Elements and Performance Criteria

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.

Work specifications
May be: copy of contract documentation, derived schedules or checklists, building plans and area charts, client correspondence

Client expectations and needs
May be: verbal or written and usually checked against work specification requirements

The competencies and capacity of existing workers
Is determined from: observations, discussion, training records and demonstrations

Estimates for time duration of work
Is made based on an assessment of condition and past experience with similar methods and sites

Budgets
Are usually provided by: company representatives for the work site and usually define discretionary levels in relations to expenditure areas

Training
May include: on-job instruction, provision of learning opportunities, demonstration, structured feedback, self paced learning packages

Assessment
May include: review to specifications and other documentation within enterprise and industry policy guidelines, competency assessment for recording purposes

Industry standards
May include: regulated or industry codes of practice and include appropriate ACMA technical standards

Cable used
Must be: compliant with appropriate ACMA technical standard requirements (eg. for underground, aerial, Category 5 or Category 6, 6A, 7 or 7A, UTP etc)

All cabling products other than cable
Must be ACMA approved

Remote Power Feed
Applies to telecommunications services which operate at above TNV (Telecommunications Network Voltage)

Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
Include:
Technical Standards AS/ACIF S008:2006, AS/ACIF S009:2006
AS Communications Cabling Manaul (CCM) Volume 1
ACIF Standards and Codes
AS/NZS 3000:2007
AS/NZS 3080:2003
AS/NZS 3084:2003
AS/NZS 3085.1:2004
AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15018:2005
AS/NZS ISO/IEC 24702:2007
AS/NZS IEC 61935.1:2006
AS/NZS IEC 61935.2:2006
AS/NZS ISO/IEC 14763.3:2007
Occupational Health and Safety
Enterprise operating policy and procedures
Cabling security codes and regulations

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.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the following is essential:

Check lists, building plans and area charts, client correspondence
Determining competence and capacity of relevant workers. This may include observations, discussions, learning records and demonstrations
Identifying learning needs and organising training requirements. This may include on-job instruction, provision of learning opportunities, demonstrations
Estimation of time duration of work activities
Monitor work activities to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards
Monitor all related ohs and work practices
Interpersonal skills related to clients, employer, work associates, team members, individuals, other contractors

Context of, and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

A workplace conducting the operations covered by this competency unit, equipment and resources relevant to the context of the work (See Range Statement) and support from a competent supervisor or mentor.
OR
A simulated environment with similar provisions which conforms to the Assessment Guidelines.

Guidance information for assessment
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 underpinning knowledge.