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Major Group: 3 – Technicians and Trades Workers | Sub-Major Group: 34 – Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Trades Workers | Minor Group: 342 – Electronics and Telecommunications Trades Workers | Unit Group: 3424 – Telecommunications Trades Workers

Description: Installs, maintains and repairs external telecommunication equipment such as aerial lines, conduits and underground cables, radio and mobile phone antennae, and limited items of terminal equipment.

Skill Level 3 : Occupations at Skill Level 3 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:
– NZ Register Level 4 qualification
– AQF Certificate IV or
– AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training.
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Specialisations

  • Operator Bearer Systems (Army)

Specialisation titles are any commonly used titles which refer to a subset of jobs belonging to the occupation designated in the principal title. These jobs involve the performance of specialised tasks rather than the broader range of tasks usually performed in the occupation.

Description: Install, maintain and repair data transmission equipment, aerial lines, conduits, cables, radio antennae and telecommunications equipment and appliances.
Skill Level: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
– In Australia:
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
– In New Zealand:
NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
At least three years of relevant experience and/or relevant vendor certification may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Tasks
  • Examining drawings, specifications and work areas to determine positioning and connections for equipment to be installed

  • Locating faults in telecommunications equipment using instruments such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, ammeters and transmission measuring equipment

  • Attaching wires and cables to appliances

  • Adjusting, replacing and repairing faulty items, and testing equipment using electronic instruments

  • Installing cabling for telephone, radio, pay TV and computer transmission

  • Joining cables and sealing sheaths with lead and thermoplastic

  • Erecting, testing and maintaining aerial and underground wires and cables, and radio and mobile phone antennae

  • Installing telecommunications equipment and appliances such as telephones, switchboards and data transmission equipment