| reply to Billie Jo
Re: unions and such 6 months of classroom?
How long ago was this?
I hired on 5 years ago as a copper tech and only received 1 week pole climbing and ladder, 2 weeks computer net learn with limited practical app, and 2 week ride along.
Additional "bonus training available"
Man hole or Vault training is 2 days, Cable splice is 2 weeks, fault locate may be 2 weeks. DSL 2 days.
Lay offs anywhere suck. |
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 elbm
join:2000-08-03
Reisterstown, MD | Yeah lay offs suck. I am a construction splicer and we got 2 weeks of pole climbing/ladder/platform/man hole training and the 3 weeks of splicing school and then it was on the job training. Never heard of 6 months up front-- but I have probably had a total of 6 months in the past 13 years here. (Mux, slc and dlc classes) However there are dramatic differences in the ojt learning curves for different outside jobs.
Fios/Copper install/repair-- a couple of weeks to be fully on your own.
Cable Maintenance Copper-- 1-2 years to be proficient.
SLC maintenance-- 1-2 years
Cable Maintenance-- fios a couple of weeks.
Construction fios-- a couple of months.
Construction copper-- 3-5 years to do all aspects.
Construction core fiber-- 3-5 years also |
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