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:

negotiate arrangements for commissioning

configure electronic equipment and system parameters

commission electronic system according to specifications

deal with faults and problems and provide solutions

identify potential security threats and vulnerability.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

sites on which installation and commissioning procedures may be conducted

relevant regulatory and equipment documentation that impact on commissioning

use of testing equipment currently used in industry.

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 applying enterprise escalation and outage procedures within service assurance guidelines

review of reports completed by the candidate outlining test plan and test results complete with analysis of faults with solutions

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of commissioning procedures and types of systems.

Guidance information for assessment

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

ICTTEN3077A Commission an electronic unit

ICTTEN3104A Maintain an electronic system

ICTTEN4076A Complete equipment and software upgrades

ICTTEN4081A Locate, diagnose and rectify faults

ICTTEN4198A Install, configure and test an internet protocol network

ICAB4236B Build security into a virtual private network.

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.

Required skills

analytical skills to interpret test equipment settings and readings

communication skills to liaise with customers and technical staff to ensure requirements are known and can be met within timeframes

literacy skills to interpret technical specifications and related documentation

numeracy skills to make calculations

planning and organisational skills to arrange site access and contingency plans

problem solving to account for unexpected faults or equipment configuration anomalies

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:

conduct security audit

conduct tests

configure electronic system parameters

establish planned outage

identify security threats

install software

perform cut over

Required knowledge

acceptance testing

commissioning procedures

commissioning testing

electrical and optical properties to be measured

extensive range of networking equipment

legislation and licensing associated with installation of telecommunications equipment

network operation procedures

power requirements and electrical safety

setup and operation of test equipment applicable to a wide range of measurements

transmission type and signals that may be encountered

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.

OHS requirements may include:

decommissioning and isolating worksite and lines prior to commencement

identifying other services:

gas

power

personal protective clothing:

earmuffs

gloves:

leather

plastic

rubber

head protection

kneepads

masks

protective suits

safety boots

safety glasses for laser work

safe working practices to handle:

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.

Hazards may include:

earth potential rise (EPR)

optical fibre cable:

bare fibres

hazardous laser light

radio frequency (RF) equipment emitting radiation

remote power feeding services operating above telecommunications network voltage (TNV).

Network operations personnel may include:

alarm operations

network operations centre staff

network operations manager

project manager.

Electronic system may relate to:

biometrics

cellular telemetry

IPTV

multiplexing

RFID

supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)

surveillance

VoIP.

Security threats may include:

disgruntled employees

general internet threats

holes in firewalls

malware

network Intrusion

recreational hackers

virus

worm.

Planned outage may refer to:

allocation of additional services and support

notification to affected customers

plan for:

redundant path

standby equipment.

Test equipment may include:

bit error rate (BER) tester

communication system analyser

digital analyser

laptop computer with diagnostic routines

laser source

magnetic error reduction (MER) meter

microwave link analyser

modulation analyser

multimeter

optical attenuator

optical fibre power meter

oscillator

oscilloscope

optical time domain relectometer (OTDR)

pattern generator

power meter

RF microwave test set

RF sweep tester

signal level meter (SLM)

spectrum analyses

transmission measuring set

voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) meter.

Affectedcustomers may include:

building owner

communications consultant

contractor to a major supplier

end users

equipment owner

householder

operations staff.

Contingency plans may include:

additional notification to affected customers

additional technical support

provision of:

additional services

redundant path

standby equipment.

Conduct tests may involve:

compatibility

end-to-end systems

monitoring features

network assess facilities

remote alarm.

Appropriate person may include:

customer

design engineer

network operations manager

project manager

supervisor.

Administrative tasks may refer to:

completing job orders

completing test sheets according to specification and logging test instrument usage

correct labelling of all equipment and amending where required

following quality control procedures

handing over installation briefs, documents and equipment manuals to operational staff

providing customers with a telecommunications cabling advice (TCA) form, such asTCA1 form or equivalent form

recording test results and updating appropriate data bases

submitting job orders

updating design specifications.