BICSI Approved Courses
BTS offers BICSI CECs for many of our hands-on training courses at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE! Below is a list of a few of the courses that have Bicsi Approval. If you are interested in Bicsi CECs and the course that you want it not listed below, please contact us. We still may offer Bicsi CECs on classes that are not listed.
BICSI is a professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry. ITS covers the spectrum of voice, data and video technologies. It encompasses the design, integration and installation of pathways, spaces, fiber- and copper-based distribution systems, wireless-based systems and infrastructure that supports the transportation of information and associated signaling between and among communications and information gathering devices.
BICSI is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Registered Continuing Education Providers Program (RCEPP). The International Certification Accreditation Council (ICAC) also accredits our credentialing program. BICSI is also registered with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation's Division of Professional Engineers.
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Hands-On Fiber Optic ISP / OSP Combo-Tech
This Hands-On 3-day course has been customized to combine two of our most requested
Fiber Optic training courses: (ETA Certification is available upon request)
• Hands-On Fiber Optic ISP / Inside Plant-Local Area Cable Networks Termination
• Hands-On Fiber Optic OSP / Outside Plant Splicing, & Testing
Our course is designed to provide technicians with a practical understanding of fiber optic theory and fiber applications in (ISP)Local Area Network, Security and Closed Circuit TV systems and more in-depth Hands-On focus on a wider array of (OSP) Fiber Optic systems and components, installation, splicing, testing and maintenance techniques.
This training is geared for the voice, video and data technician, supervisor or engineer
who requires a more in-depth working knowledge of long distance communication using
fiber optic technology. The course material prepares each student to skillfully work with
fiber optic splicing, termination, testing and troubleshooting equipment in a wide variety
of commonly found work conditions in an Inside Plant and Outside Plant environment.
Certification(s):
ETA FOI (Fiber Optic Installer) or the FOT (Fiber Optic Technician) Certification can be administered during this course, upon request.
| RCDD: 21 |
NTS: 0 |
OSP: 21 |
WD: 0 |
Installer: 21 |
Technician: 21 |
RES: 0 |
Certified Trainer: 21 |
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Hands-On T1-T3 OMT
A vast majority of Telecommunications companies use T1 (DS1) and T3 (DS3) systems as the primary method of transporting voice and data on their transmission networks; therefore, having well trained technicians with the ability to install, maintain and troubleshoot these systems is vital to providing high-quality reliable service to customers in a highly competitive environment.
This Hands-On 2-day course is an intense training experience that combines T1 and T3 operation with troubleshooting. For this course, BTS provides a live working classroom lab with typical equipment currently deployed in the telecommunications industry. Students learn how these systems work; then are required to use the knowledge to test, troubleshoot and repair the circuits.
| RCDD: 16 |
NTS: 16 |
OSP: 16 |
WD: 0 |
Installer: 16 |
Technician: 16 |
RES: 0 |
Certified Trainer: 16 |
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Hands-On T1 Spanline, HDSL / HDSL-2 / HDSL-4
A vast majority of Telecommunications companies use T1 Copper and HDSL Spanlines
as the primary method of transporting voice and data on their local loop; therefore, having
well trained technicians with the ability to install, maintain and troubleshoot these systems
is vital to providing high-quality reliable service to customers in a highly competitive
environment.
This Hands-On 2-day course is an intense training experience that combines T1 Spanline
and HDSL operation with troubleshooting. For this course, BTS provides a live working
classroom lab with typical spanline equipment currently deployed in the telecommunications
industry. Students learn how these systems work; then are required to use the knowledge to
test, troubleshoot and repair the circuits. Troubleshooting includes equipment failures, wiring problems, field repeater problems and cable pair problems.
| RCDD: 14 |
NTS: 14 |
OSP: 14 |
WD: 0 |
Installer: 14 |
Technician: 14 |
RES: 0 |
Certified Trainer: 14 |
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Hands-On OSP Tester, Fault Locating & Cable Troubleshooting
This 3-day Hands-On course is designed to not only give the new hire a good insight of the telephone loop, including installation and troubleshooting, but to answer some of the questions the veteran repair person may have…
After completion, this Course has a proven track record to reduce PSC complaints and dramatically decrease the number of repeat trouble tickets.
