NEWS - Education & Career Development

11/24/2009 - Hands-on learning in a concentrated two- or three-day course makes the difference for future fiber optics technicians taking Georgia Southern University's short courses in Savannah this December.

Running from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, each class course trains participants to install, terminate, and test an actual fiber optics network. Participants complete each course with a Fiber Optics Association certification exam, given and graded at the end of class.

The course trainer has a 90 percent exam-pass rate for those who went through these training programs, since three-fourths of classroom time is applied to physically learning the processes.

The entry-level Certified Fiber Optics Technician (CFOT) course will be held Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 7-10 at the Coastal Georgia Center in Savannah. Course handouts and the textbook are included in the $700 course.

Running Dec. 11-12, the follow-up class is Certified Fiber Optics Specialist in Testing and Maintenance (CFOS/T) for those who want to be certified to do more advanced work with fiber optics networks.

Technicians seeking to certify in installing and making fiber optics splices should register for the third course, Certified Fiber Optics Specialist/Splicing (CFOS/S), on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13-14.

Participants in the two advanced courses must complete the CFOT course first or have a year or more of related experience. Each advanced course costs $675 and concludes with the related FOA certified specialist exam.

For more details or to register online, visit http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/fiberoptics.html. Class size is limited, so register early.