FIBRE OPTIC TRAINING

Introduction
Opticus has trained fibre optic engineers for over 30 years and our fibre training courses provide practical hands-on learning. We believe this is the best way for you to develop practical fibre skills and competence. You will handle the fibres, cables, connectors and joint boxes and physically operate the splicing machines, OTDRs, power meters and light sources. Consequently, by seeing how fibres go together, how connectors work and what happens when it goes wrong you gain deep understanding of the problems and how to fix them.  You need to splice the fibres, learn from mistakes, take your own measurements, fill in your own test sheets. You will also examine connectors, clean them and inspect them before and after cleaning.

We take you from no experience to basic skills then standard competence to full competence through increasingly challenging modules. Our trainers are experienced and continue to work on the tools, dealing with today’s fibre networks, working in today’s fibre industries and bringing current practical knowledge to our courses—ready when you need it.
The Core Course:
Fibre Optic Splicing, Testing and Terminating Course – OP-456-61 is our core practical fibre training course for engineers, technicians, installers and supervisors who need reliable hands-on fibre optic skills. Developed for Network Rail, Thales and BAE Systems, the course starts with essential fibre theory before moving into practical exercises in splicing, testing, terminating, troubleshooting and resolving fibre network faults.

Designed for engineers, technicians, installers, network maintenance staff and supervisors, the OP-456-61 course helps learners develop the skills needed to install, test, maintain and troubleshoot fibre optic networks with confidence. Whether you are new to fibre, refreshing existing skills or supervising fibre installations, Opticus provides practical fibre optic training for real network environments.

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Next Dates for OP-456-61
2 to 4 December
16 to 18 December
21 to 23 December
29 to 31 December
11 to 13 January
18 to 20 January
25 to 27 January

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Course Outline
Health and safety, including appropriate RAMS

Safety issues and mitigations concerning the handling and preparation of optical fibres, exposure to invisible light radiation and cleaning solvents.
Fibre best practice: key considerations for installation and maintenance, the project information you need, and how to complete the job to a high standard.

Fusion Splicing, Fibre Jointing and Cable Preparation Training

Operating and maintaining a fusion splicer and cleaver
Splicing practice
Fibre and cable preparation
Jointing cables in a multi-port node joint
Repairing broken fibre
Cable stripping
Testing a splice as it is made using an OTDR
Making and testing a termination joint
Making and testing a fibre wall box

OTDR Testing, Insertion Loss Testing and Fibre Fault Finding Training

Using a visible light source to check continuity and locate faults
Measuring insertion loss with a source and meter
Practising OTDR measurements on a multi-fibre optical link
Measuring events, distance, loss, reflectance and optical return loss
OTDR testing of short fibre links with multiple connectors
OTDR testing of cables with connectors, splices and bends
Testing a bare fibre end
Troubleshooting fibre links
Generating a test report
Fibre identification: checking that fibres are connected correctly
Interpreting OTDR traces and identifying faults

Fibre Optic Connector Inspection, Cleaning and Termination Training

Connector inspection
Connector cleaning
Terminating connectors using Fujikura Fast Connectors
Terminating connectors using fusion splice-on connectors

Book Practical Fibre Optic Training with Opticus and give your team the confidence to install, splice, test and troubleshoot fibre networks to a professional standard. Opticus Fibre Training delivers practical, hands-on  fibre optic training for engineers, technicians, installers and supervisors who need skills they can apply immediately on live projects.

Request a quote for the OP-456-61 fibre optic training course and secure practical training that covers fusion splicing, OTDR testing, insertion loss testing, fibre termination and fault finding. We will send course availability, pricing and guidance on the best training option for your needs.
Add-On Courses
OP-456-61-ORP  –  Fibre Training Specific to Offshore, Renewables and Power Cable applications
OP-455 Fibre Network Troubleshooting  –  You are running a fibre network but is it working correctly? We show you how to be sure, preventative maintenance, best practices, best tools to get and what do you do if it goes wrong.
OP-440 Fibre Optic Technology in Data Centres
OP-431 Fibre Optic Refresher  –  Want to refresh your skills and update your knowledge of fibre technology
OP-10 Fusion Splicer Maintenance  –  Fusion splicer acting up, cleaver giving poor cleaves this half day course will sort your problems.

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Training at your site
We deliver courses from our office in Clydebank, near Glasgow, as well as customer sites in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. On-site delivery often lets us see your network and challenges first hand, so we can tailor the course more closely to your requirements.