Education

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Education

BG102: Best Practices for Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding

In this intensive course, you will be provided with skill building activities for designing best practice solutions for bonding and grounding commercial buildings and campuses as outlined in BICSI publications.

BG102 Course Information

Why Should You Attend?
Make yourself more marketable to your employer and customers by participating in this class dedicated to proper methods of bonding and grounding.

The main objective of the course is to design bonding and grounding solutions for a given facility based on industry best practices.

After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Determine the types of bonding and grounding systems required for a campus
- Design the bonding and grounding components for the facility (building/campus), given an infrastructure type
- Design the bonding and grounding for the telecommunications structure in a building or facility
- Design the bonding infrastructure for a data center in a building or facility
- Design the bonding infrastructure for the DAS in a building or facility
- Identify the steps for testing the bonding and grounding connections
Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for anyone who is looking to gain a specialized skillset in an essential component of infrastructure design.

There are many requirements to bonding and grounding in codes, standards and best practices. Don't lose the opportunity to improve your marketability to employers and customers.
What Are the Prerequisites and Preparation Required?
It is recommended that you take the BG101: Foundations of Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding online course before taking the BG102: Best Practices for Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding.

NOTE: FOR VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TRAINING

To successfully participate in our virtual classroom training, each attendee must have the following:
- Laptop, desktop, or tablet that meet the system requirements. Click here for detailed requirements.
- Microphone and speakers (headset recommended**)
- Standalone webcams for class activities
- Internet connection - 1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended) | 3G connection or better (WiFi recommended for VoIP audio)
NOTE: FOR TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON TRAINING

Each attendee should bring a laptop or mobile device to class.
What Course Materials Are Required?
- It is strongly suggested that you have access to the ANSI/TIA-607-C, Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises standard to refer to during the course.
NOTE: FOR DESIGN VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TRAINING ONLY
- BICSI will ship the student workbook, used in the classroom, to the physical mailing address provided by each student.
Can I Earn Credit?

Yes, you can earn 21 continuing education credits (CECs) toward an existing BICSI credential recertification requirement, upon successfully completing this program.
What Is the Attendance Policy?

Participation in all originally scheduled days of the program is mandatory in order to receive the certificate of completion and 21 CECs.

Participants who fulfill the attendance requirement will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the program.

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How Long Is This Course?

This course is three days long.

I Registered for the BG102 Course, What Happens Next

Review Confirmation Email
Immediately after completing your enrollment in this course, a confirmation email is sent to your email on file. This email provides a comprehensive at-a-glance overview of everything you need to know to successfully prepare for your upcoming training. This includes:
- Class dates, times, and delivery methods confirmed.
- Pre-Class preparations
- Course materials needed
- Exam information
- All cancellation policies
If you did not receive this email, please check your SPAM filters first. If you still didn’t receive it, then email bicsi@bisci.org and we will resend it.
Review Cancellation Policies

To ensure you protect your investment, we recommend you pay close attention to all the applicable cancellation policies for BICSI Courses. Review the Course Cancellation Policies here.
Purchase Suggested Standard

It is strongly suggested that you have access to the ANSI/TIA-607-C, Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises standard. If you have not already purchased it, click here to purchase today!

Note: In addition to this suggested manual, BICSI will also provide you with an activity workbook that gets shipped separately.
Confirm Your Shipping Address

For this virtual class additional classroom materials are shipped out at least two weeks prior to class for domestic students and four weeks for international students. Please email tdo@bicsi.org and confirm your preferred shipping address for these additional materials. You can expect delivery of one shipment of a workbook,
How to Access Your Course
Be on the lookout one week prior to the start of class for two key things:
1. A confirmation email from your instructor
2. Login instructions for your virtual classroom will be sent the Wednesday prior to the first day of class.
Zoom must be installed on your computer to attend this Virtual Class.

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