ICT20319 – Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology

Course Overview

This is an entry-level qualification for telecommunications technology operators who may:

  • Install telecommunications equipment, data cabling and cabling products on customer premises
  • Perform fault-finding on a limited range of digital reception equipment for both cable television and free-to-air television reception, for either a customer or an enterprise
  • Install and maintain telecommunications radio communications equipment in base stations and connect wireless base stations
  • Install and maintain telecommunications equipment on high structures including radio towers or for installation and connection of wireless base stations.

The qualification is suited to an individual undertaking work experience, or in a probationary period in employment.

It is particularly applicable to school-based delivery as an entry-level pathway to employment and is suitable as an Australian traineeship or apprenticeship pathway, except for the units of competency that involve high-risk work age restrictions.