Course: Advanced OSP Technician
Dates: Feb 3 - 6, 2026
Location: Anchorage, AK
Duration: 4 Days
This four-day instructor-led course features one day of classroom theory that delivers a quick refresher on fiber terminology and technology before diving into FTTx, emergency restoration, fiber characterization, and how the latest industry trends may impact field practices. This is followed by three days of hands-on skills training, where attendees build and troubleshoot a passive optical network from patch panel to patch panel through various splice closures with multiple drops.
Advanced OSP Technician, Anchorage, AK, Feb 3 - 6, 2026
Audience: Fiber optic technicians, team leaders, installers, outside plant maintenance staff, or staff engineers
Prerequisite: Any Light Brigade introductory courses like Fiber Optics 1-2-3 or equivalent field experience
Course Level: Intermediate
Course Length: 4 days: One day of classroom learning and three days of hands-on skills training
Certification: ETA Fiber Optics Technician–Outside Plant (FOT-OSP) - BICSI Continuing Education Credits - Light Brigade Digital CredentialingETA International Fiber Optics Technician - Outside Plant (FOT-OSP) Certification
The Light Brigade offers independent certification through ETA International (ETA). ETA-certified technicians are professionally recognized as having the knowledge and skills to meet international de facto electronics industry standards. ETA certification is valid for four years.