Students in the Telecommunications Systems Technician program learn the theory, standards, measurement instruments, test, equipment and standard practices of the telecommunications industry. As a student in the program students will learn to:
- Install, program, configure, maintain and repair telephone switches and systems
- Install, administer, maintain and diagnose faults in data transmission systems
- Install, test and repair fibre optic and high-speed local area network (LAN) cables Maintain, evaluate the performance of, and troubleshoot radio frequency (RF) communication systems
- Use industry standard tools and test equipment
- Understand digital cellular communication systems
- Communicate effectively with customers
