Become a FOA Certified Fiber Optic Instructor

 

NOTE: All current FOA Instructors are required to have their CFOS/I certification by the December 31, 2007. New instructors, including those joining the FOA in 2007, have one year after completing their CFOT to take the CFOS/I exam.
 
Instructor Certification Testing Goes Online
We have put the CFOS/I training and exam online. Directions are below.
 
Remember the CFOS/I Instructor Certification is free. All you need to do is study the materials and take the test online on your computer at any time.
 
Instructor Training and Certification
The Fiber Optic Association (FOA) is offering FOA CFOS/I Instructor Certification and an online Train-the-Trainer (TTT) program for teachers and instructors that leads to the Instructor Certification. This "first in the industry" program brings all the expertise of the Fiber Optic Association to the process of training and certifying fiber optic instructors, both in industry and in the academic world.
 
To get started on your CFOS/I Instructor Certification, start studying the online program and get the textbooks referenced in the program and study the referenced chapters.
 
Another important qualification is that the CFOS/I is the teacher certification is at a particular school. If the instructor leaves and goes to another school or the school replaces the instructor, both must notify the FOA about these changes.
Cost: There is no cost for CFOS/I Instructor Certification for instructors at FOA-approved schools.
 
Prerequisites
You must be an instructor at a FOA-Approved school or a school in the approval process.
You must be a FOA member.
You must have already achieved at least the CFOT level of certification.
You will need your CFOT number and School Number to apply for and take the test.
Your FOA membership and CFOT certification must be current, so check your FOA ID card.
 
 

Directions For Online CFOS/I Testing
The FOA has made it easy for you to get your CFOS/I Instructor Certification ­ we've made it free and now we've put it online.
Not only can you get your Instructor Certification online, you can help us evaluate using online testing for other certification tests.
So please take the test online and give us your feedback.
Instructions For Taking FOA CFOS/I Instructor Certification Exam Online
 
Preparing For The FOA CFOS/I Instructor Certification Exam:
The exam is half on technical, half on teaching topics. You should be familiar with the content of our text, The Fiber Optic Technicians Manual, 3rd Edition and the NECA/FOA 301 Installation Standard. The material on teaching topics is from the FOA presentation on the website at http://www.thefoa.org/TTT/TTT2006.htm or http://www.thefoa.org/TTT/TTT2006.ppt if you want the PPT to run on your computer.
You might want to review some of the CFOT questions and should be familiar with the usual CFOT materials plus some more advanced topics like link loss budgets, testing with OTDRs vs OLTS, etc.
 
Study Guide For Instructors: Online The PowerPoint TTT Seminar on the Web Or Download the entire PowerPoint presentation as a PowerPoint File (3 MB) or a PDF File (9 MB)
When you are confident of your knowledge of the materials, take the test online.
 
Taking The Exam Online:
You do not even need to send in an application. Contact us for directions, a log-in and password.
You may access the test directly via your computer.
 
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