This Course is 75% Hands-On Labs on our State-of-art Equipment.
The I&R Refresher will cover the practices and specifications of both buried and aerial installations will be presented. Correct bonding and grounding of the install and outside plant cable will include REA guidelines and PSC mandates. These are very important for the safety of the Technician and the Customer. All service standards will be presented and explained.
This course will also train students to identify and locate faults in copper \"pic\" outside plant cables. Students will analyze a faulted cable pair and select the correct test set to locate the fault. The students will use state-of-the-art test equipment such as the Dynatel™ 965 DSP, Sidekick Meter, MTDR and incorporate any meter(s) that students can bring to the session to use during the hands-on lab procedures throughout the course. Locating buried cables will also be covered and fault simulators will be used during the hands-on lab exercises to reinforce “Real-World Experience“. Students will learn how to locate resistive, capacitive and cross-battery faults using the multiple OSP test equipment.
Emphasis will be placed on how to effectively use OSP Test Equipment. Most technicians in the field today only utilize about 30% of this test instrument’s capabilities; our goal is to have a 100% of their test instrument’s capabilities put to use in the field. No sales pitch in this course, just training!
Our SME’s have the field experience to find the answers to real live scenarios, providing students with a “Real-World Experience”
This course will be instructed by a nationally known expert in telecom training and is also a factory trained and certified instructor on the 3M 965 & 2273, Sidekick/Tempo, Sunrise Telecom and JDSU (TTC/Acterna) fault locators.
| RCDD: 21 |
NTS: 0 |
OSP: 21 |
WD: 0 |
Installer: 21 |
Technician: 21 |
RES: 0 |
Certified Trainer: 21 |
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Hands-On OSP Tester, Fault Locating & Cable Troubleshooting
This 2-day hands-on course will teach your technicians to operate and fully understand the menus on their testing and fault locating equipment. Students will learn loop parameters needed to provide the many services customers are demanding in today’s communications world. There will be in-depth instruction on maintaining the outside plant and how to successfully locate problem areas. This will include: resistive and capacitive faults, power influence, and other problems associated with analog and digital transmission.
All loop testing is reinforced with hand-on exercises and can be taken to the field if applicable.
The students will use state-of-the-art test equipment such as the Dynatel™ 965 DSP, Sidekick Meter, and incorporate any meter(s) that students can bring to the session to use during the hands-on lab procedures throughout the course. Locating buried cables will also be covered and fault simulators will be used during the hands-on lab exercises to reinforce “Real-World Experience“.
Emphasis will be placed on how to effectively use OSP Test Equipment. Most technicians in the field today only utilize about 30% of this test instrument’s capabilities; our goal is to have a 100% of their test instrument’s capabilities put to use in the field. No sales pitch in this course, just training! Our SME’s have the field experience to find the answers to real live scenarios, providing students with a “Real-World Experience”
This course is designed to give the attendees the knowledge of not only how to test with a fault locating meter, but most important, understand what the meter is telling them. All of the explanations of cable and faults are reinforced with hands-on exercises. This is done with actual cable to give a full understanding of the menus.
| RCDD: 14 |
NTS: 0 |
OSP: 14 |
WD: 0 |
Installer: 14 |
Technician: 14 |
RES: 0 |
Certified Trainer: 14 |
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Hands-On CAT 5/6 & Installation & Troubleshooting
This Hands-On course will train students how to properly Build, install, terminate, and
test Category 5/6 cables. This course covers the latest standards, tools, and techniques used today's cable installations.
This course is full of hands-on lab exercises. Each student will build, terminate and test
Category 5/6.Neat, quality, workmanship is enforced throughout this course. Those who complete this course will be productive and knowledgeable in both Fiber Optic, CATV and Category 5/6 cabling and more.
