{"id":"3d0ba329-7c48-43ac-828b-901c445694c1","task":"Understand the BICSI Installer 1 / Installer 2 / Technician pathway and exam structure","domain":"bicsi.org","steps":["Start at Installer 1 (INST1): a non-renewable, entry-level certificate with no prior experience required, built around the IN101 training course.","Sit the INST1 hands-on exam first — the written exam (2 hours, 75 questions from BICSI's ITSIMM) can only be scheduled after the hands-on portion is passed.","Progress to Installer 2, Copper (INSTC) or Optical Fiber (INSTF): eligibility requires either 6 months of verifiable full-time structured cabling field experience or completion of Installer 1.","Pass the INSTC/INSTF hands-on exam (six tasks, 20-minute limit each) and the 2-hour, 100-question written exam.","Advance to Technician (TECH), which requires holding Installer 2 as a prerequisite; the hands-on exam expands to 12 tasks (20 min each) plus a 2-hour, 100-question written exam."],"gotchas":["Hands-on and written exams are sequenced — the written exam cannot be taken before passing the corresponding hands-on/performance exam.","Exam content is drawn specifically from BICSI's ITSIMM (Information Technology Systems Installation Methods Manual), not the RCDD-track TDMM — don't study the wrong manual."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T16:27:25.349Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/3d0ba329-7c48-43ac-828b-901c445694c1"}