Telecommunications Systems Technician (Telecommunications Networks Option)

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Diploma

24 months

Processing time: 30 days

Application fee: CA$154

Full-time

Intakes: September

International tuition: CA$19,363

Domestic tuition: CA$6,518

Students in the Telecommunications Systems Technician program learn the theory, standards, measurement instruments, test student in a lab equipment and standard practices of the telecommunications industry. As a student in the program you 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

This program can be done

On campus

Exams:

IELTS
PTE
TOEFL iBT

English 12 (50%) or Communications 12 (67%) or 3.0 credits of post-secondary English, humanities or social sciences (50%) from a recognized institution or BCIT English Trades Entry Assessment (for applicants who have two years of education in an English-speaking country only) Or one of the following: IELTS 6.0 TOEFL 82 PTE 52 Math: one of the following: Any Math 11 or BCIT Math Trades Entry Assessment

Telecom companies know that grads of the BCIT program have both theoretical knowledge and up-to-date practical skills, and that you can start contributing right away. Both graduates and employers say that BCIT was extremely helpful in preparing them for their work.

Burnaby , Canada