Programs of Study
The Skills Training Division provides educational opportunities for all adults, regardless of prior educational attainment. Programs in the Skills Training Division do not carry college credit, but often help students to obtain industry certification.
Non-Credit Workshops
The college offers a variety of non-credit training workshops intended to provide opportunities to learn various skills. Contact Julie George (georgej@nacc.edu) for a listing of upcoming workshops.
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Basic Certified Fiber Optics Training (CFOT)
This introductory 3-day course combines theory and hands-on activities. Participants will be able to effectively and efficiently install, terminate, and test multimode/ single mode fiber optic networks. Training prepares participants to take the CFOT test that is sanctioned by the FOA (Fiber Optics Association). The exam is given and graded at the end of class.Date: Friday—Sunday, April 12—14, 2019
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $700 (includes books/materials/certification exam/ FOA Membership)
Certified Fiber Optics Specialist in Testing & Maintenance (CFOS/T)
This 2-day program offers advanced training to technicians involved with the testing and maintenance of fiber optic networks. The program explains the variety of testing standards, equipment and technological approaches used in fiber network testing and splicing, and how to choose among them. Training includes how to effectively identify fiber network defects, and provide Quality Assurance procedures to minimize or eliminate future network outages. Participants are prepared to take the Advanced Fiber Optics Certification Exam given the final day of class.
Date: Monday & Tuesday, April 15 & 16, 2019
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $675 (includes books/materials/certification exam)
Certified Fiber Optics Splicing Specialist (CFOS/S)
This 2-day, Splicing Specialist Training includes a complete PowerPoint presentation explaining the importance of high performance splicing and further details the points necessary to achieve these splices. The depth of this presentation is much greater than most textbooks and provides background information about splicing that is very important to the student. An overview of OTDR functions and trace understanding is also provided during this presentation. 85% hands-on classroom activities will provide training in both fusion and mechanical splicing of either single or multimode fiber optic cables. Inside or outside plant fiber optic cable types will be utilized at instructor's discretion during these hands-on sessions along with fiber optics enclosures and splice trays. The student will be responsible forsuccessfully making and testing both mechanical and fusion splices. In addition to the basic splicing activities outlined above, the student will further be required to correctly and efficiently install spliced fibers into splice trays and enclosures. The student will further be required to achieve a splice loss of less than 0.15 dB for all splices and demonstrate proficiency in interpretation of splice loss using OTDR splice traces.
Date: Wednesday & Thursday, April 17 & 18, 2019
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $675 (includes books/materials/certification exam)
Community Education
The college periodically offers community education courses related to recreational activities or other avocational training. Recent examples include Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People and Scrapbooking 101. Contact Julie George (georgej@nacc.edu) for a listing of upcoming community education workshops.