ITS Installer, Level 2 (BICSI)

Tailored for cable installers who need to keep abreast of the latest installation practices & standards.

This course provides an opportunity for cable installers to sharpen skills, broaden knowledge of data cabling and learn about new innovations, trends and emerging technologies. Held over six consecutive days the training covers both theory and practical skills vital to any installer’s on-going industry knowledge.

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Duration
6 days

Who should attend?
Experienced cable installers seeking to expand their knowledge of the industry, learn new skills and continue to advance
professionally

Prerequisites
Minimum of 2 years recent, verifiable telecommunications cabling experience. Purchasing the BICSI Cabling Installation
Manual for private study is recommended – these are available from BICSI

Course objectives
Successful delegates the knowledge to install and test cable networks to required standards and obtain some understanding of the Technician’s role

Qualifications
BICSI Registered Installer, Level 2 status
Optional BTEC:
BTEC Advanced Award in Datacomms Installation & Testing
BTEC units towards:
BTEC Advanced Certificate inTelecommunications Cable Installation
BICSI CECs: 30 Installation & 30 RCDD CableNet certificate

Related Training
ITS Technician (BICSI)
BICSI RCDD
Wireless LAN Design & Installation
Design & Advanced Testing of Copper Systems
Design & Advanced Testing of Fibre Systems
Voice Cabling & Key Systems
Fibre Optics in Internal Environments
Fibre Optics in External Environments
Project Management Techniques

Course Content (70% Theory, 30% Practical)

Industry orientation

Structured premises cabling systems - Entrance facilities, backbone, horizontal, work areas, equipment rooms, telecomms rooms, crossconnects, main, intermediate, horizontal cabling

Standards, code & methodologies
Plans & specifications overview - Blueprints, construction specifications

Media characteristics - Twisted pair (UTP, ScTP), colour codes, categories of cables, coaxial, optical fibre cables (single & multimode)

Connectors - UTP, STP-A, ScTP, coaxial, optical fibre, connector pin configurations, colour codes

Transmission characteristics - AC/DC review, analogue/digital signals, copper cable media, optical fibre media, cable bandwidth (megahertz vs. megabits per second)

Grounding, bonding & electrical protection - Basic design & installation

Defining LANS - Characteristics, components, benefits, LAN design, LAN cabling systems

Safety - OSHA, common safety practices, personal protective equipment, hazardous environments

Professionalism - Customer relations, communications skills

Preparation for installation – Preparing site surveys, building closets, installing grounding & support system infrastructure, preparing work area outlet locations

Laying cable - Laying backbone & horizontal twisted pair cable, laying optical fibre cable

Firestopping - Responsibilities, systems, new & existing penetrations

Cable termination - Termination of UTP, ScTP, fibre optic plus an overview of: pretermination functions (forming, dressing, fanning & labelling), termination hardware used includes Krone LSA high band, BIX, 66 blocks & the fibre connectors

Splicing cable overview - Copper & fibreoptic

Cable testing - Copper cable testing & certification, optical fibre cable testing using a light source & power meter

Cable troubleshooting overview - Copper & fibre optic cables

Retrofits & system upgrades - Identifying active circuits, performing cut overs, removal of abandoned cable