Colville Confederated Tribes Fiber Optic Training (CFOT, CPCT, CFOS/S and CFOS/T)

We were excited to train some of the Colville Confederated Tribe members to be Fiber Optic Technicians and Fiber Optic Specialists. Notice below three generations of one family trained together.

We covered:

• Overview of fiber optic applications and installations 

• Communications systems utilizing fiber optics 

• Fiber optic components appropriate for fiber optic networks

• Installing of premises and outside plant fiber optic cable 

• Splicing and termination 

• Testing fiber optic components cable plants 

• Hands-On Lab Exercises including hands-on splicing, termination and testing.

• Overview of premises cabling systems -copper, fiber and wireless

• Communications systems utilizing premises cabling

• Premises cabling standards

• UTP and coax copper cabling

• Fiber optic cabling

• Cabling for wireless

• Design of premises cabling networks

• Installation of premises cabling

• Testing copper and fiber optic cable plants

• Hands-On Lab Exercises including cable preparation, termination and testing


• 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. 

• Classroom sessions covering all tests equipment, methods and standards 

• Inspection and cleaning connectors correctly 

• Training in both insertion loss testing and optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR testing) 

• Understanding of measurement errors in tests