Unit of competency details

Release 

Comments 

Release 2

This version first released with ICT10 Integrated Telecommunications Training Package Version 3.0.

Addition to required knowledge. Minor changes to knowledge requirements and range statement to reflect changed terminology.

Outcomes deemed equivalent.

Release 1

This version first released with ICT10 Integrated Telecommunications Training Package Version 1.0.

Elements 

Performance Criteria 

Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide.

1. Work within the constraints imposed by customer premises and ACMA regulatory environment

1.1 Prepare for restricted cabling work  within the regulatory and cabling environment, cable type, cable identification, termination systems, earthing and protection, records  and according to requirements of relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards 

1.2 Identify building infrastructure  that places critical constraints on cabling 

1.3 Develop strategies to manage other infrastructure  in relation to cabling

1.4 Notify appropriate personnel of safety hazards  at the cabling work site

2. Manage remote power feed

2.1 Identify and avoid the risks posed by contact with remote power feeding services when performing cabling activity

2.2 Make site safe by identifying remote power feeding services that operate at above telecommunications network voltage (TNV) inside customer premises

3. Install cables and protective earth wires

3.1 Install cables according to manufacturer's application specifications, including tension and bending stress requirements

3.2 Identify and avoid sources of possible damage to cable, including hot pipes, sharp edges and cable burn

3.3 Allow sufficient excess at cable ends to facilitate termination 

3.4 Place and secure cable to maintain safety and interference segregation according to legislative and industry standards

3.5 Install cable ties with correct tension to prevent cable sheath damage or transmission impairment and trimmed flush to prevent risk of personal damage

3.6 Install underground cables to minimum depth of cover and segregation from hazardous electrical and other services according to AS/CA TS009:2013

3.7 Install underground cables excluding blown fibre tube systems to incorporate a blocking agent within the cable to prevent the ingress of water

3.8 Install aerial cables to minimum clearance, segregation from hazardous electrical and other services and minimum height requirements according to AS/CA TS009:2013

3.9 Install over-voltage protection devices according to AS/CA TS009:2013 to all cable pairs, where required, to suppress voltage surges and protect from earth potential rise (EPR) hazards and protectively earth the devices

3.10 Protect earth wire insulation against damage and segregate protective earths according to relevant legislative and industry standards

4. Terminate and test cables and earth wires

4.1 Remove cable sheath to allow for correct termination length and without damage to underlying conductors and their insulation

4.2 Install NTD terminating modules according to manufacturer specifications and with cable pairs neatly and sequentially fanned for termination

4.3 Terminate conductors according to recommended colour code sequence using appropriate termination tools in the manufacturer's specified manner

4.4 Earth cable shield, if applicable, to manufacturer specifications, relevant industry codes of practice and AS/CA TS009:2013

4.5 Conduct visual inspection to confirm termination colour code sequence has been followed prior to end-to-end testing of wire and pair termination integrity

4.6 Terminate earth wires with connectors recommended by manufacturers according to accepted industry codes of practice and AS/CA TS009:2013

4.7 Maintain earth wire continuity throughout and observe interface requirements with electrical systems

4.8 Test earthing installation for continuity, insulation resistance and conductive resistance according to accepted industry standards, including AS/CA TS009:2013

4.9 Confirm compatibility of alterations with existing systems and test new work both in isolation and when integrated with existing systems

5. Inspect cable route to ensure correct separations

5.1 Inspect separations  along the entirety of the cable route and rectify separations that do not comply with regulations

5.2 Install barriers to achieve separations where sufficient spatial separation cannot be met

6. Create records

6.1 Provide the client with a job sign-off and telecommunications cabling advice form, at the completion of each cabling task

6.2 Complete NTD record cards for the work undertaken

7. Monitor work activity

7.1 Supervise cablers not holding appropriate registration for the task to ensure cabling activity is according to legislative requirements for safety and network integrity, including AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/CA TS009:2013

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

Evidence of the ability to:

• complete a cabling installation and termination:

• three different types of telephone sockets:

• Australian modular socket
• Mode 3 alarm socket
• United States modular socket

• one NTD
• one alarm panel, including completion of a TCA compliance form and NTD records
• one Ethernet cable

• apply cable conductor identification codes
• conduct and interpret cable test results
• interpret and apply standards and regulations
• comply with all related OHS requirements and work practices.

Context of and specific resources for assessment 

Assessment must ensure:

• a site on which communications cabling activities may be carried out
• use of cabling and field equipment currently used in industry
• licensing requirements and other site-related documentation.

Method of assessment 

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

• direct observation of the candidate undertaking cabling installations and tests, and applying cable conductor identification codes
• oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of test results, standards requirements and specific technical procedures.

Guidance information for assessment 

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

• ICTCBL2137B Install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling: ACMA Open Rule.

Aboriginal people and other people from a non-English speaking background may have second language issues.

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 required knowledge. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

Restricted cabling work  refers to:

• aerial and underground cabling work on private property
• cabling work that is performed only in relation to a customer’s premises
• customer cabling that terminates directly at the network boundary on a socket or network termination device.

Regulatory environment  refers to:

• accredited registrars and registration
• ACMA
• Certified Components List
• Communications Alliance
• labelling requirements
• Telecommunications Act 1997.

Cabling environment  may refer to:

• indoor environments, including concealed locations:

• ceilings and false ceilings
• internal wall space
• modular workstations
• under floor

• outdoor environments, including cable installations:

• aerial telecommunications cabling for restricted cabling work, which does not include installations on poles shared with low voltage (LV) or high voltage (HV) electrical power cables or terminations
• external walls
• underground cabling in an exclusive trench or shared trench with electrical LV cables and other utilities.

Cable type  may include:

• aerial
• coaxial
• copper twisted pair
• data cables: Category 5, 6, 6A, 7 or 7A
• external
• indoor
• optic fibre cable
• underground.

Cable identification  refers to:

• cable conductor identification codes:

• banded
• colour coded
• lettered
• numbered.

Termination systems  must include:

• network termination device
• socket types:

• Australian modular socket
• Mode 3 alarm socket
• United States modular socket.

Note: Jumperable distributors are not included in this requirement.

Earthing and protection  must include:

• earthing for protection
• surge suppression.

Records  may include:

• NTD record cards
• telecommunication cabling advice forms TCA1 and TCA2.

Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards  may include:

• accredited registrars and registration
• Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes
• ACMA
• AS/NZS 3000:2007
• AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/CA TS009:2013
• Certified Components List (CCL)
• AS Communications Cabling Manual (CCM) – Restricted
• labelling
• overview of Telecommunications Act 1997.

Building infrastructure  may include:

• availability and suitability of existing cabling trays and fixing systems
• building hazards
• elevated working
• high voltage (HV) power
• restricted access.

Cabling  may include:

• aerial customer
• external customer
• indoor customer
• underground customer.

Strategies to manage other infrastructure  may include:

• appropriate separations
• correct use of cable trays and support systems
• fastening techniques.

Safety hazards  may refer to:

• access points that may contain:

• hazardous light or non-visible laser
• radio frequency (RF) emission

• electrical supply and areas of earth potential rise (EPR) that require mandatory separation from communications cable
• hazardous conduit as according to AS 1345:1995 conduit colours associated with a hazardous service.

Termination  may include:

• Australian modular socket
• Ethernet connectors terminated at both ends of an Ethernet cable and tested
• Mode 3 alarm socket
• NTD
• United States modular socket

Note: Jumperable distributors are not included in this requirement.

Separations  refer to:

• correct separations between communications cable and other services:

• LV
• HV single core
• HV multi-core
• open terminations

• separations covered by AS/CA TS009:2013.