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Micro-credential in Fiber Optics Principles, Installation and Repair Micro-credential

Micro-credential in Fiber Optics Principles, Installation and Repair Micro-credential

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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At British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada, Micro-credential in Fiber Optics Principles, Installation and Repair Micro-credential is offered as a micro-credential in Information Systems & Technology programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,600 per total for local students.

At a glance

Degree: Micro-credential

Field: Information Systems & Technology

Duration: 1 year

Delivery: On Campus

Language: English

Local tuition: CAD 1,600 / total

Last checked September 2026 · Source: bcit.ca ·

Program details

Overview

This micro-credential readies learners for a technical position within the digital communications industry, with a focus on installing, testing and repairing fiber optic cabling. Courses are built to match what companies providing these services, infrastructure and technologies need to support high-speed data communications.

Requirements

Admission Requirements: BCIT does not require formal application to this microcredential; applicants register directly for its two courses once the stated conditions are met. Completion of a Grade 12 diploma is recommended for success but not stated as mandatory. The first course, TELX 3010, carries no prerequisite; the second, TELX 3020, requires a minimum grade of 70% in TELX 3010. Each course must be passed at 70% or higher, and the microcredential is normally completed within one year across BCIT's flexible-learning intakes. The page states no English-language test requirement, interview, or portfolio condition. This program is not available to international applicants.

Application Details

Start Date: January, April and September

Application Deadline: BCIT publishes common credential application dates for most cohort-based diplomas, degrees and Flexible Learning routes, though each program's own page governs: for the January 2027 intake domestic applications run 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2027 and international to 1 November 2026; for the April 2027 intake domestic runs 1 May 2026 to 1 April 2027 and international to 1 February 2027; for September 2027 domestic applications open 1 October 2026 and close 1 September 2027, international 2 July 2027. Openings are 9:00 am and deadlines 11:59 pm Pacific Time, moving to the next business day on a weekend. Admission is not institute-wide rolling, but many programs work first-qualified-first-accepted and can fill before the posted deadline, and several programs, mostly in Health Sciences, trades and graduate studies, run entirely separate application tables of their own. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.

About British Columbia Institute of Technology

“Quisque dominus summi”

Type: Institute of Technology

Control: Public

Campus setting: Suburban

Founded: 1964

Students: 44,000

Programs: 413

Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Frequently asked questions

What degree does Micro-credential in Fiber Optics Principles, Installation and Repair Micro-credential award?

British Columbia Institute of Technology awards a Micro-credential in the field of Information Systems & Technology on completion of this programme.

How long does Micro-credential in Fiber Optics Principles, Installation and Repair Micro-credential take?

The programme runs for 1 year.

How much does Micro-credential in Fiber Optics Principles, Installation and Repair Micro-credential cost?

Tuition is CAD 1,600 per total for local students.

Can Micro-credential in Fiber Optics Principles, Installation and Repair Micro-credential be studied online?

No — the programme is taught on campus at British Columbia Institute of Technology.

What language is Micro-credential in Fiber Optics Principles, Installation and Repair Micro-credential taught in?

The programme is taught in English.

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