Business View Magazine - July 2023

214 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 7 There was a glaring need for certification within the fiber optics field in the mid-1990s which gave rise to a group of leaders within the industry who were instrumental in changing the way professionals are judged. With the formation of an organization dedicated solely to getting them certified to build networks that would power the future, The Fiber Optics Association was born. The Fiber Optics Association (FOA) is an international non-profit educational body that functions more as a society than a trade group. Its charter is to promote professionalism in fiber optics through education, certification, and standards. FOA is the most widely recognized certifying body for fiber optic technicians worldwide. It has more than a quarter-century of collective experience in developing the fiber optic workforce around the world. I THE FIBER OPTIC ASSOCIATION L CERTIFICATION OR FIBER OPTICS PROFESSIONALS