Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to liaise with work associates, supervisors, team members and clients
literacy skills to interpret:
technical documentation, such as equipment manuals, specifications and requirements for aerial and underground installation
requirements of relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
numeracy skills to take and analyse measurements
planning and organising skills to organise and maintain equipment
problem-solving skills to solve equipment and logistics problems
safety awareness skills to:
apply precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
select and use required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and work health and safety (WHS) standards
work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment
technical skills to:
read and interpret drawings related to:
cable coding system and identifiers
cable layouts
frame locations
outlet location
use hand and power tools.
Required knowledge
features and operating requirements of testing equipment
manufacturer requirements for safe operation of equipment
specific WHS requirements relating to the activity and site conditions
termination methods and performance requirements
typical issues and challenges that occur on site
workplace procedures reflecting the requirements of legislation, codes of practice and other formal agreements that impact on the work activity
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Industry standards may include: | Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes AS Communications Cabling Manual (CCM) Volume 1 AS/NZS 3000:2007 AS/NZS 3080:2003 AS/NZS 3084:2003 AS/NZS 3085.1:2004 AS/NZS IEC 61935.1:2006 AS/NZS IEC 61935.2:2006 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 14763.3:2007 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15018:2005 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 24702:2007 cabling security codes and regulations ISO Draft 11801 (International) regulated or industry codes of practice, including appropriate Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) technical standards technical standards AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006. |
Appropriate personnel may include: | construction manager project manager site manager site supervisor. |
Hazards and constraints may include: | electrical supply and areas of earth potential rise (EPR) that require mandatory separation from communications cable and limitations on work optical cable at all access points that may contain a hazardous light risks associated with remote power feeding services. |
Cable may include: | coaxial metallic cable optical fibre. |
Protective clothing may include: | earmuffs gloves: leather plastic rubber head protection kneepads masks protective suits safety boots safety glasses. |
Tools and equipment may be: | mechanical or hand tools, such as: augers cable tensioner cherry pickers drills fixing brackets hammers height measuring devices ladders scissor lifts spanners. |
Safety equipment may include: | aerial safety belts and lines personal protective equipment site hazard identification and control equipment: flashing lights guards traffic signs warning signs and tapes witches hats. |
Confirm support structures are safe refers to: | checking for condemned pole status markings checking for visible signs of decay or stress using industry-accepted testing methods. |
Aerial fixing devices may include: | clamps hooks pig rings riser pipes screw hooks. |
Appropriate records may include: | building distributor (BD), campus distributor (CD), floor distributor (FD) record books and local distributor (LD) record cards building, cabling and equipment location plans computerised plans databases labelling of: distributor pairs distributor verticals equipment closets patch panels rooms telecommunication outlets telecommunications administration centre (TAC) or NTD cards conforming to AS/ACIF S009:2006 telecommunications cabling advice (TCA) forms: cable drawings cable plans record books record cards TCA1 (sign-off form) TCA2. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist