Cables by Splicing and Testing Fibre Optic Links, and a City and Guilds Multiple Choice Assessment.

How do you complete the course?

Our FOA CFOT course consists of Virtual Learning on our Online Portal and then in-house practical and assessments at our training centre once your online learning is completed.

Our ‘Virtual Training’ consists of 4 weeks of online theory work on our online portal, which you complete at home. The learning consists of a video lesson and then multiple-choice question test, we also encourage our students to complete these tests and the mock exams more than once.

Once you have completed the 4 weeks learning we invite our students to our centre to complete their practical assessments and exam – these do need to be in-house meaning you would need to come to our centre in Melksham, Wiltshire.

Practical details:

Our Telecommunications Training Centre is based in Melksham, Wiltshire.

Our FOA CFOT course runs weekly, and we take on a maximum of 6 delegates on each course. This is so each student receives 1-1 time with the trainer and so there is enough equipment for each student to use individually. Our practical dates consist of hands-on workshops with each piece of equipment, including the latest industry product ranges from EXFO and Sumitomo.

For FOA CFOT you would need to come to our centre for 2.5 days.

Please note, exams are multiple choice, closed book examinations and results are given at the end of the examination.

When you come to us, we require you to bring your ID for registration. Other than this, we provide you with everything you need.

Extended Support and Aftercare

At Fibreplus Telecommunications College we pride ourselves on our extended support once our students have completed their courses and are out working in the real world. We achieve this as our students have access to their online theory content and workshops after they have completed their course meaning they can revise their knowledge if needed at a later date. Our Support Team and Trainers are always happy to speak over the phone and answer any questions if any support is needed in the future after the course has been completed.

Health & Safety Card

Gain Access to Construction Sites for the Purpose of Telecommunications Work.
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