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ICTTEN4081A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Locate, diagnose and rectify faults

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency ICTTEN4081A - Locate, diagnose and rectify faults
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to locate, diagnose and rectify faults in telecommunications networks. Telecommunications networks include cabling, customer premises equipment (CPE), access, telephony, broadband deployment, local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN) and internet protocol (IP) networks for enterprise and customer systems and installations.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application Telecommunications officers, communications cablers, installers of customer premises equipment, optical and radio frequency (RF) equipment, multimedia and IP networks apply the skills and knowledge in this unit.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Telecommunications networks engineering
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Plan to locate and rectify a fault
  • Prepare for given work according to relevant legislation, occupational health and safety (OHS), codes, regulations and standards and identified hazards
  • Arrange access to the site according to required procedure
  • Obtain information on the nature of fault from the customer
  • Obtain suitable testing tools and equipment and specify personal protective equipment
  • Conduct fault finding using methodical and safe practices suitable for system and problem type
       
Element: Locate and diagnose the fault
  • Conduct appropriate test to identify type of fault
  • Isolate the fault progressively to remove likely variables from assessment
  • Locate the fault without undue interruptions to the customer activity in the shortest possible time
  • Notify the customer of the findings
       
Element: Rectify the fault
  • Determine the options to rectify the fault and present them to the customer
  • Advise the customer of costs of any repair not covered by service agreement
  • Rectify the fault if in agreement with the client
  • Conduct the work in a manner which is safe to the repairer and the customer
  • Refer any unresolved faults to other parties for resolution or escalation if required
       
Element: Complete documentation and clean up worksite
  • Advise the customer of successful fault clearance and secure sign off
  • Complete all records
  • Complete reports to justify the fault diagnosis and rectification methodology if required
  • Remove all waste and debris from worksite and dispose them according to environmental requirements
  • Restore any changes made to the worksite during fault repair to the client's satisfaction
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

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:

identify different faults

establish context and background information and determine and rank likely causes of fault

obtain suitable tools and equipment and apply simple checks, tests and fault-finding methodology

apply recommended means to rectify fault

comply with all related OHS requirements and work practices.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

site where fault identification and resolution may be conducted

use of test and related equipment currently used in industry

relevant technical specifications and requirements for telecommunications networks

regulatory and site-related documentation.

Method 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 locating and rectifying faults following OHS requirements

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of types of faults and implications

evaluation of written reports prepared by the candidate, outlining test result interpretation, fault rectification and recommendations.

Guidance information for assessment

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

ICTOPN4115A Install and test a dense wavelength division multiplexer system

ICTTEN4051A Install configuration programs on PC based customer equipment

ICTTEN4198A Install, configure and test an internet protocol network

ICTTEN4199A Install, configure and test a router.

Aboriginal people and other people from a non-English 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.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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 clients on technical and operational matters and raise OHS issues

literacy skills to interpret technical documentation and standards and incorporate technical language into written tasks including report on recommendation to rectify fault

numeracy skills to interpret technical data, such as specifications of equipment operations

problem solving skills to apply methodology in fault diagnosis

research skills to access technical information and sources to assist fault identification

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 OHS standards

work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment

technical skills to select and use appropriate methods for fault identification and rectification

Required knowledge

fault-finding techniques and test equipment

safety requirements and standards

various client's workplace environment and practices

various types of networks and equipment

various types of networks and equipment faults and rectification

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, OHS, codes, regulations and 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

contract law

National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) requirements

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

Trade Practices Act

OHS including specific OHS and environmental requirements:

decommissioning and isolating work site and lines prior to commencement

environmental considerations include:

clean-up protection

stormwater protection

waste management

noise, dust and clean-up management

identifying other services including power and gas

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.

Hazards may include:

building debris

earth potential rise (EPR):

event at a site, such as an electrical distribution substation may expose telecommunications personnel, users or plant to hazardous voltages

glass fibre

live power lines

manual handling

mud and water

natural gas and other gas build up

needle stick injury

optical fibre cable may contain hazardous light

radio frequency (RF) equipment emitting radiation

remote power feeding services which operate at above telecommunications network voltage (TNV)

vermin.

Nature of fault may include:

cable fault

distortion

excessive latency

interference

intermittent

low signal level

network fault

no transmission

poor grade of service

poor signal quality.

Customer may include:

fault centre

individual reporting the fault

network manager

network administrator

network operations centre staff

site manager.

Testing tools and equipment may include:

cable locater

cable test set

LAN Cat tester

network management system

optical fault locater

optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR)

protocol analyser

pulse echo test set

sniffer

spectrum analyser.

Personal protective equipment may include:

electrical isolators

gas detectors

personal protective clothing:

earmuffs

gloves:

leather

plastic

rubber

head protection

kneepads

masks

protective suits

safety boots

safety glasses.

Appropriate test may include:

bit error rate test (BERT)

cable tests

distortion

frequency measurement

insertion loss

packet sniffing

ping

protocol analysis

return loss

route test

signal loss:

optical

RF.

Type of fault may include:

cable fault:

attenuation

cracked fibre

crossed wires

crosstalk

damaged coax

faulty splice

incorrect terminations

moisture ingress

open circuit

short circuit

network fault:

customer equipment

drop out

latency

loss of addressing

packet loss

poor wireless connection

routing problems.

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

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Prepare for given work according to relevant legislation, occupational health and safety (OHS), codes, regulations and standards and identified hazards 
Arrange access to the site according to required procedure 
Obtain information on the nature of fault from the customer 
Obtain suitable testing tools and equipment and specify personal protective equipment 
Conduct fault finding using methodical and safe practices suitable for system and problem type 
Conduct appropriate test to identify type of fault 
Isolate the fault progressively to remove likely variables from assessment 
Locate the fault without undue interruptions to the customer activity in the shortest possible time 
Notify the customer of the findings 
Determine the options to rectify the fault and present them to the customer 
Advise the customer of costs of any repair not covered by service agreement 
Rectify the fault if in agreement with the client 
Conduct the work in a manner which is safe to the repairer and the customer 
Refer any unresolved faults to other parties for resolution or escalation if required 
Advise the customer of successful fault clearance and secure sign off 
Complete all records 
Complete reports to justify the fault diagnosis and rectification methodology if required 
Remove all waste and debris from worksite and dispose them according to environmental requirements 
Restore any changes made to the worksite during fault repair to the client's satisfaction 

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