Course description
The Installer course is the foundation for NCTI’s Technical Career Path, as well as an essential preparation for the Broadband Digital Installer and Installer Technician courses. Beginning with a comprehensive overview of a broadband cable system, the course provides the student with a working knowledge of the system from the signal sources to the customer premises equipment, while teaching the student proper installation and troubleshooting techniques. This course discusses transmission mediums—Wi-Fi and Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) and quad play technologies such as video, voice, data and home security services. The student will also learn the processes and procedures surrounding digital signal tests and measurements. Specific references to more than 50basic safety standards (OSHA and ANSI) as well as electrical codes (NEC and NESC) are made throughout the course.