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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical and operational matters

literacy skills to interpret technical documentation such as equipment manuals and specifications

numeracy skills to take and analyse measurements

planning and organisational skills to organise and maintain equipment

problem solving skills to solve equipment and logistics problems

task management skills to work systematically with required attention to detail and adherence to all safety requirements

technical skills to use hand and power tools diagnostic equipment and perform fault clearance

Required knowledge

features and operating requirements of test equipment

information required to operate equipment according to a test specification

legislation codes of practice and other formal agreements that impact on the work activity

manufacturers requirements for safe operation of equipment

specific OHS requirements relating to the activity and site conditions

test methods and performance requirements

typical issues and challenges that occur on site

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

perform tests on cable bearers

use a range of tests

interpret test results

rectify a range of faults

report on the completed tests

comply with all related OHS requirements and work practices

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

sites where testing may be conducted

use of cabling and equipment currently used in industry

relevant regulatory and equipment documentation that impact on testing cable bearers

Methods of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct observation of the candidate performing cable test on customer premises

review of reports completed by the candidate for different test examples and situations

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of cable bearer tests

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

ICTCBLB Supervise cabling project

ICTCBL4023B Supervise cabling project.

Aboriginal people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may have second language issues

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oral communication skill level and language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge Questioning techniques should not require language literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency

Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs

Range Statement

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:	appropriate licences: crane EWP forklift winch 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 Environmental Protection Acts OHS road and traffic control legislation and codes technical standards AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006.
Appropriate personnel may be:	asset manager network operations centre (NOC) project supervisor site supervisor.
Safety hazards may refer to:	access points that may contain: hazardous light (non-visible laser) radio frequency (RF) emission active lasers with no safety labels active optical fibres contact with remote power feed electrical supply that require mandatory separation from communications cable exposed fibres unsafe support structures unsafe weather: heavy rains high winds severe heat or cold thunderstorms.
Cable bearer may include:	aerial coaxial cable metallic optical fibre underground.
Tools and safety equipment may include:	personal protective equipment safety equipment test equipment: cable tester continuity tester local area network (LAN) Cat tester optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) passive optical network (PON) meter RF meter tools: crimping tool fibre cleaning kit fibre splicer labeller screw drivers spanners tagging tool terminating tool.
Cable tests may include:	for coaxial cable: insulation loss for optical cable: dispersion frequency response loss polarisation spectrum test for metallic cable: continuity cross talk insertion loss return loss.
OHS and environmental requirements may include:	environmental considerations: clean-up protection stormwater protection waste management identifying other services, including power and gas personal protective equipment: earmuffs gloves: leather plastic rubber head protection masks protective suits safety boots safety glasses safety equipment: flashing lights safety barriers warning signs and tapes witches hats safe working practices, such as the safe use and handling of: chemicals materials tools and equipment special access requirements.
Other services may include:	availability and suitability of existing cabling trays and fixing systems electricity supply fire sprinkler systems gas and water mains high voltage (HV) cables.
Cable parameters may include:	age of cable cable length cable type number of joints splices coax joints terminations performance characteristics.
Performance tests may include:	insertion loss (total end-to-end loss with cable and connectors) link loss (cable loss without connectors) return loss which measures signal reflected of an incident or point end-to-end.