COFI-OSP
Certified Optical Fibre Installer for Outside Plant
The COFI-OSP course is designed for installation & maintenance staff working on outside plant telecom fibre optic networks, such as core networks, which may use high fibre count cables.
About this Course
The 5-day Certified Optical Fibre Installer course for outside plant (COFI-OSP), is designed specifically for installation and maintenance staff working on core or metro outside plant telecom fibre optic networks. It introduces the relevant fibre optic components, fibre optic tools and equipment required and highlights good working practices in order to inspire a professional approach to the job role. It includes plenty of hands-on practical sessions to build up the skills required to install, joint, terminate and test external fibre optic cabling links from end to end locations.
You’ll also receive a comprehensive course manual which is a great reference resource, as well as access to additional online resources including review questions to help you revise. You’ll usually work with another delegate/s to complete a practical installation assignment. And you’ll also need to pass a theory assessment to gain Certified Optical Fibre Installer (COFI) status.
Is it the right course for you or your team?
The COFI-OSP course is designed for installation and maintenance staff working on outside plant telecom fibre optic networks. It is a hands-on, task based, practical course. It starts from basics so no prior knowledge is required. It aims to take delegates up to a professional level in skills, knowledge and attitude. It also helps to remove incorrect working habits which might have been picked up from other cabling jobs. It can help if a team attends the course together along with their project supervisor or manager so everyone ends up working to the same professional standards.
Typical job roles of attendees include: fibre optic installation or fibre optic cabling technician or engineer; project supervisor.
What will you be able to do after the course?
- explain how singlemode optical fibres work and the issues that can affect performance
- recognise telecoms link components and explain why different components are required for different environments
- handle fibre optic cable and components correctly to ensure optimum performance
- work safely with optical fibre and fibre optic equipment and be able to assess the potential risks when working on outside plant
- prepare fibre optic cabling for splicing within splice closures and ODFs
- carry out fusion splicing and manage the fibres in a splice closure
- joint a customer drop cable into a main network cable
- terminate fibre optic cables by splicing on pre-terminated pigtails or splice on connectors in an ODF
- manage cabling in an ODF
- carry out continuity, polarity, and insertion loss testing
- use an OTDR correctly for optimum testing and troubleshooting of fibre optic links
- make customer connections and patch circuits
- methodically troubleshoot cabling links