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Education & Certification

The Fiber Broadband Association offers four types of professional certifications outlined below.
The FBA OpTIC Path™ course consists of 144 hours of instructor-led and hands-on practices to equip future fiber technicians with the skills and knowledge required to install, splice, test and maintain “Fiber to the Home” (FTTH) and Fiber to the Building (FTTB) systems. The FBA is developing content for the course and will then partner with Community and Technical Colleges and Veteran programs to teach the course. Graduates of the classroom portion of the certification may have an opportunity as an apprentice for OJT with a local service provider or contractor.
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The Fiber Service Provider Certification recognizes operators for their commitment to ensuring customers receive the fastest, most reliable broadband services—connectivity delivered over “future-proof” fiber networks. If you are a network operator member of the Fiber Broadband Association and have marketed 90% or more fiber networks to households, you are eligible! Learn more and apply now, or see who’s certified.
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Certification as a CFHP indicates a professional level of technical competence in fiber-to-the-home technologies. The certification consists of demonstrating knowledge and familiarity with FTTH architecture, network design, deployment technology, and operational skills. Click on the title above to learn more about the CFHP program and courses offered by Light Brigade. Fiber Broadband Members will receive 15% off all Light Brigade courses.
This certification consists of demonstrating knowledge and familiarity with FTTH Passive Optical Network (PON) and Active Ethernet (AE) architectures, Outside Plant design, and deployment technologies. Click on the title above to learn more about the FTTx-OSP program and courses offered by Light Brigade. Fiber Broadband Members will receive 15% off all Light Brigade courses.
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Our Fiber to the Home Professional (PFHC) and Fiber to the Home Technician (TFHC) certifications, which since 2010 have helped professionals and technicians from the most important operators in Latin America, have been restructured into a new program that we call FBA Expert. LATAM. This program is the result of understanding the reality of the region and seeks to provide high-quality training routes, in Spanish.
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