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SCTE Launches Inaugural Fiber Blowing Credential and PNM Courses Backed By New Industry Advisory CouncilLOUISVILLE, Colo., April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SCTE®, the broadband industry's standards and workforce credentialing authority, today announced the launch of its first microcredential, certifying fiber blowing skills, and a new Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) course series. Guided by SCTE's new Education Advisory Council (EAC), an industry-led council of operator and contractor leaders, these offerings are shaped by the industry, for the industry. Together, the Fiber-Optic Cable Blowing Microcredential and PNM course series address two of the industry's most pressing workforce challenges: the need for a trusted way to validate fiber installation skills, and the need for practical standards-based training in proactive network troubleshooting. Both offerings are shaped by the operators and contractors who depend on them, informed by the vendors and industry experts who helped develop the standards behind them. SCTE microcredentials are industry-recognized credentials, not basic certificates of completion. The global broadband market is projected to surpass $1 trillion by 2034 according to Fortune Business Insights, generating significant new job and advancement opportunities. The Fiber-Optic Cable Blowing Microcredential is the first in a series of focused SCTE microcredentials designed to validate essential broadband workforce skills. Together with thoughtfully developed standards-based training, these offerings give operators a consistent, industry-validated benchmark for workforce readiness. The Education Advisory Council "SCTE has always been where the industry comes together to define what good performance looks like," said Cory Pavicich, head of product for professional learning at SCTE. "That is as true for our credentials and training as it is for our standards. The Education Advisory Council deepens that commitment by keeping the people closest to the work at the center of what we build." Inaugural participants come from operators and contractors including Comcast, Conway Corporation, Cox Communications, MasTec Network Solutions, Mediacom, Spectrum and Vyve. Modular PNM Series
"I am very impressed with this format. It covers exactly what our techs are doing in the field, and the video explanations and section-level check questions make it much easier to get through and actually retain," said Jason Schaal, Telecom Training Coordinator, Conway Corporation. Fiber-Optic Cable Blowing Microcredential Advancing Workforce Readiness SCTE’s training and standards ecosystem spans more than 300 courses, 12 industry certifications and over 400 published standards—including 336 ANSI standards—supported by collaboration across more than 1,800 companies and more than 50 chapters connecting tens of thousands of practitioners across broadband, mobile and video. To learn more, visit www.scte.org. About SCTE® For more information, contact: Ann Finnie Robert Brownlie Photos accompanying this announcement are available at: Videos accompanying this announcement are available at: 
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