Structured Cabling Training

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The Network Cabling Technician training at Herzing Ottawa equips students with the knowledge and skills to install, test, and maintain voice and data cabling systems. The program covers topics such as signal generation, fiber-optic technology, structured cabling, and safety practices. Graduates are prepared for careers as network cabling specialists, computer IT technicians, and telecommunications contractors.

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Outline:

• The Network Cabling Technician training offered by Herzing Ottawa is efficient and comprehensive.
• It teaches the knowledge and skills needed to install, test, and maintain voice and data cabling systems.
• Module 1: Signals and Wires/Copper Media
• Discusses the fundamentals of signal generation and transmission.
• Introduces basic electrical theory to educate cable installers on how signals are generated and travel on copper wire.
• Provides an introduction to optical and wireless signals.
• Explains troubleshooting a wiring problem.
• Module 2: Fiber-optic Media/Introduction to Cabling
• Explains the basics of fiber-optic cable including how it works, its construction, and the type of connectors it uses.
• Shows how fiber-optic technology can provide significant advantages over copper in some implementations.
• Module 3: Structured Cabling/Tools of the Trade
• Provides an overview of the tools and devices used in preparing and testing cable connections.
• Discusses tools for stripping, terminating, and crimping cables.
• Presents diagnostic tools such as testers, meters, and sensors.
• Includes a section on the safe use of tools and hazardous materials.
• Module 4: Cabling Installation Process/Cabling Rough In
• Focuses on the first phase of the project, the presales and sales phase.
• Explains how requests for proposals are found, and how estimators determine the costs of a project and margins.
• Covers conducting site surveys and creating bid proposals.
• Module 5: Trim Out Phase/Finish Phase
• Explains the trim out phase of the installation process.
• Includes cutting cables to length, terminating cables, and installing jacks and wall plates.
• Teaches how to trim cables to meet industry specifications.
• Module 6: Summative & Final Evaluations
• Involves a final practical project that includes all the different practical and lab techniques learned.
• Requires the use of industry-related materials and tools to complete an assigned installation.
• Module 7: Cabling and Safety Overview/Networking
• Covers the history of communication, safety standards, and practices.
• Discusses the evolution of cabling to the present day and for the future.
• Explains the skills and tasks associated with most positions in the cabling industry.
• Focuses on safety in the classroom lab and on the job.
• Module 8: Small Business Management
• Assists students in managing their own companies, contemplating starting their own businesses, or working for a small business.
• Provides basic knowledge in the fields of accounting, marketing, management, and customer service.
• Module 9: Cabling Rough-In
• Explains the step in the cable installation process when cable installers pull the cable from the telecommunications room to the telecommunications outlets throughout a building.
• Discusses both horizontal and vertical pulls, with each requiring different tools and techniques.
• Covers procedures for routing cable through firewalls.
• Module 10: Fundamentals of an Estimator
• Introduces the role of an estimator.
• Explains basic assistance provided in a junior position, from calculating statistical data to researching historical data.
• Reviews necessary mathematical skills for the estimating sector.
• Module 11: Estimating and Takeoffs
• Teaches students how to calculate various statistical data, quantity takeoffs, material pricelist, labor costs, and equipment.

Careers:

• Network cabling specialists
• Computer IT technicians
• CATV technicians
• Telecommunications contractors
• Fiber optic technicians