WIA Incorporates FBA Program Into Training Curriculum
The Wireless Infrastructure Association on Tuesday unveiled a partnership with the Fiber Broadband Association that will expand WIA’s Telecommunications Education Center curriculum to include FBA’s Optical Telecom Installer Certification program. WIA also offers a 5G Readiness Program training effort. The…
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FBA program provides up to 144 hours of classroom instruction and hands-on skills training for workers. “Expanding the workforce with highly skilled and trained technicians is currently one of the most critical requirements impacting the success of the fiber broadband industry,” said Deborah Kish, FBA vice president-research and workforce development: “We know that nearly 180,000 workers are needed over the next decade to fulfill planned federal and state broadband funding.”