Telecommunications

A Tower Technician specializes in installation, maintenance and repair of electronic equipment on a cell site tower. Tower Technicians are the heart of our wireless infrastructure. Whenever your phone signal is weak, there may already be a Tower Tech at the top of a cell tower performing maintenance and repair to improve that connectivity. These [...]

Tower Technician salary is based on the location of the job,  level of experience, knowledge, and employer. The role of a Tower Technician plays a critical role in everyone’s life. On a daily basis, Tower Technicians climb upwards of 400 ft for repairs and installations ensuring that people and their businesses remain connected. They play […]

5G Outlook Training for Florida Wireless Businesses For Immediate Release 2/11/20 - Learning Alliance Newsroom Learning Alliance (LAC) and the Telecommunications Education Center (TEC) partnered through their Authorized Training Partner program to deliver 5G initiatives and training. “This program provides the necessary skills training for the workforce that will physically build 5G infrastructure,” said WIA [...]

by Cesar Ruiz, CEO of Learning Alliance 5G training is a constant discussion at Learning Alliance and its impact on businesses. I am interested in its fast evolution. Taking a look into 3GPP’s new Rel-16 has me excited for its impact on data communication standards, and ultimately, that leads me to our overall focus of […]

Learning Alliance Focuses on Wireless for 2020 The industry could use 20,000 new technicians today. Learning Alliance plans to put “all hands on deck” when it comes to wireless initiatives. “Last year we helped more than 400 veterans get trained and employed in multiple industries such as IT, manufacturing and broadband,” said Cesar, “this year […]

For immediate release – 1/7/20 Learning Alliance welcomed the new year with a new focus and mission specific to the wireless industry. “We evolved from a small-time recruitment and grant organization to something new and exciting,” said Fred Arnold, CCO of LAC, “we used to just recruit talent, but now we train talent and get […]

Learning Alliance Tower Program Becomes TIRAP Pre-Apprenticeship Learning Alliance has created a Tower Technician 1 fundamentals program that corresponds to the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program model. The program has been designed to give students 130 hours out of the 160 needed for TIRAP. Read more about TIRAP. Helping Veterans with their 1990/1995 Over the [...]

The United States finds itself in a unique situation with the current skilled labor shortage. Let us take a step back and look to the 1940’s to 1990’s where tremendous growth brought huge expansions in trade skilled professions. Electricians, plumbers and carpenters alike were true examples of the blue collar work hard crowd. By their [...]