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
analytical skills to interpret customer requirements
communication skills to liaise with customer to ensure requirements are identified
literacy skills to interpret technical standards, regulations and codes
numeracy skills to provide costings
planning and organising skills to:
develop a cabling design
develop an installation schedule
workplace safety awareness skills, with particular attention to accessing work sites safely
writing and drafting skills to document specifications and record plans.
Required knowledge
cabling standards, regulations and codes:
building regulations that apply to the installation of cabling systems
code of practice for home wiring
standard called on by the code of practice for home wiring
standards mandated by ACMA
carrier network delivery systems used in single dwelling and multi-dwelling units for:
fibre
fixed wireless
satellite
twisted copper pair
subscription TV
cabling requirements of home technologies:
age and assisted living
communications
digital home health
energy management
entertainment
intelligent light and power
security and safety
test methods and performance requirements.
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.
Functional needs may include: | age and assisted living communications digital home health energy management entertainment intelligent light and power security and safety. |
Customer interface elements may include: | audio visual systems: speakers screens remote control entertainment outlets: F connectors intercom: internal station outdoor station light fittings power points security: passive infra-red (PIR) sensors smoke detectors code pads telecommunications outlets RJ45. |
Appropriate persons may include: | architect builder consultant customer. |
Service provider may include: | age and assisted service providers content providers, such as subscription TV providers home health providers internet/broadband service providers security service providers telecommunications carriers. |
Applicable standards, codes and regulations may include: | AS/ACIF S009 AS/NZS 1367 AS/NZS 3000 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15018 AS 4755.3.1 AS 4755.3.2 AS 4755.3.3 code of practice for home wiring series: Quick Guide to Smart Wired® code of practice for home wiring installer handbook for home wiring digital taskforce handbooks HB252 ISO/IEC TR 15067-4 subscription TV standards: domestic installation manual manuals for multi-dwelling units, multi-residential estates and commercial installations installer product list installer handbook for satellite feed into multi-dwelling units and commercial installations vendor- and equipment-specific handbooks. |
Work health and safety may include: | identifying hazards: installation site earth potential rise (EPR) personal protective clothing: head protection safety boots. |
Cable support systems may include: | cable tray catenary duct and conduit. |
Cable types may include: | coaxial cable RG6, RG11 or better intelligent light and power: data bus twisted pair tough plastic sheath (TPS) security cable: four core multi-strand six core multi-strand unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Category 5, 6, 7 and beyond. |
Testing and commissioning requirements may include: | certification testing: attenuation-to-crosstalk ratio (ACR) attenuation crosstalk equal level far end crosstalk (ELFEXT) far end crosstalk (FAXT) length power sum near end crosstalk PS (NEXT) wire map continuity and pair integrity testing delay skew return loss radio frequency (RF) signal tests: bit error ratio (BER) modulation error ratio (MER) teflection testing to AS/NZS3017. |
User documentation may include: | as-built plans cable losses certificate of compliance of electrical testing code compliance label copy of test results device losses telecommunications cabling advice form. |
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