City of Dothan employees had the opportunity to learn all about the ins and outs of fiber optic technology through a two-day training session at Wallace Community College-Dothan.
"I'm extremely excited to kick this off," Josh Byars, the instructor for the course and a fiber technician at FlashFiber, said."I've been working in this field for about 20 years and something like this wasn't available when I first started. It's great to see that this is available now to help give these guys a head start."
People are also reading… Throughout the session, attendees learned about different types of fiber, ways to terminate fiber, how to fusion splice the cable, and how to troubleshoot and fix any issues that may arise. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio The training was developed for the community college system and WCCD served as the pilot for the program. Joe Johnson, the head of workforce development at WCCD, said it took several months for the program to come together.
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