NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Install and maintain basic telecommunications systems and services
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard covers the installation of basic
telecommunication cabling, equipment, systems, and services.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
–
select and install cable support systems and cables for
basic telecommunication systems to meet industry
practice and in accordance with regulations and company
requirements;
–
select and install telecommunications equipment for basic
telecommunication systems to meet industry practice and
in accordance with regulations and company
requirements; and
–
test and commission telecommunications installations.
Classification
Telecommunications > Telecommunications - Service Delivery
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 27911, Demonstrate knowledge of workplace safety,
electrical safety, hazard management and testing for safety for
technicians; Unit 27914, Demonstrate knowledge of installation
practices and procedures for telecommunications network
equipment; or demonstrate equivalent skills and knowledge.
Explanatory notes
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This unit standard has been developed for learning and assessment on-job.
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References
AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15018:2005, Information technology - Generic cabling for homes;
AS/NZS 3080:2003, Telecommunications installations - Generic cabling for
commercial premises;
AS/NZS 3084:2003, Telecommunications installations - Telecommunications
pathways and spaces for commercial buildings;
Building Act 2004;
Electricity Act 1992;
Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
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Local Body regulations;
Telecommunications Act 2001;
Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication
Facilities) Regulations 2008;
Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum Code for Residential, SOHO and Multi-dwelling
Premises Wiring (Premises Wiring Code of Practice) (2011) available at
http://www.tcf.org.nz/library/51eee964-eae7-4a02-83c0-f4ac6072b1f4.cmr;
TIA/EIA-568A – Commercial Building Wiring Standard and all subsequent
amendments and replacements.
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Definitions
CPE – Customer Premises Equipment.
Frame – a structure into which an equipment cabinet, or equipment rack, is mounted.
Industry practice – those practices that competent practitioners within the industry
recognise as current industry practice.
Multi-pair cable – a twisted pair cable containing more than 24 pairs.
Network access point – a terminal where multi-pair cable may be accessed (may
contain copper or fibre cables).
Remote access – access to installed equipment by a management or operations
centre of a service provider.
Service Provider – operates and sells a telecommunications service.
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Range
a Evidence is required of at least 10 basic installations covering at least two different
types of cable and two different types of equipment.
b All work must comply with current regulations and standards noted above, and
with any applicable environmental and company safety and health procedures.
c All servicing must be performed within industry acceptable timeframes.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Select and install cable support systems and cables for basic telecommunication systems
to meet industry best practice and in accordance with regulations and company
requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Select and install cable support systems for each of the 10 basic installations.
Range
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support systems may include but are not limited to − cable tray,
ladder rack, trunking, conduit, aerial support systems, catenary
wire;
mounting hardware – fittings, fixtures, fastenings;
evidence of three support systems is required across the 10
installations.
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1.2
Select and install common telecommunications cables for each for each of the
10 basic installations.
Range
1.3
cables may include − copper, coaxial cable, fibre, multi-pair cable;
applications may include but are not limited to − CPE,
broadcasting, radio systems, access network, core network,
signals and communications;
install may include but is not limited to – terminations, joints, use of
colour code, use of appropriate tools and equipment, limitations of
methods and techniques used for a given application.
Demonstrate management practices for telecommunications cable support
systems during installation.
Range
1.4
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management practice – bend radius, securing, grounding,
bonding, labelling, support, separation of services, future
expansion;
support systems may include but are not limited to − cable tray,
ladder rack, trunking, conduit, aerial, buried.
Consider relevant environmental conditions when performing installations.
Range
relevant environmental considerations may include but are not
limited to – moisture ingress, insect and vermin ingress, corrosion,
ventilation, equipment protection, cable protection, lightning
protection, dust control, water and spoil management, fire
stopping;
evidence required for all environmental considerations relevant to
the installation used for assessment.
Outcome 2
Select and Install telecommunications equipment for basic telecommunication systems to
meet industry practice and in accordance with regulations and company requirements.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Select and install frames/cabinets for each of the 10 basic installations.
Range
2.2
frames/cabinets may include but are not limited to − cabinets,
racks, frames, seismic frames;
locations may include but are not limited to – equipment
room/closet, patch-panels, cabinets, pedestals, pit, manhole;
mounting methods may include but are not limited to – wall mount,
pole mount, plinth, rack mount, underground.
Consider relevant environmental conditions when performing each of the 10
basic installations.
Range
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relevant environmental considerations may include but are not
limited to – moisture ingress, insect and vermin ingress, corrosion,
ventilation, equipment protection, cable protection, lightning
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protection, dust control, water and spoil management, fire
stopping;
evidence required for all environmental considerations relevant to
the installation used for assessment.
Outcome 3
Test and commission telecommunications installations.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Complete common commissioning testing to ensure installation meets minimum
standards.
Range
3.2
types of tests – visual inspections, polarity, functional tests, end to
end tests, remote access;
test – safety, harm to equipment, damage to cabling, incorrect
function, faults.
Prepare documentation as required before handover of installation in
accordance with industry practice.
Range
may include but is not limited to – technical test results, as built
technical diagrams, customer documentation.
3.3
Prepare installation site and removal of waste from site for handover of
installation to meet stakeholder satisfaction and in accordance with industry
practice, and company procedure.
3.4
Complete handover procedures for the installation to meet stakeholder
satisfaction and in accordance with industry practice and company handover
procedure.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 July 2013
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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
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