Course Title: Place and secure customer cable
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C2224 Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology
Course Title: Place and secure customer cable
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 45
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
EEET7365C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2017, Term1 2018, Term2 2018, Term1 2019 |
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install customer cable infrastructure. It involves selecting cable route, setting up cable dispensers and placing and securing cable.
It applies to individuals who work in technical roles and who may be required to do new installations, upgrades or maintain existing networks in domestic, commercial and industrial installations. Communications applications include digital and analog, telephony, data, video, digital broadcasting, computer networks, local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN) and multimedia.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
NIL
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTCBL202 Place and secure customer cable |
Elements: |
1. Prepare for task and identify cable route 1.1 Arrange access to site according to customer instructions, required procedures, site security arrangements and relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards 1.2 Notify appropriate personnel of identified safety hazards at cabling worksite 1.3 Plan cable route, identifying and avoiding other services and remote power feeding services operating at above telecommunications network voltage (TNV) on site in commercial buildings 1.4 Select cable route to maintain required clearances and segregations according to cable plan and complying with relevant industry standards 1.5 Confirm cable route and requirements with customer 1.6 Select tools, equipment and cables for installation of support system from work specifications and schedules
2. Set up cable dispensers 2.1 Determine feeder locations to minimise wastage of cable and efficiency 2.2 Set up feeders in locations to provide ease of access during hauling of cable 2.3 Secure feeder locations to minimise safety risks during installation 2.4 Label hauling end of cable with unique identifier prior to placement
3. Place and secure cable 3.1 Haul and place cable in safe manner within clearances required by industry standards, and manufacturer and work specifications 3.2 Place cable in neat, orderly and methodical manner, allowing sufficient excess at cable ends to facilitate termination 3.3 Inspect cable to maintain separations to comply with regulations 3.4 Install barriers to achieve separations where sufficient spatial separation cannot be met with other services 3.5 Install and trim securing anchors promptly to restrain cable movement to manufacturer s specifications
4. Complete cable installation 4.1 Update records and cable plans promptly and accurately 4.2 Store records and plans according to customer and company requirements 4.3 Remove installation waste and debris from worksite and dispose of according to environmental requirements to maintain safe worksite conditions |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessments | |
Assessment 1 | Practical Test |
Assessment 2 | Closed Book Test |
These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
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To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.