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Global’s course offerings with Central Carolina Community College

The North Carolina School of Telecommunications, which is a department of Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, NC is working with Global to offer telephony courses as part of the continuing education program. The North Carolina School of Telecommunications has an extensive suite of course offerings and a state of the art facility optimum for knowledge transfer. This relationship with Global positions the college to offer courses that compliment their current curriculum to students in the area. The courses are ideal for corporate clients who want their employees to benefit from strategic training opportunities being brought to Sanford. These courses have been offered in conjunction with the North Carolina Telecommunication Industry Association (NCTIA) who is committed in support Telco training initiatives.

Courses offered through this relationship for the spring 2006 semester include “Understanding VoIP,”  “Exploring Broadcast Video over Internet” and “DS3 Maintenance Labs.”

http://www.cccc.edu/programs/telecommunications.html

Global's Continuing Education and BICSI credits program for courses

In an continuing effort to add value for our students, Global has partnered with The NC School of Telecommunications to provide continuing education credits for courses taken at their facility. Most corporations encourage continuing education programs and these credits allow our students to further their goals and aspirations on their jobs.

In addition to collegiate continuing education credits we have had our courses also certified through BICSI. BICSI is a telecommunication association that has established technical certification levels for its membership. Many organizations have incorporated the BICSI model as the internal structure for credential technicians. Global has submitted and been approved for course certification through BICSI. The following hyperlink will take you the BICSI website. By typing a key search you can find all of our course offerings. http:/www.bicsi.org/training/cecs/search.aspx

Global offers two new training courses

• The DS3 Maintenance Labs course provides a thorough understanding of maintenance issues involved with the transport of DS3 in today’s multi-vendor environment.  This instructor led lab intensive course provides the knowledge required to turn-up and maintain DS3 facilities within the central office as well the knowledge required to transport the DS3 over SONET network elements.  At the end of the class the student will have the knowledge required to utilize network element performance monitoring data and local test sets to isolate and explain DS3 maintenance troubles.

• The Exploring Broadcast Video over Internet course provides an understanding of the design and architectural criteria required for a successful implementation of Broadcast Video utilizing Internet Protocols (IP). This instructor led course contains key information to establish a solid understanding of broadcast video architecture, advantages and alternatives.  At the end of the class the student will have a working knowledge of key components that makeup the “Triple Play”, sometimes discussed as IPTV or Video over Copper.