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CrossConnect Training are pleased to announce a new partnership arrangement with Optical Technology Training to deliver, under licence, their unique practical and custom training programmes in fibre optics.

All courses will use OTT's respected course materials and comprehensive training manuals but will be managed and delivered by CrossConnect Training.

CrossConnect Training will be offering the full range of practical courses including the Certified Optical Fibre Installer (COFI) programme designer to offer "best in class" installation training for delegates who want to become truly professional installers of fibre optic cabling and for corporate customers that require staff training up to deal with high performance, critical or unusual networks.

CrossConnect Training will be offering many of the training programmes as public courses held at a training venue in West Yorkshire. The full range of practical courses are also available on customers own premises. CrossConnect Training will also be offering bespoke training courses catering for the offshore, subsea, security and broadcasting industry sectors.

Optical Technology Training, established 1989, is an independent, privately owned company which develops high quality professional training in fibre optics and optical networking. Their unique advanced certification courses are developed in-house by a world leading expert in fibre optics. As of 2014 OTT now licenses their practical courses, such as the Certified Fibre Characterisation Engineer (CFCE), Certified Fibre Characterisation Technician (CFCT), and Certified Optical Fibre Installer (COFI) and other customised short courses to partner organisations to deliver. OTT's focus is now on the development and delivery of a range of electronic publications and on making their advanced optical networking certifications available online for the benefit of their global audience.

CrossConnect Training is the training arm of CrossConnect UK Ltd. CrossConnect UK Ltd are highly qualified and experienced in the design, specification, installation and testing of optical fibres in a number of specialist areas such as ships, submarines, remote operated vehicles, broadcasting, data centres and security networks. We are also 3M accedited Volition installers and hold relevant City & Guilds qualifications. We are also experienced Certified Fibre Characterisation Engineers, with a wealth of experience testing and certifying fibre optic infrastructure to support high data rate applications in core networks.