Education for future-proof networks
We provide hands-on training and cutting-edge online education to strengthen a new generation of network designers, installers, and service technicians. Our companies are experts in fiber and wireless communications.
Why partner with us?
Tailored courses
Our courses are designed specifically for today's fiber optic and wireless networks but can always be tailored to your specific requirements. What do you need to make your project succeed?
Anywhere, anytime
You can join our education worldwide at our training centers, customer sites, or via the latest on-demand technology, enabling the courses to be accessed anywhere and anytime.
Build a confident workforce with our educations
The training provided by the Hexatronic family of training companies centers around telecommunications engineering, particularly fiber optics and wireless. The courses cover the whole network ecosystem, from design and planning to network installation, operation, troubleshooting, and optimization.
The classes are delivered from one of the many training centers or at the customer's site, ensuring students get real-world, hands-on experience with the latest equipment, thereby mastering the required techniques and skills. Alternatively, many of our courses can also be delivered online via our dedicated on-demand training platform, ensuring we can reach our students anywhere and anytime.
A collection of training companies specializing in telecommunication engineering
Light Brigade
Since 1987, Light Brigade has trained 80,000+ students in courses ranging from basic fiber optic theory and practices to comprehensive design and installation courses. We are not just theory based. Our hands-on labs reflect real world work scenarios, providing the practical training needed to improve operational efficiencies by reducing costly errors. Our diverse team of trainers allows us to ensure the right instructor is leading the right course where their industry knowledge and experience can be leveraged. We work with our industry veteran instructors to tailor programs for technicians, installers, engineers, designers, and other support staff from a variety of industries. We offer several routes for training and can tailor any program to suit your needs. Partnering with several certification partners, we provide industry recognized course certification for many of our courses, including ‘digital credential’ options to students.
Mpirical
Mpirical is a leading telecoms training company dedicated to empowering professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the dynamic world of telecommunications. With a focus on innovation and quality content, we develop our content with learners in mind, leveraging interactive and immersive learning applications to bring training to life.
With beginner to advanced-level courses spanning cellular, mobile, and wireless technology topics, students can benefit from live, instructor-led classroom training or on-demand video training delivered through an advanced learning experience platform.
Smart Awards
Smart Awards operates as a National Awarding organisation predominately dedicated to the telecommunication, construction, digital, and utility sectors. We are approved by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation to offer regulated qualifications in England and Scotland and approved to deliver end point assessments across several apprenticeship standards.
We work closely with industry, offering a range of ground-breaking regulated and non-regulated qualifications. Our qualifications offer a route to increase learner employability providing the necessary skills to carry out job roles safely that align with today’s industry standards.
Smart Awards also owns and manages the Network Operative Passport Scheme (NOPS). The scheme set standards for operatives who work on the telecoms network ensuring they are compliant with industry standards and legislation.
Edugrade
Edugrade (under its former name Iftac & ICT Education) has trained staff all over the world for many years. We offer a complete chain of components within fiber-based network projects. We have engaged and professional instructors and customer-adapted education.
Programs are available at our educational centers, located in Hudiksvall, Stockholm and Gothenburg. They can also be held on-site at our customers’ locations.
PQMS
PQMS is a leading independent training and management consultancy with centers located throughout the United Kingdom. We have a passion for improving the performance of the organizations we work with and specialize in providing training and development programs designed to meet the needs of individual businesses.
With over 2 decades of experience as a training provider in the safety, utilities, and infrastructure industries, we have gained invaluable insight into the requirements of the industry and strong connections with awarding organizations and industry leaders.
Our courses can be tailored to your company's needs and still meeting the national standards and requirements.
TK-KONTOR-FREITAG
Specializing in engineering and planning FTTX networks in Germany, TK-KONTOR-FREITAG supports network owners and installers. Offering planning software and academy training empowers industry professionals.
It is essential to ensure that our customers not only get the best products in the industry but can maximize these benefits by having a clear understanding of how the system operates and the skills to ensure the networks are deployed correctly.
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