Fiber Optic Splicing

Training Program

Duration: 9 Weeks
Prerequisite: None

Program Start Date

TBC

What does the Fiber Optic Splicing Training Program include?

Omnia Training's Fiber Optic Splicing Class provides students with a structured, hands-on learning experience, covering essential safety training, construction fundamentals, and advanced fiber optic splicing techniques. This comprehensive curriculum ensures students gain the technical skills, industry knowledge, and hands-on experience required to succeed in fiber optic splicing.

Training Program Outline:

  • Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) training
  • Introduction to construction knowledge and industry best practices
  • Fall Arrest training
  • Confined Space training
  • First Aid certification
  • Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
  • Understanding fiber optic color codes
  • Overview of different fiber types (multi-mode & single-mode)
  • Introduction to inside plant applications
  • Mechanical connectors and splicing machine fundamentals
  • Reading civil and cable plans
  • Understanding dark fiber and sparring
  • Identifying components inside splices vs. bypassing sections
  • Stripping different coatings and opening up fibers for zebra/end splicing
  • Continuing end-span splicing and introducing mid-span splicing
  • Testing procedures, including Visual Fault Locator (VFL) testing
  • Quality assurance (QA), quality control (QC), and reporting
  • Building a small-scale fiber network
  • Team-based projects simulating real-world splice requests in handholes
  • Troubleshooting and verifying spliced segments
  • Properly dressing vaults for fiber optic infrastructure
  • Handling and working with AFL cables
  • Working on Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDH)
  • Completing a full fiber splicing project
  • One day of practical, on-site fieldwork experience

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