Structured Cabling & Fibre Termination

Overview

Cabling skills are among the most requested for entry-level data centre and telecom roles. This course covers copper and fibre cabling systems, termination, MPO/LC connectivity, testing and documentation, with topics aligned with the cabling parts of EN 50600 and TIA-942. Optional live sessions demonstrate tools and techniques; practical tool work should be completed under supervision at your workplace or a training lab.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain structured cabling topologies and data centre cabling spaces
• Terminate and test copper links to a documented standard
• Describe singlemode and multimode fibre, connectors and MPO polarity
• Inspect, clean and test fibre connections using power meters and OTDR basics
• Route, dress and label cabling while respecting bend radius and pathways
• Produce accurate test reports and as-built documentation

Module Outline

1. Module 1: Structured cabling systems and data centre spaces
2. Module 2: Copper cabling: categories, termination and testing
3. Module 3: Fibre fundamentals: singlemode, multimode and loss
4. Module 4: Connectors, MPO/MTP trunks and polarity
5. Module 5: Fibre inspection and cleaning
6. Module 6: Fusion splicing basics
7. Module 7: Testing: OLTS, OTDR basics and certification reports
8. Module 8: Pathways, containment, labelling and documentation

The module outline is indicative and may be refined as materials are updated.