Our SMEs have the field experience to find the answers to real live scenarios, providing
students with a Real-World Experience
| RCDD: 14 |
NTS: 14 |
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Installer: 14 |
Technician: 14 |
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Certified Trainer: 14 |
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Hands-On CO IMTR
This course is designed for Central Office Technicians with responsibility for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of Central Office equipment. The course provides a well-rounded introduction to many areas of the Central Office that most technicians work with on a daily basis. Theory is effectively combined with a practical Hands-On approach that enhances the students’ learning experience and maximizes their value as a Central Office Technician.
| RCDD: 28 |
NTS: 28 |
OSP: |
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Installer: 15 |
Technician: 18 |
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Certified Trainer: 25 |
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Hands-On Copper Cable Splicing
This Hands-On 3-day course is suited for the technician who will be splicing, maintaining and
Test Accepting paired copper cables in the OSP. This course will train students to splice
and maintain cables in aerial, and direct buried applications.
Students will learn how to splice cables in new construction, as well as dealing with cut-overs in existing cable plant. This is a lab intensive course and will develop the Hands-On practical skills in splicing, maintaining and troubleshooting that are required for an outside plant cable environment.
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OSP: 14 |
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Installer: 14 |
Technician: 14 |
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Certified Trainer: 14 |
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Hands-On Noise Mitigation
Noisy lines are a major headache, which can be treated and eliminated. This course will train you how to measure, analyze and eliminate problem causing noise on telecommunications cable facilities. This is a Hands-On course that will show you, which test equipment to use, and how to use it. Problems with electrical power systems, radio transmission, and electric fences are just a few of the subjects that will be covered.
It’s no secret the telecom industry has been in a hardship since 9-11 and when companies tighten their belts two things happen. First is reduction of force. Fortunately most of this is done by attrition and early retirement programs but however it happens it’s usually the most experienced people who leave.
The second thing which seems to happen with belt tightening is elimination of training.
The experienced technicians who took early retirement are replaced with younger less experienced folks who are not only expected to pick up the slack but in many cases to even improve productivity. Training is essential if these expectations are to be met.
Even with all the technological advances the copper pairs are still there, the power leads are still there, loading problems are still there, bridged taps are still there and power usage has increased causing more and more trouble with transmission. And with the deployment of DSL the need for pair quality has increased greatly.
Over the past 30 years a number of new subjects have been added to these courses but the basics have remained the same and they are still essential and covered in this course.
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Technician: 14 |
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Certified Trainer: 14 |
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Hands-On Triple Play / IPTV
This 3-day Hands-On course covers Today's Triple-Play / IPTV networks that deliver Telephony, IPTV and Internet Access over common telecommunication infrastructures and includes Security and Access control. The success of these service networks depend on being designed, installed, managed and troubleshot to provide the highest quality services available.
This course provides practical Hands-On experience to deploy, manage and troubleshoot large-scale carrier IPTV networks. Attendees will learn how to ensure the delivery of the required quality of service for successful TV delivery.
| RCDD: 21 |
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OSP: 21 |
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Installer: 15 |
Technician: 18 |
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Certified Trainer: 21 |
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Hands-On Internetworking Essentials
This Hands-On 3-day course orientates the telecom professional to the data and networking environment. The growth of the information age is being driven by Internetworking. This course will cover the essentials of data and networking environments and their concepts, components, applications, and many acronyms will be examined in detail as the overall picture of these technologies are simplified.
This course will provide practical Hands-On Set-Up, Configuration, Implementation and troubleshooting of These Basic and Complex Technologies.
| RCDD: 21 |
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OSP: 21 |
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Installer: 15 |
Technician: 18 |
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Certified Trainer: 21 |
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Hands-On DSL - Digital Subscriber Line Installation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
This 2-day Hands-On course provides in-depth instruction for Installing, Maintaining and Troubleshooting DSL services. Attendees will learn the inner workings as to how the DSL works and the loop parameters required providing uninterruptible service.
This will include residential, commercial and industrial environments. This is a Hands-On course that uses state of the art testing equipment. Meters will be used to check loop parameters and will train your technicians Line pre-qualification, line performance, DSL customer-end equipment installation and troubleshooting is the primary focus of this course.
You can\'t afford to operate on a \"plug and pray\" basis in today\'s competitive market. Our SME’s have the field experience to find the answers to real live scenarios, providing students with a “Real-World Experience”
| RCDD: 14 |
NTS: 14 |
OSP: 14 |
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Installer: 14 |
Technician: 14 |
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Certified Trainer: 14 |
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Hands-On Pole Climbing Re-Certification & Pole Top Rescue
This 2-day course will have the participants review the safe methods of pole climbing previously learned. They will perform several exercises on the pole that would be used in day to day activities.
