Training Course OP-456-61 will give you the key fibre skills of splicing, testing and terminating, after which you will be able to install, test and troubleshoot a fibre optic link. This core course is suitable for anyone who wants to start working in the fibre industry or wishes to upskill.
Practical training for industries using fibre
OP-456-61 is a practice-based fibre training course consisting of 24 practical modules supported by a comprehensive workbook and training notes. The course has been delivered to individuals, telecom and datacom installers, aerospace and rail companies, power utilities, offshore and renewable energy companies and military organizations.
Splicing
You will start with an introduction to fibre showing how fibre works, its benefits and how to calculate losses. You follow that with nine hours of splicing and will make a patch panel, a wall box and a fibre Node joint as used in telecom, FTTx and renewables. You will also learn how maintain the splicer and cleaver and the best hand tools to use.
Testing
The Fibre Training Course Testing modules include seven hours of hands on OTDR and loss testing. As a result, you will set up the OTDR, store and compare traces and produce test reports. Exercises include testing short links, long cables and through splitters. As a result, you build an ability to interpret fibre faults such as bends, bad splices, poor connectors and components.
Terminating
Finally, you go on to learn how to clean and inspect connectors, identify damage and terminate connectors directly on to cables using two of the latest mechanical and fusion splice on connector methods.
By the end of the course you will be proficient in the following:
- Fibre preparation – how to clean fibres and make them ready for splicing
- Cable Stripping – how to prepare a range of cables for jointing
- Fusion Splicing – splice optical fibres quickly and with low losses
- How to splice a 1U patch panel
- How to splice a small wall box
- How to splice a multi-element cable into a Fibre Node joint
- How to test a fibre link using a visible light source
- How to test a fibre link using a light source and power meter and use these measurements to produce an Insertion Loss test Report
- OTDR for commissioning fibre networks – generate professional test results
- OTDR for troubleshooting fibre networks – find a break in a fibre, a bend or a bad connector
- Return Loss testing – does the fibre link have too many reflections?
- Bare fibre testing – test cables prior to installation
- Connector Inspection & Cleaning – identify connector faults and clean connectors properly
- Cable preparation – strip cables without damaging the fibres
- Connector Termination – learn the best ways to put a connector onto fibre.
Training Notes
- OPTICAL FIBRES AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
- HEALTH & SAFETY
- CABLES & CONNECTOR
- TESTING
- OTDR BASIC PERFORMANCE
- OTDR SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPABILITIES
- USING THE OTDR
- SPLICING BASICS
- FIBRE MANAGEMENT & JOINTING
- CONNECTOR TERMINATION
Next available dates for the Fibre Technology Masterclass Training:
- 19 to 21 May
- 27 to 29 May
- 19 to 21 May
- 2 to 4 June
- 9 to 11 June
- 18 to 20 June
- 1 to 3 July
- 7 to 9 July
- 14 to 16 July
- 21 to 23 July
- 28 to 30 July
