Event Change Notification - Comscope Training Coming!

[West Virginia Mountaineer Chapter SCTE]

Hello All,

We are excited to announce that we will have been given the option to
hold CommScope Drop Connector Training in our next SCTE chapter
meeting. As a result we have cancelled the originally scheduled
meeting (6/16/11 to cover Safety) and will now hold our meeting on
7/19/11 at the Suddenlink office in Scott Depot WV. The course
information is provided below. In addition, CommScope will replace
worn tools and pay the SCTE membership fee for all non-members who
attend this meeting! See the details below.

This is a great opportunity to train employees and provide memberships
without hitting our respective budgets!

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Course Description & Requirements

SCTE/CommScope present Drop Installation Fundamentals: The Core to
Network Reliability certification training program.

The program is designed to instruct installers and technicians, both
new hires and those needing to refresh their skills, on basic industry
standards for properly performing a broadband installation.

Using an SCTE PD (Professional Development)-approved curriculum,
CommScope instructors travel to SCTE’s chapters and meeting groups to
conduct the course in one five-hour session.

The course will provide the dual benefit of helping installers achieve
the highest standards of professional craftsmanship while equipping
cable operators with a confident workforce that can promote and ensure
the reliability of their networks.

Successful completion of the “Drop Installation Fundamentals” course
will advance its attendees toward achieving the SCTE Broadband
Premises Installer (BPI) certification. As an added benefit, CommScope
will provide non-SCTE members who successfully complete the course
with a one year SCTE membership.

The course will comprise a dozen objectives for students, including
teaching them to recognize basic analog cable network configurations;
describe how signal flows from the network to the customer’s
television; demonstrate proper cable handling, preparation, and
connectorization techniques of cables used within the drop system; and
distinguish passive and active devices within the customer’s premises
including discussing their functions and use.

Also, all participants attending the Drop Installation Fundamentals
course should bring the drop cable tools they currently use on the
job. The class leader will inspect the following tools to determine if
any need to be replaced:

¨ Drop preparation tool

¨ Diagonal side cutters

¨ Compression tools

CommScope will replace worn blades and any of these tools that are
damaged at no cost to the participants.