Field          Engineering and Technology

 

Review, revision, and revision and rollover of Telecommunications - Service Delivery unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Telecommunications

Telecommunications - Service Delivery

4904-4906, 4910, 4916, 4917, 4927, 4932-4934, 4936-4944, 4946-4948, 18705-18714, 20176, 20177, 27913-27916, 27967-27978, 28860-28880, 28883, 28884, 28897

 

The Infrastructure ITO (Connexis) has reviewed, revised, and revised and rolled over the unit standards listed above to facilitate the change in standard setting body responsibility from The Skills Organisation to the Infrastructure ITO.  Unit standards that have been revised and rolled over are in italics.  Unit standards that have been revised are in bold.  All other unit standards have been reviewed (see table below).

 

Date new versions published                                                          November 2017

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2020

 

Summary

 

Infrastructure ITO took over standard setting responsibility for the Telecommunications sector in June 2016.  As part of the targeted review of qualifications, the qualifications, programmes and unit standards have been reviewed with industry and other stakeholders.  Meetings were held in Auckland and Wellington between November 2016 and June 2017 to work through the outcomes and make them relevant for industry.

 

Main changes

 

·           The Telecommunications Working Group agreed to expire standards that were not in use, change the standard setting body name from The Skills Organisation to the Infrastructure ITO and to change content to reflect current legislation, regulation and industry standards.

·           Unit standards 4904-4942, 4944, 4947, 4948 were designated expiring as there has been no usage of these standards in the past five years.

·           Units 4943 and 4946 have had some usage and were designated expiring with a later expiry date (at the end of December 2019).

·           Several standards were revised and changes were made to the outcomes, performance criteria, ranges and guidance information.

·           The planned review date for standards that were rolled over was extended to December 2020.

 

Category D unit standards with no usage will expire at the end of December 2018.

 

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Detailed list of reviewed unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

Engineering and Technology > Telecommunications > Telecommunications - Service Delivery

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

4904

Implement repair procedures to computer telecommunications products and services

4

6

D

4905

Implement repair procedures to radio telecommunications products and services

4

6

D

4906

Evaluate and prepare existing sites for major installations of telecommunications equipment

5

6

D

4910

Acquire and prepare new sites for the installation of telecommunications equipment and systems

6

6

D

4916

Commission radio telecommunications products and services

5

10

D

4917

Commission mechanical telecommunications products and systems

5

10

D

4927

Provide telecommunications customer help desk services

4

10

D

4932

Commission electronic telecommunications products and services

5

10

D

4933

Design and maintain a telecommunications support system

4

4

D

4934

Define telecommunications system's operational performance

5

4

D

4936

Monitor and optimise telecommunications system operational performance

4

4

D

4937

Maintain and operate telecommunications systems and equipment in polar regions

5

10

D

4938

Identify and forecast future capability requirements and demands on telecommunication networks

7

6

D

4939

Define and specify planned change to telecommunications network, system, or application

6

10

D

4940

Identify variations in specified technical performance of electronic telecommunications equipment

3

6

D

4941

Locate variations in telecommunication system's technical performance

4

6

D

4942

Implement repair procedures to electronic telecommunications equipment

4

6

D

4943

Test, verify, and secure electronic telecommunications system operation

4

6

D

4944

Identify customer requirements and initiate provision of telecommunications products and services

4

6

D

4946

Implement repair procedures to mechanical telecommunications products and services

4

6

D

4947

Develop solutions that meet telecommunications customer needs and disseminate to interested parties

5

6

D

4948

Provide support for telecommunications sales activities

5

4

D