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National Occupational Standards for Broadcast Media Technology

National Occupational Standards (Standards) provide a clear, up to date description of what an individual needs to be able do in order to perform a job successfully. They consist of a detailed breakdown of the tasks, knowledge and skills needed for effective performance within a job role, including any statutory or legal responsibilities.  The Standards have been developed, in conjunction with SEMTA - The Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, over a number of years by both people who work in the industry and experts from each occupational area through a process of investigation, analysis and consultation with a wide range of people.

You may wish to download the entire suite of Standards, but it is also possible to download individual units or search for units appropriate to specific job roles within Broadcast Media Technology.


Background
The skills and knowledge required of Broadcast engineers were mapped to the overarching OSCEng (Occupational Standards Council for Engineering) Standards, which are used as a template, and the appropriate units were contextualised by industry specialists for the broadcast sector.


What are levels?
These sets of Standards make reference to specific levels. Standards are made up of a group of units and each unit can be assigned a different level. By grouping together units of National Occupational Standards you can specify the full range of performance, knowledge and skills needed for a particular job.

The majority of Standards developed and owned by Skillset are not levelled. Skillset develops qualification structures which contains this information if required.

National Occupational Standards are used as the building blocks for the design of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs).  NVQs and SVQs are work-related competence based qualifications and are available at a number of different levels.  These Standards are assigned levels because the organisation who developed them wanted to make a clear reference to the nationally recognised qualification level framework.

For more information on Qualification Frameworks and the different levels please go to the QCA and SQA websites.


Download the entire suite of Standards:
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNational Occupational Standards for Broadcast Media Technology - Level 3
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNational Occupational Standards for Broadcast Media Technology - Level 4


Download individual units:
Level 3:
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 1 Extract and interpret Information from System Drawings and Specifications
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 2 Install Broadcast Equipment
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 3 Adjust Broadcast Equipment for Operational Use
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 4 Diagnose Faults in Broadcast Equipment
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 5 Identify Technical Solutions to Meet Broadcast Requirements
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 6 Provide Technical Information in Required Formats
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 7 Plan Broadcast Media Technology Activities
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 8 Control Allocated Resources to Achieve Requirements
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 9 Produce One-Off Components
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 10 Remove and Dismantle Broadcast Equipment
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 11 Carry Out Planned Maintenance on Broadcast Equipment
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 12 Remove and Replace Assembly or Sub-Assembly Components
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 13 Establish Compliance with Specifications
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 14 Conduct Specified Testing of Broadcast Equipment
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 15 Analyse and Interpret the Results of Engineering Tests
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 16 Monitor the Performance and Condition of Broadcast Equipment
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 17 Assess the Performance and Condition of Broadcast Equipment
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 18 Monitor the Use of Resources to Meet Engineering Requirements
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 19 Accept and Confirm Responsibility for Control of Broadcast Equipment
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 20 Hand over Broadcast Equipment for the Control of Others
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 21 Provide Operational Support to Users of Broadcast Equipment
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 22 Develop Yourself in the Work Role
Adobe Acrobat DocumentX1 Contribute to good working relationships
Adobe Acrobat DocumentX2 Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety

Level4:
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 23 Identify the Requirements of Clients for Broadcast Systems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 24 Plan and Manage the Implementation of Broadcast Systems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 25 Solve Broadcast Operational Problems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 26 Determine Maintenance Requirements of Broadcast Equipment or Systems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 27 Maintain and Develop Engineering Expertise
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 28 Produce and Agree Functional Specifications with Clients
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 29 Create Designs for Broadcast Systems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 30 Evaluate Designs for Broadcast Systems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 31 Solve Broadcast Installation Problems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 32 Commission Broadcast Systems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 33 Monitor and Evaluate the Operation of Broadcast Systems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 34 Manage Maintenance Methods and Procedures
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 35 Solve Broadcast Maintenance Problems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBMT 36 Monitor and Evaluate the Maintenance of Broadcast Equipment or Systems
Adobe Acrobat DocumentX1 Contribute to good working relationships
Adobe Acrobat DocumentX2 Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety
Adobe Acrobat DocumentX3 Conduct an assessment of risks in the workplace


For further details please contact our Standards Team on 020 7713 9800.




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