About this role
Telecommunications Technicians install, maintain and repair telecommunications equipment and appliances, such as telephones, mobile telephones, switchboards and data transmission equipment, in homes, businesses, telephone exchanges and other network sites.
What you might do day-to-day in this job
Typical tasks for a Telecommunications Technician include:
- locates faults in telecommunications equipment using instruments such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, ammeters and transmission measuring equipment
- attaches wires and cables to appliances
- adjusts, replaces and repairs faulty items, and tests equipment using electronic instruments
- installs telecommunications equipment and appliances such as telephones, switchboards and data transmission equipment.
Courses that can lead to a career as a Telecommunications Technician
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Diploma of Information Technology
ICT50220
Develop advanced IT skills in networking, cybersecurity and data management for the digital workforce.
- 1–2 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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- Traineeship
- On-the-job training
- 2 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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- Apprenticeship
- On-the-job training
- 4 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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