Total number of units = 12

5 core units plus

7 electives units

The electives consist of:

up to 7 units selected from the electives listed below

up to 2 may be selected from any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course at AQF Level 5 or above.

Elective units must be relevant to the work environment and the qualification, maintain the integrity of the AQF alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.

Units selected from other Training Packages or accredited courses must not duplicate units selected from or available within the ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package.

Refer to the Specialisations information below, and to the Companion Volume Implementation Guide, for advice about choosing electives to support specialisations in particular sectors of the information and communications industry.

Core Units

BSBSUS501 Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability

BSBWHS501 Ensure a safe workplace

ICTPMG503 Prepare a project brief

ICTPMG504 Prepare project specifications

ICTTEN516 Produce technical solutions from business specifications

Elective Units

Group A General administration

BSBPMG522 Undertake project work

ICTICT508 Evaluate vendor products and equipment

ICTEDU501 Develop and deliver training associated with new and modified products

ICTPRO501 Develop training, marketing and sales resources for telecommunications products

ICTSUS501 Implement server virtualisation for a sustainable ICT system

ICTTEN502 Design a telecommunications project

Group B General ICT

ICTNWK516 Determine best-fit topology for a local network

ICTCMP501 Undertake radio communications site audit

ICTICT516 Test telecommunications network using virtual instruments

ICTPMG502 Develop customer premises equipment installation project plans

ICTTEN503 Design an electronic system for a telecommunications network

ICTTEN504 Acceptance test new systems and equipment

ICTTEN505 Commission telecommunications network equipment

ICTTEN506 Integrate new systems and equipment into the telecommunications network

ICTTEN507 Cut over new and replacement network equipment

ICTTEN508 Locate, diagnose and rectify complex faults

ICTTEN509 Provide expert advice and support on complex faults

ICTTEN510 Undertake planned outage management

ICTTEN511 Administer a data communications network

ICTTEN512 Design and implement an enterprise voice over internet protocol and a unified communications network

ICTTEN515 Dimension and design a radio frequency identification system

ICTTEN517 Plan a wireless mesh network

Group C Radio communications

ICTRFN501 Test cellular handset enhancements and international roaming agreements

ICTRFN502 Test and measure cellular phone and network equipment performance

ICTRFN503 Evaluate and analyse radio frequency signal coverage plots

ICTRFN601 Monitor the capacity of and recommend changes to the cellular mobile network

ICTRFN602 Produce and evaluate architecture designs for WiMAX networks

Group D Network engineering and management

ICTNPL503 Apply service measures and demand forecasting to products and services planning

Group E Optical and network engineering

ICTOPN501 Plan and configure dense wavelength division multiplexing systems

ICTOPN502 Perform acceptance and commissioning tests on optical network

ICTOPN503 Plan for an optical system upgrade and cut over

ICTOPN504 Test and commission a dense wavelength division multiplexing transmission system

ICTOPN505 Test the performance of specialised optical devices

ICTOPN506 Analyse and integrate specialised optical devices in the network

Group F Management

BSBDES501 Implement design solutions

BSBDES502 Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief

BSBDES601 Manage design realisation

BSBDES602 Research global design trends

BSBFIM501 Manage budgets and financial plans

BSBPMG521 Manage project integration

BSBWHS504 Manage WHS risks

ICTNPL401 Apply business acumen to network planning

ICTNPL409 Apply knowledge of regulation and legislation for the telecommunications industry

ICTPMG610 Develop a project management plan

Group G Network engineering

ICTNPL501 Develop planning strategies for core network design

ICTNPL502 Develop planning strategies for access network design

ICTNPL504 Develop planning strategies for building environment design

ICTTEN501 Provide consultancy and technical support in the customer premises equipment sector

ICTTEN513 Install, configure and test a local area network switch

ICTTEN514 Install, configure and test a server

Specialisations

The use of specialist streams is appropriate for this qualification in accordance with the AQF, Standards for Training Packages and the packaging rules. Where a specialist stream is achieved, testamurs must show the appropriate specialisation in brackets. Refer to the Companion Volume Implementation Guide for further advice about specialisations.

Minimum elective units required for the specific specialisations are described below.

Management

Select the following 5 units:

ICTNPL401 Apply business acumen to network planning

ICTNPL409 Apply knowledge of regulation and legislation for the telecommunications industry

ICTNPL503 Apply service measures and demand forecasting to products and services planning

ICTPMG610 Develop a project management plan

BSBFIM501 Manage budgets and financial plans.

The remaining 2 electives must be selected from Groups A, D and F only.

Network Engineering

Select the following 4 units:

BSBPMG522 Undertake project work

ICTTEN502 Design a telecommunications project

ICTTEN513 Install, configure and test a local area network switch

ICTTEN514 Install, configure and test a server.

The remaining 3 electives must be selected from Groups A, B, C, D, E, and G only.

Optical Network

Select the following 5 units:

ICTOPN501 Plan and configure dense wavelength division multiplexing systems

ICTOPN502 Perform acceptance and commissioning tests on optical network

ICTOPN503 Plan for an optical system upgrade and cut over

ICTOPN504 Test and commission a dense wavelength division multiplexing transmission system

ICTOPN506 Analyse and integrate specialised optical devices in the network.

The remaining 2 electives must be selected from Groups A, B and E only.

Radio Communications

Select the following 5 units:

ICTRFN502 Test and measure cellular phone and network equipment performance

ICTRFN503 Evaluate and analyse radio frequency signal coverage plots

ICTRFN602 Produce and evaluate architecture designs for WiMAX networks

ICTTEN502 Design a telecommunications project

ICTTEN517 Plan a wireless mesh network.

The remaining 2 electives must be selected from Groups A, B and C only.

Entry to this qualification is limited to those individuals who:

Have completed a Certificate IV or Diploma from the ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package.

or

Have completed a Certificate III in Telecommunications with at least one year full time equivalent and relevant telecommunications practical experience.

or

Have completed a Certificate III or a Certificate IV qualification in related technical fields of study with at least one year full time equivalent and relevant telecommunications practical experience.

or

Have completed a minimum of three years equivalent full-time experience in the telecommunications industry with particular technical experience in; installation of cabling; diagnosis and rectification of telecommunications system faults; and the delivery and operation of network infrastructure, for core and access networks in accordance with industry regulations and legislative requirements.