Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

ICTNPL5154A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop planning strategies for building environment design

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency ICTNPL5154A - Develop planning strategies for building environment design
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop planning strategies for the design phase to meet present and future demands. It involves gathering information on network capability, anticipated network deployment demand and scoping design requirements to produce building planning specifications.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 Technical officers or engineers from private and public organisations apply the skills and knowledge in this unit. They combine technical skills with broader organisational skills to plan the network building requirements within a telecommunications network.As a member of a network planning team, their job titles includenetwork planner, project manager and buildings infrastructure planner. This unit applies to the building environment required to support the deployment of network infrastructure and equipment, such as power, air conditioning and spatial needs.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Network planning
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: Evaluate the building environment requirements
  • Utilise network equipment deployment plans to convert network equipment specifications into building requirements data
  • Determine the planned and forecast network equipment deployment locations and quantities to prioritise tasks
  • Formulate justification to proceed by analysing the business requirements and benefits to the business
  • Analyse the current building capacities or capabilities against the planned deployment data to determine building environment shortfalls or additional needs
  • Determine the minimum needs required to address identified building services shortfalls, upgrades or changes
  • Identify relevant standards, business and regulatory requirements that are essential for building plan compliance
       
Element: Scope the buildings design requirements
  • Quantify the building's requirements from known needs to determine if any standard deliverables can be used
  • Assess if requirements can be met using new or alternative solutions
  • Provide estimated costs and schedule to determine a planning solution
  • Prepare a scoping document and supporting documentation with recommendations that complies with deployment standards and regulatory requirements
       
Element: Produce the project brief
  • Prepare a project scope in required briefing format to present to the design section
  • Plan project delivery to meet any business timing and funding constraints
  • Produce the building planning specifications with approvals and present to the building design section to be used for detailed design or construction specifications
       


Evidence Required

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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 :

assess building environment requirements to provide network capability for current demands, including consideration of merging technological development and product implementation

prepare a scoping document with solutions, costing and scheduling recommendations to meet network capability needs and regulatory requirements.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

computer assisted design (CAD)

computer networks

data for network planning

network equipment deployment plans

planning models

standards and regulations.

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 implementing planning processes

review of reports completed by the candidate for planning the development and growth of the telecommunications network

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of the various aspects of the planning for the access telecommunications network.

Guidance information for assessment

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

ICTNPL5096A Develop planning strategies for Access Network design

ICTNPL5071A Develop planning strategies for core network design.

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 Tasks

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Required skills

analytical skills to evaluate technical requirements and produce building specifications

communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical and non-technical matters

learning skills to keep up to date with technological changes

literacy skills to interpret technical and non-technical documentation and the writing of summary reports in required formats

numeracy skills to interpret data results and evaluate different types of technical data

planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and monitor own work

problem solving and contingency management skills to adapt technology to requirements of particular sites and modify activities depending on differing operational contingencies, risk situations and environments

research skills to interrogate databases and investigate different audit requirements

technical skills to select and compare benefits and limitations of building technologies to offer alternatives

Required knowledge

capability and limitations of the various network technologies to meet present and future needs

costing and funding models

detailed knowledge required to prepare and review the limits of a buildings facilities and services

network equipment requirements to derive buildings specifications

overview knowledge of:

network building design

regulations

standards

typical problems and challenges that describe the limitations of the various buildings project work

upgrade knowledge of current building requirements to meet future service obligations

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.

Network equipment may include:

billing centre

broadband

broadcasting

call centre

internet protocol (IP) networking

network alarm

network operations centre

radio

switching

transmission.

Building requirements data may include:

alarms

cooling

fire protection

power usage

security protection

spatial.

Business requirements may refer to:

complying with standards and regulations

deployment of infrastructure in a commercially viable way

meeting customer demands on the network.

Capacities may refer to:

ability to extend building area

adequate fire and security protection

available adequate cooling power

available adequate power feed from electricity supply authority

available floor space for use

vehicular access.

Capabilities may refer to:

ability to deliver desired products

building design specifications

building limitations on facility and services

future needs.

Relevant standards may include:

accepted industry design standards and codes

Australian or international standards

company design standards

company specific policy and standards

deployment rules

environmental codes

fire authority codes

heritage codes

local council building codes

regulatory body requirements:

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Telecommunications Act.

Regulatory requirements may include:

community

environmental

legal

statuary.

Estimated costs may include:

comparable past project costs

costing models

funding model

unit rates.

Supporting documentation may include:

area plans

briefing documents

business justifications

cost-benefit analysis

customer demands.

Project scope may include:

costing

details of requirements to build

justification

materials

provisions

resource allocation

timing.

Funding constraints may include:

delay in funding

lack of budget or funding

low priority

project deferment.

Approvals may include:

compliance

contract delivery

financial delegation

governance

quality assurance.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Utilise network equipment deployment plans to convert network equipment specifications into building requirements data 
Determine the planned and forecast network equipment deployment locations and quantities to prioritise tasks 
Formulate justification to proceed by analysing the business requirements and benefits to the business 
Analyse the current building capacities or capabilities against the planned deployment data to determine building environment shortfalls or additional needs 
Determine the minimum needs required to address identified building services shortfalls, upgrades or changes 
Identify relevant standards, business and regulatory requirements that are essential for building plan compliance 
Quantify the building's requirements from known needs to determine if any standard deliverables can be used 
Assess if requirements can be met using new or alternative solutions 
Provide estimated costs and schedule to determine a planning solution 
Prepare a scoping document and supporting documentation with recommendations that complies with deployment standards and regulatory requirements 
Prepare a project scope in required briefing format to present to the design section 
Plan project delivery to meet any business timing and funding constraints 
Produce the building planning specifications with approvals and present to the building design section to be used for detailed design or construction specifications 

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