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
communications skills to efficiently deal with employees, labour hire companies, customers, consultants, contractors and suppliers
learning skills to proactively keep up to date with changes in the CPE area
literacy skills to read and interpret basic technical data
numeracy skills to estimate or calculate cost of labour and materials
planning and organisational skills to:
improve systems and procedures
prioritise and organise own work
efficiently plan work schedules
research skills to source alternative parts supplies
technology skills to use software and hardware when:
planning work schedules
ordering supplies.
Required knowledge
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) licensing requirements (cabling provider rules)
operation of computers and application of software programs as used in the Telecommunications Industry
industry cabling practices
OHS procedures
overview of project management including:
phases of project management
roles and responsibilities within project management
project reporting
telecommunications components and assemblies
telecommunications CPE.
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.
Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards may include: | Communications Alliance: Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006 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 Australian building codes and regulations cabling security codes and regulations compliance with appropriate ACMA technical standard requirements for underground, aerial, Category 5 or Category 6, 6A, 7 or 7A and unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) Environmental Protection Acts fire regulations noise abatement and heritage legislation OHS relevant international standards Trade Practices Act. |
OHS and environmental requirements may relate to: | environmental considerations: clean-up protection noise, dust and clean-up management stormwater protection waste management decommissioning and isolating worksite and lines prior to commencement identifying other services, including power and gas safe working practices, such as the safe use and handling of: asbestos chemicals materials tools and equipment work platforms safety equipment: flashing lights gas and other hazard detection equipment safety barriers trench guards warning signs and tapes witches hats special access requirements suitable light and ventilation. |
Work schedules may include: | building works connection to network boundary council approvals cutover of customer equipment delivery of network services from carrier installation of customer equipment jumpering of building distributor loading of database information logistics. |
Relevant parties may include: | carrier clients CPE installation contractors earthmoving or building work contractors equipment vendors inspectors local council regulatory bodies. |
Customer equipment may include: | answering machine cable modem cable TV set-top boxes digital subscriber line routers fax machine Internet protocol (IP) PBX IP PBX server key telephone system PBX Session initiation protocol (SIP)-enabled UC system telephone handsets video conferencing equipment voice over internet protocol (VoIP) gateway worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) CPE. |
Essential criteria may include: | experience licences physical abilities project management skills qualification vendor certifications. |
Network services may include: | the provision of: bandwidth digital or analogue circuits exchange circuits radio spectrum virtual PBX wireless access. |
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