The course will also include Pole Top Rescue, the method to safely and effectively retrieve an injured worker from a pole. Not only will they learn how retrieve an injured worker but be able to administer first aid once on the ground.
Upon completion of the course attendees will be Certified in CPR and Basic First Aid. Plus they will have been Recertified in Pole Climbing with up to date revisions and standards, trained in Pole Top Rescue and will be more confidence in their climbing ability and be able to perform work functions more efficiently.
Attendees will also review safe ladder handling practices. This will include the proper techniques of carrying and positioning the ladder, securing the ladder to the pole and mid-span setup.
All SAFETY practices will be covered and must be followed during the training exercise.
Note: This course is physically demanding. Students must earn at least 70% of the competency points to become certified in this course.
| RCDD: 15 |
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OSP: 15 |
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Installer: 15 |
Technician: 15 |
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Certified Trainer: 15 |
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Hands-On Pole Climbing / Ladder Safety
This 3-day course will train the participants how to safely and effectively ascend
and descend wooden poles using pole climbing gaffs and associated equipment.
The pole climbing technique that will be taught is the \\\"3-point contact method”.
How to circle, and move to perform tasks on the pole will also be covered. Students
will learn how to use ladders on the pole and at mid-span using the appropriate ladder securing equipment. The participants will complete exercises using construction tools
and equipment.
If Company permits, ( which is recommended and mandatory for BTS Certification )
A “Live Video” will be taken of each student at the 6, 12, and 18-foot heights. This will ensure that the attendees are using proper techniques, safety parameters and effectively ascending and descending wooden poles using pole climbing gaffs and associated equipment.
A master copy of this video will be filled at BTS headquarters. BTS, as an added benefit, will issue a Username and Password to access the completion videos on our BTS secured video server. This provides easy access to every video for student / company evaluations, company reviews and any legality issues where this video may be required. PROOF IS PROTECTON !
All SAFETY practices will be covered and must be followed during the training exercise. Note: This course is physically demanding. Students must earn at least 70% of the competency points to become certified in this course.
| RCDD: 24 |
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OSP: 24 |
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Installer: 15 |
Technician: 18 |
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Certified Trainer: 24 |
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Hands-On CO Power
This 2-day Hands-On course is designed for Central Office Technicians with responsibility for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of Central Office power equipment. The course provides a well-rounded basic study of Central Office power that most technicians work with on a regular basis. Theory is effectively combined with a practical hands-on approach that enhances the students’ learning experience and maximizes their value as Central Office Technicians.
Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student will have a solid foundation of knowledge and experience to work effectively with Central Office power equipment to perform maintenance, troubleshooting and repair with minimal supervision.
| RCDD: 16 |
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Installer: 15 |
Technician: 16 |
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Certified Trainer: 16 |
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Hands-On CAT 5/6 & Fiber Optic Installer
This Hands-On 3-day course is customized to give Technicians the confidence and skills to maintain Fiber Optic systems and Data Networks from port to port.
(ETA Certification is available upon request)
The Technicians will be taught how to properly splice fiber, both fusion and mechanical, test and troubleshoot a fiber system. Also, in today’s FTTH and LAN data systems technicians need to be able to properly inspect and repair faulty connectors. A portion of this course is used to cover termination techniques and testing of connectors, patch cords and couplers.
Many of the Data systems used today will also include portions of Cat 5 and 6 cabling. Like the Fiber Optic systems, this bit rate is dramatically increasing giving the importance of proper installation and testing of these systems. This course will cover the transmitting capabilities of Cat 5 and 6 cable, proper termination and testing a data system. Those who complete this course will be productive and knowledgeable in both Fiber Optic and Category 5 and 6 cabling.
This training is geared for the voice, video and data technician.
Our SME’s have the field experience to find the answers to real live scenarios, providing students with a “Real-World Experience”
| RCDD: 21 |
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OSP: 21 |
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Installer: 21 |
Technician: 21 |
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Certified Trainer: 21 |
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