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FTTC Course (NBN Skills 1-2-3-5-9 & 16)

Short Course 4 days
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Course Overview

Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)
A Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) connection is used in circumstances where fibre is extended close to your premises, connecting to a small Distribution Point Unit (DPU), generally located inside a pit on the street. From here, the existing copper network is connected to the fibre to form the final nbn™ connection.

Our FTTC course is designed for telecommunication technicians who are looking to work on nbn Fibre to the curb (FTTC) network.

Encompassed with 4 skills (5 in Victoria), this course provides the skills and knowledge required to:
– use systematic and logical fault-finding techniques according to all safety requirements and work practices.
joint metallic, conductor cable on the service provider side of the network boundary in communications applications, including digital and analog, telephony, data, video, digital broadcasting, computer networks, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) and multimedia.
– install aerial cables in customer and access networks. It involves installing, terminating and securing cables. Aerial cable installation may be for a new cable, a cable upgrade, or a cable in need of repair.
– to inspect and clean optical fibre connectors and to follow handling and placement practices for optical fibre patch leads and cables. It relates to practices necessary in the installation and patching of fibre for new or replacement cables in switching, transmission and fixed and mobile radio networks.

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Plan, prepare, carry out and finalise Jumpering activity
  • Prepare, install, Terminate, seal and secure aerial cable
  • Construct aerial to underground transition
  • Joint metallic conductor cable for access network
  • Protect and alarm cable
  • Test telecommunications networks to identify faults
  • Identify and rectify recurrent faults
  • Conduct and report on a fault-finding task in a telecommunications network
  • Use systematic and logical fault-finding techniques in telecommunications networks and field-testing procedures

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Career Outcomes

This qualification may lead to the following career opportunities.

  • NBN Technician
  • FTTC Specialist
  • Telecommunications Technician

📚 Units of Competency

5 Units
Unit Code Unit Title
ICTCBL250 Haul and fix aerial cable

This unit describes the skills required to haul and fix aerial cable.

ICTTEN318 Inspect, Clean and handle optical Fibre cable and connectors

This unit describes the skills required to inspect, clean and handle optical fibre cable and connectors.

ICTCBL254 Joint metallic conductor cable in access network

This unit describes the skills required to joint metallic conductor cable in access network.

ICTCBL320 Jumper metallic conductor cable in the access network

This unit describes the skills required to jumper metallic conductor cable in the access network.

ICTTEN313 Work on and resolve recurrent network faults

This unit describes the skills required to work on and resolve recurrent network faults.

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