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 evaluate risks and new technologies
communication skills to work effectively in a group, present information and negotiate project implementation issues
information technology skills for word processing and desktop research
literacy skills to prepare reports and document work
numeracy skills to carry out telecommunications work
problem-solving skills to anticipate and respond to issues in project progress
research skills to gather data, observe and analyse project issues.
Required knowledge
organisational project management policy and procedures
operation of transmitters and receivers
safety management:
personal protective equipment conforming to industry and OHS standards
precautions required to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
telecommunications system principles and operational procedures
workplace and industry environment.
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.
Authorised personnel may include: | consultant contractor network administrator project manager. |
Nature of the project may refer to: | equipment type: computing networking optical radio switching transmission functional type: building and construction cabling customer project network planning service provider project services operational type: service provisioning switching transmission project type: installation upgrade maintenance new installation. |
Project specifications may include: | budget outage requirements preferred vendor and vendor product project plan service level agreements specific customer requirements timelines urgency. |
Project resources may include: | documentation: installation manuals manufacturer’s instructions testing procedures vendor recommendations funding labour major equipment and materials: building provisioning computer networking equipment power management radio and optical equipment safety equipment and personal protective equipment switching and transmission test equipment: communication system analysers digital analysers local area network (LAN) Cat tester laptop computer optical testers optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR ) protocol analysers radio frequency (RF) test sets spectrum analysers time tools: anti-static testers hand power soldering irons. |
Standards may include: | Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) regulations relating to functional earthing ACMA Standards TS 14 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 Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes Australian standards applying to radiation hazards AS 3901 and AS 3902 cabling security codes and regulations Environment Protection Acts heritage legislation International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recommendations OHS Acts and relevant codes and standards technical standards AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006. |
OHS and environmental requirements may refer to: | identifying other services, including power and gas need to decommission and isolate work site and lines before beginning work personal protective equipment: earmuffs gloves: leather plastic rubber head protection kneepads masks protective suits safety boots safety glasses safety equipment: flashing lights gas and other hazard detection equipment safety barriers trench guards warning signs and tapes witches hats safe working, practices such as the safe use and handling of: asbestos chemicals materials tools and equipment work platforms special access requirements suitable light and ventilation environmental considerations: clean-up protection stormwater protection waste management. |
Hazards may include: | optical cable building debris earth potential rise (EPR) glass fibre live power lines manual handling mud and water natural and other gas build-up needle stick injury RF equipment emitting radiation remote power feeding services vermin. |
Principles may include: | best practice budget control business continuity complete and review return on investment service level agreements waste minimisation. |
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