3668 – 03 Units 301 & 302 Safe Working and Telecoms Fundamentals

PLEASE ensure that you read through the information provided for this training course, including the expectations of candidates, fully before booking – we are here to advise and we welcome you to contact us if you have any questions.

It is aimed at *experienced* Data and Fibre Optic cabling Engineers who are currently installing and testing a full range of class D/Class E/Class EA and MM/SM fibre optic systems and are seeking to obtain a Level 3 Qualification in Network Infrastructure, Enterprise Networks, PON and other systems utilising a range of communications cabling systems.

If  your unsure of the route you need we would strongly recommend that you take the City & Guilds 3668 Level 2 qualifcation first. Click HERE for Level 2 details

Unit 301: Safe Working Practices and Behaviours:

• Describe the primary safety legislation and safety regulations relevant to the communications cabling and telecommunications industry.
• Describe key factors of health and safety, personal health and wellbeing
• Describe comprehensive risk assessments, method statements and permit to work in all aspects of underground, overhead and internal networks.
• The principles of conducting a site survey
• Describe and produce a plan for a road works guarding configuration set up
• Describe the deployment of road works guarding in accordance with a site plan.
• Confined spaces including underground chamber safety access
• Responding appropriately to emergencies.
• Working at heights including electrical hazards
• Describe and identify asbestos hazards and legal requirements
• Describe and identify the correct fire stopping materials as appropriate
• Describe the SSOW: safe system of work for voltage/metal/stud detection to identify hidden services and the selection of a safe place to drill.
• Describe processes for carrying out effective communication with customers appropriately.
• Describe the processes for effective communication with peers
• Describe the processes for effective communication with manager.

Unit 302: Telecoms Fundamentals:

• Describe the characteristics of transmission technologies
• Describe the applications in digital networks.
• Describe the uses of different types of media associated with data and telecommunications networks.
• Describe the characteristics of different media that are used as part of data and telecommunications networks.
• Describe data transmission methods used as part of data and telecommunications networks.
• Describe the role of the organisations that are responsible for establishing telecoms and data network standards
• Describe the layers of the OSI model and function of each layer, referencing the TCP/IP model.
• Describe the purpose of standards associated with data and telecommunications networks
• Describe the role of protocols in data and telecommunications networks.

Candidates are individually assessed by a number of timed assignments.

Please note:

All candidates associated assignments are marked internally by a nominated and City and Guilds approved assessor.

These assignments will be subject to a quality audit by the awarding body

This course is subject to vat and is inclusive of all examination fees.

Certificates are sent via email as PDF. If you require a Hard Copy Certificate £5.00 P&P is required.

Our pledge to you is that Total Comms Training will never be beaten on price.

We will price match and go that extra mile by offering you an additional 5% discount off any genuine written “like for like” quotation.

Terms and conditions apply – Price match will be given once a like for like written quotation is received and is within a 30mile radius of our training centre in Harlow, Essex.

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