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Implement repair procedures to radio telecommunications products and
services
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who currently are or will be involved in the
repair of radio products and services.
People assessed as competent in this unit standard will be able to repair
and/or replace faulty components, and restore specified technical
performance to radio products and services.
Subfield
Telecommunications
Domain
Telecommunications - Service Delivery
Status
Registered
Status date
28 July 1995
Date version published
25 January 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
New Zealand Certificate in Engineering (electrical and/or
telecommunications), Radio Technicians Certificate, or
equivalent or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and
skills.
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
General Range
Radio products and services: those radio products and services relating to radio
communication systems including transmission equipment, cabling, studios, broadcast
radio and transmitters, customer premise equipment, radar, direction finding, jamming.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Plan repair.
Performance criteria
1.1
Fault diagnosis data are valid, current, and complete.
1.2
Correct equipment and resources required for repair are available.
Range
equipment – test equipment (modulation meters, distortion meters,
frequency counters, Direction of Material Management, spectrum
analyser, oscilloscopes, power meters, attenuators), tools, plant,
machinery relevant to the equipment to be repaired;
resources – sub-contractors, internal personnel, materials,
timetables.
1.3
Equipment to be used in repair is in a safe and fully operational condition.
1.4
Repair plan minimises impact on system performance.
Range
repair options and alternatives, repair costings, recommended
courses of repair action, proposed work.
1.5
Customer access and repair plan is agreed prior to commencement of repair.
1.6
Authorisation documentation is accurate, complete, and available for authorised
personnel.
Range
1.7
authorisation documentation – site clearances, site access, repair
timing, approval to proceed, contractual obligations;
authorised personnel – technicians, systems controllers, systems
analysts, customers, external providers and suppliers.
Repair documentation is accurate, complete, and available for future reference
by authorised personnel.
Range
legal requirements, manuals, plans, contractual obligations, trade
practices, fault histories, service records.
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Element 2
Restore specified technical performance to telecommunications equipment components.
Performance criteria
2.1
Repair is completed in accordance with repair plan, agreed customer
expectations, equipment specifications, and safety regulations.
Range
equipment specifications – manufacturer's, operational;
safety regulations – personnel, equipment.
2.2
Equipment component and system operation are restored to specified technical
performance.
2.3
Customer post-repair needs are identified and prompt action taken.
Range
training, user-familiarisation, user documentation, satisfaction
feedback, quality control monitoring, preventative measures and or
procedures.
2.4
Equipment, plant, and tools used for repair are refurbished, in fully operational
and safe condition, and in the correct place ready for immediate re-use.
2.5
Documentation relating to the repair of equipment components is complete,
accurate, filed in the correct place, or with the agreed person by the agreed
time.
Range
invoices, histories, project reports, stock re-ordering, sign offs,
warranties, contractual obligations.
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.
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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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