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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to commission an electronic unit
  2. Organise planned outages
  3. Perform commissioning procedures
  4. Finalise commissioning documentation

Required Skills

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 organise equipment

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

correctly test and carry out commissioning procedures

install supporting structures

terminate cables

use hand tools for removing and securing equipment covers

Required knowledge

electrical and or optical properties to be measured

extensive range of networking equipment

legislation and licensing surrounding installation of telecommunications equipment

network operation procedures

power requirements and electrical safety

test equipment types

transmission type and signals that may be encountered

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

commission electronic unit according to specifications

interact with enterprise personnel customers and other contractors keeping a customer focus and consideration of customer needs

negotiate the arrangements for the commissioning

deal with faults and problems and provide solutions

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

sites on which installation and commissioning procedures can 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

ICTTENA Maintain an electronic system

ICTTEN3104A Maintain an electronic system

ICTTENA Provide infrastructure for telecommunications network equipment

ICTTEN3054A Provide infrastructure for telecommunications network equipment

ICTTENA Repair and replace telecommunications network hardware

ICTTEN3089A Repair and replace telecommunications network hardware

ICTCBLA Install telecommunications service to a building

ICTCBL2068A Install telecommunications service to a building

ICTCBLA Install systems and equipment on customer premises

ICTCBL3049A Install systems and equipment on customer premises.

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.

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, such as the safe use and handling of:

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 which operate at above telecommunications network voltage (TNV).

Network operations personnel may include:

alarm operations

network operations centre staff

network operations manager

project manager.

Electronic unit may relate to:

biometrics

internet protocol TV (IPTV)

multiplexing

RFID

surveillance

VoIP.

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) testers

communication system analysers

digital analysers

laser sources

magnetic error reduction (MER) meters

microwave link analysers

modulation analysers

multimeters

optical attenuators

optical fibre power meters

oscillators

oscilloscopes

optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR)

pattern generators

power meters

RF microwave test sets

RF sweep testers

signal level meters (SLM)

spectrum analysers

transmission measuring sets

voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) meters.

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.

Appropriate person may include:

customer

design engineer

network operations manager

project manager

supervisor.

Administrative tasks may refer to:

checking correct labelling of all equipment and amending where required

completing job orders and submitting to appropriate enterprise organisational unit

completing test sheets according to specification and logging test instrument usage

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 as TCA1 or equivalent form

recording test results and updating appropriate data bases

updating design specifications and returning to design area as required by enterprise requirements.