Course Title: Install and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C2224 Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology

Course Title: Install and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 30

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)

EEET7372C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face

Term1 2017,
Term2 2018,
Term1 2019

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install and test optical fibre cable on a customer's premises for communications applications using a range of terminations that may include direct termination, fusion splicing and mechanical splicing.

It applies to technical staff who place, secure and terminate optical fibre cable in new installations and 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:

ICTCBL302 Install and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises

Elements:

1 Prepare for installation of optical fibre cable   1.1 Prepare for given work according to relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards   1.2 Arrange access to site according to required procedure   1.3 Inform appropriate personnel of identifiedhazards on worksite   1.4 Organise tools, cabling products, equipment and materials for given work   1.5 Match optical fibre cabletype and connectors to installation environment and customer requirements   1.6 Check proposed route and bend ratios to meet manufacturer s specifications and industry standards   1.7 Test cable on drum for optical continuity if required

 

2 Install, terminate and test optical fibre cable   2.1 Install cable following work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements, and complying with manufacturer s specifications and industry standards   2.2 Join cable and perform type of termination specified in plan using safe work practices and according to manufacturer s specifications   2.3 Test joint for transmission loss and strength and re-terminate joint if transmission loss exceeds manufacturer s specifications   2.4 Record all measurements

3 Remove fibre hazards from work area   3.1 Clean work area thoroughly to minimise risk of injury from loose glass fibre   3.2 Dispose of waste safely according to relevant environmental requirements   3.3 Restore worksite to customer s satisfaction

 

4 Document installation   4.1 Update plans and records with details of installation and test results   4.2 Notify customer of work completion and obtain sign off


Learning Outcomes

Refer to Elements


Overview of Assessment

 

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment

Assessment 1

 Practical

Assessment 2

 Closed Book Test

These tasks assess the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): 

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements / Performance Criteria Covered

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

1.1

 X

 X

1.2

 X

 X

1.3

 X

 X

1.4

 X

 X

1.5

 X

 X

1.6

 X

 X

1.7

 X

 X

2.1

 X

 X

2.2

 X

 X

2.3

 X

 X

2.4

 X

 X

3.1

 X

 X

3.2

 X

 X

3.3

 X

 X

4.1

 X

 X

4.2

X

 X

 

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency.