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Signalling and Telecoms
Practical signalling and telecoms training designed to equip technicians and engineers with the knowledge and skills needed across modern rail networks.
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Practical training delivered by expert trainers to support signalling, telecoms and wider rail engineering teams.
Open Awards Level 3 Award in Fibre Optics Installation and Testing (RQF)
This course introduces learners to the installation, testing and maintenance of fibre optic networks.
- Understand light transmission and fibre optic terminology
- Work safely with optical fibres and network components
- Prepare, join and fusion splice fibre optic cables
- Perform standard tests and OTDR measurements
Open Awards Level 3 Award in Copper Datacoms Cable Installation and Testing (RQF)
This course introduces learners to copper cabling installation, termination and testing.
- Understand basic electrical theory for data communications cabling
- Work safely with copper cabling
- Plan and install copper datacoms links
- Terminate and test FTP, UTP and multicore copper links
Telecoms Power Course
This course introduces trainees to maintenance, diagnostics and repair procedures for telecoms power supplies.
- Plan a maintenance activity
- Maintain battery packs, rectifiers, inverters and standalone UPS systems
- Diagnose and rectify battery pack failures
- Evaluate system operation
432 Ribbon Fibre
432 Ribbon Fibre is being implemented as part of Network Rail’s Project Reach programme.
- Build a 432-ribbon fibre joint
- Understand different types of ribbon fibre
- Use ribbonising tools
- Splice ribbon fibres
Telecoms Maintenance and Failure Investigation
Learners are taught how to investigate failures and maintain essential railway telecoms equipment.
- Understand how to follow the failure process
- Use the TMT-FIP booklet for railway telecoms maintenance
OTDR Training
Students learn how to use an OTDR to test fibre cables.
- Understand what OTDR is
- Use OTDR in fibre cable testing
- Interpret OTDR results
Fibre Optic Splicing, Termination and Testing Unit
This course introduces learners to fibre optic cable used within the rail industry.
- Work safely with optical fibre cables
- Route armoured and double insulated fibre cables
- Prepare cables for jointing and termination
- Use cleaving and splicing techniques
- Use OTDR testing for fault finding
