Trainees taking our world leading 5-day fibre installer course now have to option to take two different assessments, to gain two different qualifications:
- The City & Guilds 3668 Level 2 Award in Fibre Cabling; the industry standard in UK, and respected worldwide
- The Open Awards Level 3 Award in Fibre Optics Installation & testing,
approved for both the full ECS Infrastructure Installer (Level 3) card, and for ELCAS funding
Likewise, trainees taking our world leading 4-day copper datacoms installer course have the option to take two different assessments, for the following qualifications:
- The City & Guilds 3668 Level 2 Award in Structured Cabling (Copper Datacoms); the independent industry standard in UK, and respected worldwide
- The Open Awards Level 3 Award in Fibre Optics Installation & testing,
approved for both the full ECS Infrastructure Installer (Level 3) card, and for ELCAS funding
The photo shows examples of the new certificates
ECS cards
The Open Award Level 3 Awards for both fibre and copper are approved by the ECS for the full ECS Infrastructure Installer (Level 3) card, with the additional requirement of the ECS online safety test, and 12 month industry experience (documented simply through letter from employer or equivalent)
The City & Guilds 3668 level 2 Award in Communications Cabling is approved by the ECS for the ECS Infrastructure Installer Assistant card, with the additional requirements of the ECS online safety test only – no industry experience needed.
If you need a full ECS card please contact us to discuss the options and how we can help
