4 Benefits of Certified Personnel
Benefit
1: FOA certification provides independent, industry-standard, and unbiased
evaluation of personnel knowledge, skills, and abilities. Certification provides evidence that
the installer has the knowledge and experience deemed by the FOA experts as
essential for success.
Benefit
2: FOA certification provides managers with an objective tool for evaluating
and comparing personnel performance. Technicians who pass the certification
examination can be expected to deliver superior results during installation.
Benefit
3: FOA certification provides increased credibility to clients. For service providers, certified personnel understand the
importance of following proper procedures. Proper procedures result in the
maximum installed reliability possible. Maximum reliability is a powerful
marketing and sales benefit.
Benefit
4: in the last 25 years, the FOA has certified more than 100,000 personnel with
basic and advanced certifications.
As a result, the FOA
certification is recognized worldwide. In addition, FOA certified personnel are
a requirement for many installation contracts. Finally, the work performed by
certified personnel results in reliability superior to that from uncertified
personnel. This occurs because certified personnel understand the reasons for
proper procedures and the consequences of improper procedures. The Fiber
Optic Association
states:
The FOA is an international non-profit
educational association that is chartered to promote professionalism in fiber
optics through education, certification and standards…FOA certifications are recognized by the US
Department of Labor and in most countries around the world…The
goal of the FOA is to assure employers that an FOA-certified technician is
highly qualified for working in the field of fiber optics; someone you can hire
with confidence. Some companies … use FOA certification in their own
training programs…. FOA
certifications are developed by
industry experts who are
highly experienced in fiber optic communications …(Note that ‘highly
experienced’ means FOA experts have a combined fiber experience of more than 200
man-years.) This broad base of
knowledge and experience ensures FOA curriculum, reference materials and
certification are the highest quality and most up to date.
What Is The Value Of Industry-Based Certifications
(IBCs) Like The FOA CFOT?
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