Description

This qualification reflects the role of a tradesperson with a range of telecommunications skills who can:

install and maintain access network cabling and equipment for high speed broadband as part of the national network
install and maintain optical and wireless equipment for high speed internet broadband network infrastructure
install and maintain telecommunications, data cabling and cabling products on customer premises Cabling at the customer premises in accordance to requirements of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and relevant industry registration bodies, and in line with the specifications of the access network owner
install voice and data telecommunications equipment
install and maintain telecommunications access network cabling and infrastructure, systems and basic customer premises equipment.

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 limited supervision of others.

This qualification also introduces the skills required for the broadband deployment using fibre optic devices.


Job Roles

Job roles and titles vary across different sectors of the industry. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:

broadband installer
optical broadband installer
wireless broadband network installer
broadband network infrastructure installer
access network cabling installer
installer of telecommunications and data cabling
installer of telecommunications aerial cable access network
installer of telecommunications underground cable access network.


Prerequisite units

The following unit within this qualification has a prerequisite. This is detailed as follows:

Code and title
Prerequisite unit required
ICTCBL2137B Install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling: ACMA Open Rule
ICTCBL2136B Install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling: ACMA Restricted Rule