BDI FiberOptiX Bootcamp
Looking to jumpstart your fiber optic career or fast-track your team’s technical capabilities? BDI FiberOptiX Bootcamp is a five-day immersive training experience designed to take students from foundational knowledge to advanced hands-on skills in just one week.

3 Certifications. 5 Days. Limitless Opportunity.
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Course Description:
Looking to jumpstart your career? Take our Fiber Optics Bootcamp!
This program is an intensive, accelerated version of our traditional Fiber Optic training program, covering three Fiber Optic Association (FOA) certification exams in 5 days. No prior experience necessary. This five-day program combines three BDI FiberOptiX courses. These FOA certification exams are included: FOA CFOT® (Certified Fiber Optic Technician), FOA CFOS/T (Testing) and FOA CFOS/S (Splicing). Cost includes study materials, exam fees and textbooks for all three courses.
BDI FiberOptiX Technician
This comprehensive introductory course follows the FOA curriculum. Training combines classroom instruction with hands-on skills labs using field equipment, and introduces industry standards for premises cabling, FTTH, and distribution cabling. Students learn fiber identification, connector recognition, installation, termination, splicing, and testing to current standards. FOA CFOT® certification exam included.
This program covers not only basic testing and troubleshooting, but also explores the history and future of fiber optics and fiber optics capabilities. Anyone preparing for FOA CFOT® certification should attend this class.
BDI FiberOptiX Testing Specialist
Covers fiber optic testing from start to finish: connector inspection and cleaning, visual fault location, power and insertion loss testing (OLTS), and OTDR testing on both singlemode and multimode fiber, including how to recognize measurement errors. FOA CFOS/T (Testing) certification exam included.
BDI FiberOptiX Splicing Specialist
Builds advanced splicing skills through hands-on practice with fusion and mechanical splicing, including ribbon splicing, cable preparation, and placing splices in trays and closures. Students also learn to evaluate splice loss with OTDR traces. FOA CFOS/S (Splicing) certification exam included.
The student must pass both the written and hands on exams to successfully pass this course. Course fee includes all books study materials, exams and 3-year membership to the FOA.
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Fees Included in Tuition! | BDI DataLynk is an FOA-Approved School (#208). | FOA certifications are recognized by the US Department of Labor. |


