Printer FriendlyPathways to ACMA Cabling Provider Rules Cabling Registration
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and key communications/telecommunications industry stakeholders originally developed this document in 2004, and updated it in 2007, 2009 and 2010 to consolidate the training pathways to the ACMA Cabling Provider Rules (CPR) registration.
In the cabler training and registration sector, there needs to be clarity about the programs available for training cablers and which programs apply to which types of candidates. The pathways in this document bring together existing programs in a cohesive framework of training that optimises access to training and registration for all types of candidates.
Two types of training are available:
• module-based and
• competency-based
Competency-based is recommended as the most appropriate; however, some cablers prefer the module-based option.
Use of this document
This document is intended to be the primary information source for registered training organisations (RTOs), registrar organisations and cabler assessors.
The recommended strategy for using this document with individual candidates is:
• Identify the characteristics of the candidate—their experience, prior learning and desired outcomes
• Assess the candidate’s experience using the criteria supplied in the section "Criteria for cabling experience"
• Select a pathway which suits the candidate characteristics using the charts in Section 3
• Refer to the detailed charts to obtain information about the specific modules or competency units to be undertaken
The charts can also be used by RTOs in determining which programs they will offer and the specific details of those programs.
It should be noted that regardless of any policies in the Vocational Education & Training (VET) sector or industry at large favouring “competencies”, module-based programs are still recognised by the Telecommunications regulator Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA).
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