City & Guilds 3668-02
UNIT 202: Principles of Fibre optic Cabling Level 2
DURATION: 5 days
This training course provides delegates to experience both practical and theoretical skills. The course looks at basic installation practices, fibre optic connectorisation, splicing fibre, external enclosures and test requirements and on completion, delegates will be able to apply the skills gained to real life situations involving cabling systems.
The course focuses on the components, equipment and working practices that are used for premise cabling and fibre optic cabling deployed in an external telecoms environment. Candidates are assessed by a timed examination.
Course Content
Theory of Light
Follow installation procedures and working practices
Fibre optic transmission
Prepare fibre optic cabling
The ‘how’ and ‘why’ fibre is used in datacomms environment
Terminate fibre optic cabling by fitting connectors
Current standards
Terminologies
Identify fibre optic components and explain their uses
Work safely with fibres in an internal envirionment
Fibre optic fault finding
Fibre optic cabling fusion splicing
Fibre optic external enclosures
Loss budget calculations
Carry out OTDR test on fibre optic links
Interpreting results
Who will benefit?
This course is suitable for network installers, fibre optic cabling installers and engineers, who are looking to prove their installation skills and professionalism. It is particularly applicable to individuals, for example, electricians and telecomms engineers who wish to increase and broaden their range of skills.
The course is ideally suited for fibre optic cabling technicians, installers, data comms cabling installers and network cabling technicians who may have had some previous experience in installing data cabling, but are seeking to acquire new skills in fibre optic cabling, increasing their knowledge and opportunities. It may be that as part of an expanding role, individuals may benefit in possessing a nationally recognised qualification.
City and Guilds 3668-02:202 demonstrates that delegates have been thoroughly assessed and can confidently install, terminate and test fibre optic cabling, that typically, will be installed in an internal and external environment.
This City & Guilds 3668-02:202 course is the recognised qualification for professional datacomms cabling, professional fibre optic cabling installers and structured cabling installers and is on the established UK’s regulated qualifications framework (RQF).
Course Schedule 2023
25th April
20th June
2nd - 5th May
26th - 30th June
26th - 28th April
21st - 23rd June
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