The Broadband Infrastructure Training Program is a 215-clock-hour certificate course funded through Ohio Means Jobs (OMJ) - Franklin County as an initiative of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation to expand broadband access in Ohio. The course combines classroom, laboratory, and hands-on learning experiences to prepare students for careers such as fiber optic cable installer, broadband equipment installation technician, fiber optic splicing technician trainee, and broadband equipment troubleshooter.

Interested students must qualify through OMJ - Franklin County to be eligible for enrollment, which may be fully-funded. It is currently being delivered as customized training.

This customized training program will span nine (9) weeks and provide students up to four certifications upon completion. In this program, students will learn:

• How to use specialty broadband tools and test equipment,
• Terminations for cable, phone, computer and network applications
• Safe techniques for bucket trucks, ladders, highway safety, and confined workspaces
• Broadband equipment installation for home, office, new construction, and more! The Broadband Infrastructure Training program is approved by the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and is brought to you by the 5G Section Partnership that consists of The Ohio State University, Columbus State University, Jobs and Family Services - Franklin County, and the Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation.