http://www.thefoa.org/FTTX/ A month ago in NYC, I met this technology instructor who teaches a wide range of disciplines, who told me about Verizon Fiber-Optic certification classes that he gives. He also mentions that they are internationally recognized and that a lot of companies all over the world are looking for certified techs these days. He told me that the starting pay in a lot of these countries are like $70,000 and up EASILY AND TAX FREE for the first six months, and it only takes a month of training for all four certs. He told me that he is not exaggerating and since many countries all over the world are laying fiber-optic wiring for faster communications, they need techs fast!! I'm sort of an office-type but do not think that I won't put on some some steel-toes and splice some cable and LIVE INTERNATIONALLY for that kind of money TAX FREE. I think you know where I'm going with this. There are four certification classes, one per week at about $1,200-$1,900 per class, depending on whether you take the class through Chapman University as college credits(more expensive) or as stand-alone classes. Just throwing some info out there for those who want to LIVE WWBM.COM internationally. I'm seriously considering this myself.