This school has classrooms all around the country, including near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Orlando, Florida; New York City, New York; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Baltimore, Maryland. It offers certifications in fiber optic fields, including installation and technician courses. You can take certain courses online, including fiber optic fundamentals. To take these classes, you must have speakers or headphones, a telephone and Internet access. Online classes are two days long, and on-campus classes usually last between two and four days. The on-campus classes often involve a combination of classroom lectures and labs.
National Technology Transfer, Inc. (NTT) is a technical training school that started in 1984; the school is located in Centennial, Colorado. It offers three fiber optics training courses: advanced fiber optics, fiber optic training and telephony/telecommunications. These courses train you how to work with these cables and how to become a fiber optics technician. Classes are usually three days long, and you do receive continuing education units (CEU). You can take this class at the school, or you can request an on-site workplace training class for your employees.
The National Communications Training Centers offers a Fiber Optic Association (FOA) certification program, which focuses on fiber optics cabling and category 5/6 copper cabling. This is a 105-hour course, and the course lasts for three weeks. The school is located in San Marcos, California, and it has an online job center to help students find jobs once they graduate. You can take classes either during the day or at night; you can complete the night classes in six weeks. You learn how fiber optic cables work and how to install and test these cables. You also learn about safety requirements and practices. Learning is done both in a classroom and a lab. You must pass exams to obtain your certification.
The VDV Academy offers a self-study program in fiber optics, and it teaches you how to install these cables. This course also prepares you to take the FOA certification exams. You receive all the materials that you need for the course, and can study at your own pace. The VDV Academy is part of VDV Works LLC, which is a technical support company located in Fallbrook, California.