- On The FOA Website:
- Fiber
Optic Training:
- FOA Approved Training Schools
Fiber Optic News:
- FOA Online Newsletter
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- Technical
Information:
FOA Online Fiber Optic Reference Guide
- FOA "Tech Topics"
- User's Guide To Fiber Optics
- Tech Bulletins
- FTTx (fiber to the home)
- Getting Started
- Links to other fiber optic
sites
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- Learn
More About The FOA:
- About the FOA
- FOA Certification Programs
- FOA CFOT Renewal Form (pdf)
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- For
Schools and Instructors:
Important Update For Schools And Instructors - Read This!
- Resources For Schools and
Instructors
- For JATC Instructors
- Instructor Development and
Certification
- New School Requirements
- Requirements For Training
Programs
- Book Order Form
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- August 2010 FOA Online Newsletter:
New FOA Technical Information and New Ways to View/Read It (New OSP website, eBooks and videos on YouTube) New Certification on Outside Plant Fiber Optics, New Textbook, Too Alternative Energy - and Fiber What Does It Take To Upgrade FTTH to Gigabit Speeds? New Titanic Expedition To Film in 3D Over Fiber Did You Know You Have A Fiber Optic Tester In Your Pocket?
Several new jobs too!
- All in the FOA online
newsletter.
- New FOA Videos on
 - The FOA has created a special FOA channel on YouTube, thefoainc,
where we're posting instructional videos for everyone's use. We have
videos on fiber optic cable preparation and, for those working on
premises cabling, termination of UTP cable. Watch for lots more!
 - New FOA Swag! Shirts, Caps, Stickers, Cups, etc.
The
FOA has created a store on Zazzle.com offering lots of new logo
merchandise. It has lots of versions of shirts and other merchandise
with "FOA," "Fiber U," "Lennie Lightwave" designs and more so you
should find something just for you! See FOA on Zazzle.
- New FOA Jobs Website
We get many
questions from CFOTs, students at FOA-Approved schools and others
contemplating getting into the fiber optic business regarding jobs in
fiber optics - and how to find them - so
we’ve created a new web page to share some information we've gathered
about jobs in our industry. The information is designed to help you
understand what jobs are available in fiber optics, how to find them
and apply for them. If you are looking for a job in fiber optics, here is the FOA's guide to jobs.
If you have job openings, let us post them on .
- Free Self-Study Programs
 Lennie Lightwave and Fiber U are back! Learn
the basics of fiber optics in preparation for taking a training
course, refresh your knowledge or prepare for the CFOT exam online at Fiber U online.
New FOA Reference Books (Printed or eBooks!)
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FOA now has it's own reference books to be used for training for FOA
certifications and as reference books for contractors, installers and
end users. They are available as printed books or ebooks on
your iPad or Kindle at much lower prices than most textbooks since we
self-publish and sell online, cutting out the middlemen. Click
on the book images for more information.
- Looking
For Fiber Optic Training? You can find a list of FOA approved schools that
offer CFOT certification here on the list
of FOA approved schools . Our new sortable listing and Google Map make finding the right school for you easier!
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CFOTs
must renew each year to maintain your CFOT or CFOS certifications . Please
make sure we have your current address. Download the renewal form. New -
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