City & Guilds 3667-02 Unit 101: Basic Principles of Communications Cabling

Start your career in communications cabling: learn the fundamentals of the industry and the basic workings of a network cabling system with this 1 day City & Guilds 3667-02 Unit 101 course.

This course will examine modern cabling systems, giving you insight into communications cabling and other media. Explore the different types of copper cabling: Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat6a and alternatives. This course also looks at fibre optic cabling with a summary of both single mode and multimode.

Completing this course will give you a comprehensive foundation to communications cabling.

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for anyone thinking of getting into the communications cabling industry, if you’re looking to start installing communications cabling for networks, this is a great starting point.

It also forms part of the designated training, government-led initiatives to increase the skills and underpinning knowledge of candidates who feel they have gaps in their basic knowledge of applying communications technology.

This City & Guilds 3667-02 unit 101 course is the recognised qualification for professional datacomms cabling and structured cabling installers and is on the established UK's regulated qualifications framework

Assessment

To achieve your qualification you will be assessed through:

• A 25 multiple choice question exam

The multiple-choice exam is a closed book exam, which means you are not allowed to use any supporting or reference materials when you complete the exam e.g. a text book.

We also offer:

• The City and Guilds 3667-02 Unit 102/103
• The City and Guilds 3667-02 Unit 104

The City & Guilds 3667-02 Unit 101 course covers the following subject areas:

• Introduction to communications cabling
• Health and Safety
• The application of communications cabling in the networking environment
• Current communications cabling terminology and standards
• Communications cabling bandwidths and performance
• Communications cabling transmission
• Common communications cabling components
• Communications cabling installation procedures and working practices

Assessment

To achieve your qualification you will be assessed through:

• A 25 multiple choice question exam

The multiple-choice exam is a closed book exam, which means you are not allowed to use any supporting or reference materials when you complete the exam e.g. a text book.

On receiving payment for your City & Guilds 3667-02 Unit 101 course, an email with your ‘course joining instructions’ is sent to you.
This document includes the following details:

• Your chosen course date
• Course start time at your chosen venue
• Address of your chosen venue, including a map screenshot
• Details of what to do if you need any special requirements to complete the course, such as a physical disability or a learning or reading difficulty

You need to bring photographic ID, such as a driving licence or passport with you.

Lunch is not included, so please provide your own.

What do you need for your course?

There are no entry requirements for the City & Guilds 3667-02 course and you will be provided with a course manual to work through.

Special Considerations

The delegates can have questions read to them. They can also provide answers verbally which can be written down for them, however it has to be recorded on a voice recorder for IQA purposes (HR Training are the only training provider that offer this).
If you have any questions or concerns regarding support during the course, please contact a member of our team on 0800 0213 263.