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Podcast: Let's Talk Cabling!
Episode: Fiber Frontiers: Navigating Certification Pathways
Description: Send us Fan MailThe telecommunications industry faces a critical shortage of skilled fiber technicians just as the federal government's Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program injects $48.5 billion to connect 10.7 million homes currently without internet access.• Sean Kelly from Light Brigade explains how the skills gap developed as educational systems steered students away from technical trades• Industry needs 205,000-800,000 new fiber technicians over the next five years while losing experienced technicians to retirement• Light Brigade launches comprehensive certification programs: CFOE, CBFOT, CBFOS, and CBFOP to address the growing demand• Certification programs balance theoreti...