ICT30510 - Certificate III in Telecommunications Rigging Installation
Certificate III in Telecommunications Rigging Installation
This qualification reflects the role of an operator in the telecommunications industry who can apply a broad range of competencies in a varied work context from installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment mounted on structures requiring rigging skills.
This role includes assessing installation requirements, planning and performing installations, testing installed equipment and fault-finding. It involves a degree of autonomy and may include some supervision of others involving known routines and procedures and some accountability for the quality of outcomes in a specialised area of installation of telecommunication equipment on high structures, including radio towers.
This qualification prepares an individual for entry to the industry into the mainstream of telecommunications convergence technologies of radio, optical, data and internet protocol (IP) networks.
An operator uses rigging skills to install and maintain radio antennas on radio towers and build and mount sections of radio masts for a complete radio structure.
Job Roles
Job roles and titles vary across different sectors of the industry. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:
installer of telecommunications network equipment on structures
installer of radio equipment and cabling on radio towers
maintainer and tester of telecommunications radio network equipment on structures
telecommunications rigger technician.
Prerequisite requirements
There are no prerequisite requirements for individual units of competency.
Subjects
Packaging Rules
Total number of units = 9
6 core units, plus
1 elective unit from group A workplace units, plus
2 elective units from group B general units
Units completed in ICT20510 Certificate II in Telecommunications Rigging Installation cannot be selected in this qualification.
Elective units must be relevant to the work outcome, local industry requirements and the qualification level.
A maximum of two units from Group B general elective units may be substituted with two units of competency from any endorsed Training Package or accredited course at Certificate III or Certificate IV level.
Units selected from other Training Packages or accredited courses must not duplicate units selected from or available within the ICT10 Integrated Telecommunications Training Package.
CORE UNITS
BSBSUS301A Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practises
ICTBWN3205A Use optical and radio frequency measuring instruments
ICTTCR3062A Build a telecommunications radio structure
ICTTCR3191A Install radio plant and equipment on telecommunications structures
ICTTCR3192A Protect against electromagnetic radiation and system hazards when working on telecommunications radio sites
Preferred pathways for candidates considering this qualification include:
after achieving the ICT20510 Certificate II in Telecommunications Rigging Installation or another relevant accredited Training Package qualification or relevant accredited course
or
providing evidence of competency in the core units required for the ICT20510 Certificate II in Telecommunications Rigging Installation or equivalent units with vocational experience
or
with substantial vocational experience but without a formal qualification.
Pathways from the qualification
After achieving the ICT30510 Certificate III in Telecommunications Rigging Installation, candidates seeking to develop more specialised technical skills and knowledge, may select from a range of Certificate IV qualifications in the ICT10 Integrated Telecommunications Training Package.
Entry Requirements
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Licensing Information
Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification considerations
Cabling:
All training programs must be conducted with the reference to the regulatory regime of the prevailing statutory authority (currently ACMA).
National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work
The National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work applies to persons performing dogging and rigging work. Completion of the following units is required for certification at either basic, intermediate or advanced levels.
CPCCLRG3001A Licence to perform rigging basic level
CPCCLRG3002A Licence to perform rigging intermediate level
CPCCLRG4001A Licence to perform rigging advanced level.
National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work
Some cabling and installation work may fall within the definition of construction work. If so, people entering the construction site are required to complete the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (Australian Safety Compensation Council, May 2007).
Achievement of the unit CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry from the CPC08 Construction and Plumbing Services Integrated Framework Training Package fulfils this requirement.
A number of units within this qualification have prerequisites. These are detailed as follows:
Code and Title
Prerequisite unit/s required
ICTCBL2137A Install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling: ACMA Open Rule