Splicing Series

SPLICING SERIES

LEVEL II FIBER SPLICING

Pre-Requisite: Fiber Basics or CFOT® Course Length: 4 full days (40 hours)

Certifications Earned: Fiber Optic Association (FOA) Certified Fiber Optic Specialist, Splicing (CFOS/S)

• Course includes ~50% lab time

  • Reel End Splicing for Loose Tube and Ribbon

  • Fiber Termination Panel Splicing for Loose Tube and Ribbon

  • Mid-Sheath Splicing for Loose Tube and Ribbon

  • Case builds for FOSC450 and 600 Series as well as PLP Runt and Coyote Series Fiber Optic Splice Closures

  • Generic Panel builds including CommScope and Corning Panels

• Classroom sessions in all types of splicing, including fusion and

  mechanical splicing;

• Hands-on training in appropriate splicing types including placement of the splice into a splice tray and closure

• Interpretation of splice loss on OTDR traces

• Instructor verification of achievement of advanced skills in splicing

LEVEL III FIBER SPLICING

Pre-Requisite: Level II Fiber Splicing Course Length: 4 full days (40 hours)

Certifications Earned: Telecom Tech School Master Fiber Optic Technician-Outside Plant

100% Hands-On training in Outside Plant Splicing

Course designed to test and certify splicer’s ability to build a job to customer specifications

Course includes ~100% lab and field time

• Reel/Bare Fiber Testing

• Live Case repair and case swap under live network conditions

• Student given splice plans of complete job as well as job specifications

• Student required to splice complete end-to-end job to specifications as well as any producing as builds and work pictures documenting labeling and work completed for turnover

• Instructors test and verify work to determine if passing grade is awarded