Training for a career
Telecommunications
Training
Get a head start on your career with a comprehensive training program
for Telecommunications Equipment Installers. Central office installers
set up switches, cables, and other equipment in central offices. Central
Offices (CO) are facilities that major communication companies operate
to manage and maintain networks. These CO’s are the hubs of the
telecommunication network-they contain the switches, routers and other
equipment that directs information throughout the telephone network.
To install switches, routers and other equipment, installers connect
the equipment to power lines, communications cables and install frames
and supports. They test the connections to ensure that adequate power
is available and that the communication links function. They also install
equipment such as power systems and alarms.
Telecommunications equipment installers generally work in clean, well-lit,
air- conditioned surroundings, such as a telephone company’s central
office.
This program includes formal classroom training as well as hands-on
training with communications equipment. As networks have become more
sophisticated, often including equipment from a variety of manufacturers,
the knowledge needed for installation and maintenance also has increased.
This fast-growing and demanding career is at the center of the telecommunications
industry. Opportunities become available for central office installers
as the growing popularity of the Internet, expanded multimedia offerings
such as video on demand, and other telecommunications services continue
to place additional demand on telecommunications networks. These new
services require high data transfer rates, which can only be achieved
by installing new optical switching and routing equipment. Extending
high-speed communications from central offices to customers also will
require the installation of more advanced switching and routing equipment.
Courses
Contel Central Office Installer
This introductory course is designed to provide entry-level central
office equipment installation, procedures, and practices. This course
is designed for any person seeking to gain knowledge and hands-on laboratory
experience installing the equipment that makes up the networks of the
central office environment. Topics of this course will include Central
office Guidelines and Safety, Engineering Specifications Documentation,
Environment Build-out and Ironwork, Equipment Placement and Assembly,
Cable Installation, and Quality Assurance. This course includes a hands-on
lab in which students build a central office simulation. No experience
required.
Contel Central Office Installer Advanced
This course is for experienced installers wishing to broaden their knowledge
and skills of the industry, and to advance professionally. This course
is tailored to meet specific needs of the individual installer.
Prerequisites: Two or more years of recent, verifiable
telecommunications experience in low voltage training. Successful completion
of Contel’s Installer 1 course and
on the job training is recommended.
Contel provides job placement assistance, resumes, and continued
mentoring as you build your career.
For more information on available courses and time schedules call or
email at:
Contel, Inc.
847.839.9700
contelinc@contel.tv
