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This is Lucid’s original full 5-day advanced fibre testing course, run by John Colton, our technical director who is an acknowledged world expert on the testing of fibre networks, and wrote the first OTDR, CD and PMD courses in the industry over 20 years ago.

The course carries two formal level 3 certificates from a OA, a UK licensed awarding body. The location is Lucid Training Centre in Garsdale, Cumbria LA10 5PE

The course is modular, starting with the “Advanced OTDR Testing” module, followed by the “Advanced PMD and CD Testing” – either module can be taken separately as well if preferred.

We still have a few places available, so please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested – due to Johns other commitments and demands for company courses, we only rarely have the opportunity to run this as a public course.

We have just scheduled an additional Advanced OTDR Testing (OA Level 3 Certificate) course for fibre optics engineers on the 29 to 31 July 2019 at Lucid, for a couple of engineers who need the training before the summer holidays. We have a few more places available on this public course so please contact us quickly if you’re interested. If these dates don’t suit you then there will be more opportunities, but with the industry booming we are struggling to fit in as many advanced public courses as we’d like.

Please note, if you are looking for our full “Advanced Fibre Characterisation Engineer” course, then the 3-day Advanced OTDR forms part one of this course. Module 2, “Advanced PMD and CD Testing” can be taken separately later, giving maximum flexibility.

We have just uploaded the latest batch of trainee comments from our course feedback forms – here are a few examples:

It was a really good training course! I learnt a lot as John is an excellent trainer. It’s obvious his high level of knowledge and experience. The material used was very clear and he was dynamic using examples easy to understand.

Superb! The group had varied levels of knowledge and the course and atmosphere was perfect . I am amazed that such a course, perfect for our needs, was constructed from a phone overview. Training manual was perfect, great book.

Very useful course addressing lots of technical stuff supported by practical and knowledgeable tutor. I would recommend this course unhesitatingly.

For the full list see our feedback page at http://www.lucidos.co.uk/about-lucid/course-feedback-reviews/ – remember, we post all comments, both excellent good and more critical!

We still have a couple more places available on our City & Guilds Unit 4 Copper Datacoms running in Lucid Training Centre, Garsdale LA10 5PE, from 15-18 July 2019.

If you are interested and can make next week, then please call and email us as soon as possible

We are still offering a free 3667 Unit 1 exam with the Unit 4 course, to be taken on the last afternoon of the Unit 4 course.

We have just had a couple of postponements for the 5-day City & Guilds 3667 Combined Unit 1,2,3 Fibre course at Lucid Training Centre in Cumbria next week, so we now have spare places available. This is our last 3667 fibre course before the summer holidays, so if you are interested please email office@lucidos.co.uk or call us on 015396 21219 as soon as possible to reserve a place.

Recently, a Lucid mug has been snapped on its tour of major sporting events and other work locations thanks to Graeme MacVicar. This made us smile and brightened our day so we’ve now chipped in with a photo of a Lucid mug at a major cricket match near our head office.

We’ve seldom given mugs away, so if you have trained with us and want a Lucid mug so you can post a picture of it at your work or travel locations then let us know. We have a few we can supply, but if this trend takes off then we may need to order more…

Here are the latest photos, as posted on LinkedIn:

Graeme has posted a few pictures of his Lucid mug on tour (see link below) as his work has taken him to a few events. If any of you have a Lucid mug then you might like to post a picture of it at your work, although we realise we’ve not given many away.

If any of our former trainees would like a mug then let us know. Inspired by Graeme’s initiative we think we should give a few more mugs away so others can post shots of their Lucid mug at work.

Lucid Mug on tour: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6550624479679131648

We’d like to wish our colleague David Fawcett all of the best for his retirement.

Many of our trainees and business acquaintances will know David as the voice on the end of the telephone line as he has for over 10 years often been the first point of contact for people enquiring about training at Lucid.

Having joined us from the financial services world in January 2009, David has seen around half of the history of Lucid and has been with us for the good and the not so good (or damn right awful!) times.

We know many of you will miss David, and if you want to tell him so then you have until lunchtime. We’re abandoning the office for an hour or two for a retirement lunch out and after that David will be free to dodge the showers and spend some of the Summer indulging his love of cricket (or perhaps more likely history books).

Thank you David for the diligent service and all the cups of tea! We wish you the very best for this next chapter in your story.

If you want to get your City & Guilds 3667 Certificate before the summer holidays, then we still have places available on the following courses:

10-14 June: 3667 Combined Fibre Unit 2 & 3 at Lucid Training Centre in Cumbria (North)
17-21 June: 3667 Combined Fibre Unit 2 & 3 at Crawley near Gatwick (South)
8-12 July: 3667 Combined Fibre Unit 2 & 3 at Lucid Training Centre (North)
15-18 July: 3667 Copper Datacoms Unit 4 at Lucid Training Centre (North)
22-25 July: 3667 Copper Datacoms Unit 4 at Crawley near Gatwick (South

All bookings of Unit 2, 3 or 4 also qualify for a free 3667 Unit 1 exam.

We only take max 6 delegates on each course, so places can book up fast. Call or email us for the latest prices, discounts and to reserve your place.

Advanced Fibre Characterisation course for fibre optics engineers running from 13 May to 17 May 2019 at Lucid Training Centre in Garsdale. We still have places available on this public course so please contact us quickly if you’re interested in filling one of those places and becoming one of the best qualified fibre engineers. If these dates don’t suit you then there will be more opportunities, but with the industry booming we are struggling to fit in as many public courses as we’d like. We’re also failing to let people know they’re happening in good time, hence the spaces still available with this May course.