Attachment Lead Field Fiber Technician Class of 2026 • 3 Months

Kelvin Mwangi

Certificate in Electrical Wireman & Fiber Optics • Nairobi Technical National Polytechnic

Personal Student Reflection

"I walked in as an apprentice with basic theory and graduated as an accredited field fiber technician with immediate job offers."

What I Learned in the Field

Learned safety protocols for pole climbing, figure-8 cable tensioning, and precision mechanical splicing for customer premises drop cables.

Completed over 65 individual residential FTTH customer installations, achieving average optical loss under -18 dBm on each drop.

Establish a certified fiber subcontracting firm delivering FTTx last-mile civil works across Kenya.

Attachment Alumnus

ACADEMIC INSTITUTION Nairobi Technical National Polytechnic

FIELD OF STUDY Certificate in Electrical Wireman & Fiber Optics

COHORT PERIOD January – March 2026 (3 Months)

VERIFIED FIELD SKILLS

Aerial Fiber Stranding Drop Cable Termination Optical Power Meter Verification Customer CPE Setup

Peer Journeys

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PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute

"YouBroadband gave me genuine industry confidence. Walking down Kabiria street knowing I helped sp..."

Internship

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)

"The mentorship culture here is unmatched. Engineers took time to explain the 'why' behind archite..."

Mentorship

Multimedia University of Kenya

"Working with live production routers carrying gigabits of community traffic gave me unmatched rea..."