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Cable-Tec Expo Bursary

The SCTE is offering members, who would not otherwise be able to attend, the opportunity to apply for two new 2020 bursaries for the Cable-Tec Expo conference and exhibition in Denver, USA from 13-16 October 2020. The SCTE is giving away two places – each bursary package includes full conference registration, economy flights from anywhere in Europe and two nights’ hotel accommodation in Denver. Each package is worth between £3000 - £4000.

Bursary applicants should write up to 250 words on why they would benefit from receiving this award in 2020 and email their applications to SCTE at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cable Center Entrepreneurship Bursary

The SCTE is proud to present two new training bursaries for its members, in conjunction with The Cable Center in the USA, for its new future-focused leadership programme and entrepreneurship academy (TCC-IA). This nine-week life skills programme is specifically aimed at rising stars in the cable industry and will educate and empower industry ‘up and comers’ to be more entrepreneurial with projects and become ‘intrapreneurs’ (envisioning and effecting innovation in their organisation’s corporate structure).

This award includes travel to the Cable Center’s headquarters in Denver (USA) for the initial week’s session followed by online self-study (with chat groups) and a final trip to Denver for graduation. Bursary candidates are expected to actively blog about their experiences during the course and include a report for SCTE’s Broadband Journal and The Cable Center. The Cable Center will underwrite the cost of the course and SCTE will pay for travel and accommodation in the USA.

SCTE members must submit 300 words on why they would benefit from this training bursary to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For further information, see https://www.cablecenter.org/programs/intrapreneurship-academy-tcc-ia.html

Instructor Led Training Partners

SCTE has a number of approved training partners around the world who provide specialist instructor-led or classroom training for candidates, often in local languages working with translated SCTE materials. We have developed strong relationships with our training partners around the world and all instructors receive specialist SCTE training.

Those who pass SCTE training courses are awarded SCTE certification from SCTE central headquarters in the UK. Candidates may also opt to choose the online assessment process and take their examinations online through the SCTE’s training portal.

For those interested in becoming a franchised SCTE training partner, please download the training franchise document. Please link this to the attached document, which can be placed in the download section of the website

Below is a list of current approved SCTE training partners:-

SCTE FTTH Conference and Exhibition Bursary

 

SCTE is offering members, who would not otherwise be able to attend, the opportunity to apply for two new 2020 bursaries for the FTTH 2020 conference and exhibition in Berlin, Germany from 1-3 December 2020. SCTE is giving away two places – each bursary package includes full conference registration, economy flights from anywhere in Europe and two nights’ hotel accommodation in Berlin. Each package is worth between £1500 - £2000.

Bursary applicants should write up to 250 words on why they would benefit from receiving this award in 2020 and email their applications to SCTE at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

SCTE members also qualify for a 20% discount on attendance at this event. 

Report from previous FTTH Bursary Winners

FTTH Conference website

Professional Development

Professional Development

The SCTE (the Society for Broadband Professionals) offers a wide range of professional development options for its members to further their careers and expand their knowledge base and qualifications.

These range from comprehensive training courses and individual course books (for home study or instructor-led use) with SCTE certification to technical lecture meetings, online video presentations and its online assessment training centre. Students completing the course successfully become accredited SCTE Technicians and are issued with SCTE Certificates.

SCTE training courses have achieved wide acceptance as the standard for young technicians wishing to enter the field of cable telecommunications and for those wishing to advance their knowledge and career prospects. They are used in-house by a number of operating companies and SCTE engineers can be found working in a variety of international organisations. SCTE training courses in the Balkans and India, for example, have netted the Society many new members and a reputation as a leading broadband trainer.

All the courses have been revised and updated by the SCTE and are available in a variety of formats, with customised versions for different markets and geographical regions. The course books are available either as reference text books or as a complete training package.  The course cost is heavily subsidised by the SCTE and SCTE members receive preferential discounts. Please click on the categories below for further details.

 

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