Modification History
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Unit Descriptor
Unit descriptor |
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop planning strategies for the design phase to meet present and future demands. It involves gathering information on network capability, anticipated network deployment demand and scoping design requirements to produce building planning specifications. 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 |
Technical officers or engineers from private and public organisations apply the skills and knowledge in this unit. They combine technical skills with broader organisational skills to plan the network building requirements within a telecommunications network. As a member of a network planning team, their job titles include network planner, project manager and buildings infrastructure planner. This unit applies to the building environment required to support the deployment of network infrastructure and equipment, such as power, air conditioning and spatial needs. |
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor
Pre-Requisites
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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. Evaluate the building environment requirements |
1.1. Utilise network equipment deployment plans to convert network equipment specifications into building requirements data 1.2. Determine the planned and forecast network equipment deployment locations and quantities to prioritise tasks 1.3. Formulate justification to proceed by analysing the business requirements and benefits to the business 1.4. Analyse the current building capacities or capabilities against the planned deployment data to determine building environment shortfalls or additional needs 1.5. Determine the minimum needs required to address identified building services shortfalls, upgrades or changes 1.6. Identify relevant standards , business and regulatory requirements that are essential for building plan compliance |
2. Scope the buildings design requirements |
2.1. Quantify the building's requirements from known needs to determine if any standard deliverables can be used 2.2. Assess if requirements can be met using new or alternative solutions 2.3. Provide estimated costs and schedule to determine a planning solution 2.4. Prepare a scoping document and supporting documentation with recommendations that complies with deployment standards and regulatory requirements |
3. Produce the project brief |
3.1. Prepare a project scope in required briefing format to present to the design section 3.2. Plan project delivery to meet any business timing and funding constraints 3.3. Produce the building planning specifications with approvals and present to the building design section to be used for detailed design or construction specifications |
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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Network equipment may include: |
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Building requirements data may include: |
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Business requirements may refer to: |
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Capacities may refer to: |
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Capabilities may refer to: |
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Relevant standards may include: |
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Regulatory requirements may include: |
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Estimated costs may include: |
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Supporting documentation may include: |
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Project scope may include: |
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Funding constraints may include: |
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Approvals 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 |