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Evaluate and prepare existing sites for minor installations of
telecommunications equipment
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the telecommunications industry
preparing existing sites in buildings or facilities for minor installations of
telecommunications equipment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
– evaluate existing sites for minor installations of telecommunications
equipment; and
– prepare existing sites for minor installations of telecommunications
equipment.
Subfield
Telecommunications
Domain
Telecommunications - Service Delivery
Status
Registered
Status date
20 September 2002
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
Dummie Replacement Information
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0003
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard has been developed for learning and assessment in the
workplace.
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References
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and associated regulations;
any applicable company safety and health procedures;
Local Body regulations;
and all subsequent amendments and replacements.
3
Definitions
Industry practice – those practices, which competent practitioners within the industry
recognise as current industry best practice.
Specifications – any or all of: detailed job specifications, drawings, and instructions;
manufacturers’ specifications and instructions; and industry codes of practice relating
to the type of telecommunications equipment and systems to be installed.
Telecommunications equipment – customer premise equipment, minor extensions to
existing telecommunications systems already on-site.
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Range
a The phrase in accordance with current industry practice is implicit in all
performance criteria in this unit standard.
b Customers may be internal or external to the organisation and may include end
users and clients.
c Sites include established customer premises, residential or small business
properties, telecommunications offices or work stations. Evidence is required from
at least three sites, of which one must involve a building with more than one floor.
d Design specifications regarding the installation are to be available during the site
evaluation and preparation phase.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Evaluate existing sites for minor installations of telecommunications equipment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Physical attributes of sites are evaluated in terms of the current and planned
operational requirements of the equipment specification and purpose, and
customer expectations.
Range
1.2
Location selected for installation is evaluated in terms of security and safety.
Range
1.3
typical physical attributes – ambient temperature, physical space;
typical operational requirements – weather, day and/or night,
vehicular, legal right of access, external services supporting
operational performance;
typical customer expectations – what, where, how, by when;
information detailed in customer job specification and equipment
specifications.
physical security – equipment, personnel, facilities.
Location and layout options are developed and agreed with the customer.
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Element 2
Prepare existing sites for minor installations of telecommunications equipment.
Performance criteria
2.1
Sites are made accessible, available, and ready for installation of equipment
and systems.
2.2
Preparation confirms that developed site plans show the location of equipment,
plant, machinery, structures, and building services.
2.3
Site preparation and construction complies with security and safety plans and
safety regulations.
2.4
Regular customer reporting is established and maintained throughout site
preparation phase.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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