Modification History
Not Applicable
Unit Descriptor
Unit descriptor |
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to consider business drivers in a decision-making process for network planning. The business processes and strategies form part of the model to justify investment in planning projects. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority. |
Application of the Unit
Application of the unit |
Technicians or technical officers from private and public organisations apply the skills and knowledge in this unit to plan developments in Core or Access networks. They combine technical design skills with organisational and business skills to apply business acumen to network planning for service providers and asset owners. |
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor
Pre-Requisites
Prerequisite units |
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Employability Skills Information
Employability skills |
This unit contains employability skills. |
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
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. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Analyse forecasts using customer demand |
1.1. Gather and organise information concerning customer service and usage data to determine customer demand 1.2. Determine trends in customer demands in specific customer operating environment and markets 1.3. Assess key measures of capacity and customer demand for forecast |
2. Build models to develop business cases |
2.1. Construct a model to represent key options to formulate strategic proposals in network planning 2.2. Access the legislation that govern carriers in Australia to determine the rights of carriers and service providers in installing facilities under Commonwealth legislation 2.3. Produce a strategic network plan using key variables and communicate them to intended audience 2.4. Apply business case methodology to determine key economic measures and risks to business success 2.5. Evaluate business value and options to recommend appropriate planning strategy |
3. Apply financial analysis |
3.1. Use a financial investment tool relevant to the business environment to determine financial viability of the planning project 3.2. Apply key economic measures in an analysis process and develop business strategy 3.3. Determine relevant level of financial analysis required to optimise network planning |
4. Analyse demographic trends for strategy development |
4.1. Gather demographic data and determine impact of demographic diversity on planning strategies 4.2. Analyse data and produce demographic trends for use in strategy developments in network planning |
5. Assess technology implementation |
5.1. Determine unit costs associated with technologies and products by using lifecycle of technologies 5.2. Research what different technology bases can deliver and the circumstances and locations in which they should be successfully deployed |
6. Evaluate network deployment architecture |
6.1. Evaluate network deployment architecture using network deployment rules and reasoning behind architecture rules 6.2. Produce a business model of network planning applying commercial considerations and exemption process |
Required Skills and Knowledge
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE |
This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit. |
Required skills |
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Required knowledge |
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Evidence Guide
EVIDENCE GUIDE |
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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. |
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Overview of assessment |
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
Evidence of the ability to:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Assessment must ensure:
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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:
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Guidance information for assessment |
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
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. |
Range Statement
RANGE STATEMENT |
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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
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Trends in customer demands may include: |
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Key measures of capacity may include: |
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Legislation may include: |
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Key variables may include: |
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Intended audience may include: |
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Key economic measures may include: |
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Financial investment tools may include: |
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Demographic diversity may include: |
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Demographic trends may include: |
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Commercial considerations may include: |
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Exemption process may include: |
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Unit Sector(s)
Unit sector |
Telecommunications |
Co-requisite units
Co-requisite units |
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Competency field
Competency field |
Network planning |