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Develop and test mechanical telecommunications prototypes and
analyse results
Level
6
Credits
20
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who currently are, or will be, developing and
testing mechanical telecommunications products, systems, and procedures.
People assessed as competent in this unit standard are able to translate
mechanical telecommunications products, systems, or procedural concepts
into reality; and test and analyse results.
Subfield
Telecommunications
Domain
Telecommunications - Provide Goods and Services
Status
Registered
Status date
28 July 1995
Date version published
25 January 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
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
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Critical underpinning skills and knowledge
Knowledge and skills to identify and evaluate new telecommunications technologies,
systems, or procedures will assist those seeking credits in this unit standard. Such
skill may be evidenced by the holding of credit in Unit 4895, Identify and evaluate
new telecommunications technologies, systems, or procedures.
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General Range
Mechanical telecommunications products and systems: rigging, towers, antennas,
cable repair, laying and routing, racks, frames, other mechanical componentry
required to perform a telecommunications industry technician role.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Develop mechanical telecommunications prototypes.
Performance criteria
1.1
Customer requirements for mechanical telecommunications products, systems,
or procedures are identified and agreed prior to prototype development, and are
accurate and complete.
1.2
Developed specifications for prototypes are identified prior to prototype
development, are accurate and complete, and agreed with customers.
Range
1.3
specifications – include test requirements and qualification test
plan;
customers – internal, external.
Functional requirements of prototypes are identified prior to prototype
development.
Range
component durability under accidental abuse, anticipated future
requirements.
1.4
Sensitivity analysis of prototype components is completed, and only reliable
components are used in the development of mechanical telecommunications
prototypes.
1.5
Constraints to prototype performance are identified and contingencies
developed to optimise specified performance.
Range
1.6
constraints – physical construction, cost per unit, environmental
considerations: temperature, location, hazards, power
requirements, packaging.
Prototypes are developed within budget, by the agreed time, and comply with
industry and organisational standards.
Range
standards – internal policies and procedures, CCITT (international
telegraph and telephone consultative committee), frequency, FCC
(federal communication commission), CCIR (international radio
consultative committee).
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1.7
Regular progress reports on prototype development are documented and
disseminated to authorised parties.
Range
1.8
regular progress reports – weekly, fortnightly, monthly, no less
than quarterly;
authorised parties – management, customers, finance, marketing
or any other persons with authorisation to have access to the
information.
Draft documentation on prototype development is recorded, filed in a secure
place, and is available to authorised users.
Range
user manuals, reports.
Element 2
Test mechanical telecommunications prototypes.
Performance criteria
2.1
Test equipment selected is calibrated, operates within specified parameters,
and is fit for purpose.
2.2
Test equipment is used in accordance with user and manufacturer procedures.
2.3
Tests on mechanical telecommunication prototypes are conducted within the
agreed time and budget, and comply with agreed test plan and specifications.
2.4
Prototypes are tested to maximum operating limits.
2.5
External factors that could impact test integrity are noted, and safety of
personnel and surrounding environment is maintained at all times during testing.
Range
external factors – power supplies, electro magnetic pulse, electro
magnetic resonance, radiation, radio frequency fields, mechanical;
surrounding environment – integrity of support systems, physical,
plant, equipment.
2.6
Mechanical telecommunications prototypes perform to the identified and agreed
specification.
2.7
Test results are documented in the agreed format and disseminated to
authorised personnel promptly.
Range
2.8
authorised personnel – customers, designers, management,
marketing, finance.
Documented test results are filed in a secure place, by the agreed time, and are
available to authorised personnel.
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Element 3
Analyse mechanical telecommunications prototypes test results.
Performance criteria
3.1
Mechanical telecommunications prototype test results are accurate, relevant,
and complete.
3.2
Mechanical telecommunications prototypes test results are analysed for
compliance with agreed test specification and qualification test plan by the
agreed time.
3.3
Resulting decisions and recommendations made from test analysis are
supported by valid evidence and reasoned argument.
3.4
Identified improvements in test procedures are documented and given to
authorised personnel for action.
Range
3.5
authorised personnel – test designers, customers, management,
prototype designers.
Identified improvements in prototype design are documented and given to
relevant authorised personnel promptly.
Range
relevant authorised personnel – sponsors, management.
3.6
Test analysis is documented in the agreed format and disseminated to
authorised personnel promptly.
3.7
Test analysis is filed in a secure environment and is available to authorised
personnel.
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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