PREPARE FOR YOUR HIGH-TECH CAREER!
With today’s increased need for all households to have high quality internet service, as well as the high level of automation in manufacturing, employees with technical networking technology skills are in high demand. Southwest Tech provides short-term technical certifications in fiber optics, broadband technologies, and industrial networking to meet local needs. Southwest Tech is the only public access certified Fiber Optic Association trainer in Wisconsin!
Fiber Optics
Fiber Optic Technician (CFOT)
27 hours, 1 credit
Prerequisite to CFOS/0
The FOA CFOT certification provides a broad knowledge in fiber optics that can be applied to almost any application—outside plant, premises, manufacturing, etc.
Typical jobs: broadband or fiber installer, line repair, cable technician, fiber tech.
Premises Cabling Technician (CPCT)
54 hours, 2 credits
The FOA CPCT premises cabling certification provides training in building cabling used for LANs, security systems, building management systems, distributed antenna systems, industrial systems, and electrical distribution management.
Typical jobs: cable, field and network techs, and broadband installers.
Fiber Optic Outside Plant Specialist (CFOS-O)
27 hours, 1 credit
The FOA CFOS-O certification provides training in laying cable, (direct burial or aerial), splicing (or pigtails) testing, troubleshooting, repair, and restoration of communications cables and related electronic equipment in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Typical jobs: principle fiber optic engineer, splicer, installer and tech.
Networking
Cisco Certified Entry Technician (CCENT)
2 courses, 126 hours, 5 credits
These entry-level certifications are perfect stepping stones to help tech career seekers validate their skills and qualifications for entry-level IT job roles as well as prove their readiness to pursue Associate-level certifications, such as CCNA and CyberOps Associate.
Typical jobs: network support and administrators, help desk tech.
Introduction to Networks (10-150-129)
54 hours, 2 credits
Cisco Networking and Security (10-151-103)
72 hours, 3 credits
CompTIA A+ (IT-Computer Support Technician)
1 course, 72 hours, 3 credits
CompTIA A+ certification validates entry-level skills in essential IT domains, including computer repair, software & operating systems, network administration, information security, cloud computing, and troubleshooting of both desktops and mobile devices.
Typical jobs: help desk, broadband installer, field tech, desktop support.
Hardware/Software Fundamentals (10-154-110)
Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 36
Credits Can Transfer into Southwest Tech Programs:
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