Level 2 specification
NR/L2/TEL/30200/Mod01
Competence and Training in Telecommunications Project Engineering
Issue 1, 06 June 2026 · Design process, assurance & records
The competence scheme for Telecoms Project Engineers (TEL PE): parent competences for operational (TEL PE 01) and non-operational (TEL PE 02) telecoms, the child competences by system (GSM-R, FTNx, copper, fibre, cable routes, SISS and so on), assessors, and Authority to Work
Clause map — what each clause deals with
| 1 | Scope | Minimum training and assessment requirements for people doing telecoms project engineering on NR infrastructure |
| 3 | Competence Types | All competences in this module are occupational, arranged in frameworks |
| 4 | Assessment Requirement | Every competence is assessed by a Technical Competence Assessor |
| 5.1 | AtW Process | Authority to Work — the individual must be competent and able to show it before doing the work |
| 5.2 | Deployment of Individuals | Until assessed competent a person works only supervised and holding the relevant prerequisites |
| 5.3 | Underpinning Knowledge | Knowledge everyone in scope needs — H&S legislation, safe systems of work, NR standards |
| 5.4 | Route To Competence | How employers pick the learning intervention, prerequisites, initial development and action learning |
| 5.5 | Assessment | Assessment after learning and action learning against the specific competence |
| 5.6 | Competence of Assessors | Assessors must hold the TEL PE ASR competence |
| 5.7 | Assurance Of Assessments | Assessments are assured by the Chair of the Telecoms Discipline Review Group |
| 5.8 | Maintaining Competence | No practice hours, but an annual capability conversation with the line manager |
| 5.9 | Ending Competence | When competence is ended — action learning not done, performance not met, role change |
| 5.10 | Suspending Competence | Suspending Authority to Work while competence is investigated |
| 6 | Specific Competence: TEL PE 01 | Project Engineer duties for operational telecoms — the parent competence and its child competences: GSM-R, FTS, RETB, UHF radio, FTNx core/WDM, FTNx IP, SDH, media gateway, microwave, concentrators, lineside phones, voice recorders, level crossing phones/PETS, TEC wires, DOO, power supplies, earthing/bonding/immunisation (01.52), copper cabling (01.61), fibre cabling (01.62), cable routes (01.63) |
| 7 | Specific Competence: TEL PE 02 | Project Engineer duties for non-operational telecoms — SISS: CIS, help points, PA/long-line PA, CCTV, station management, station radio, safety-related PA/VA, sub-surface CCTV and radio, non-operational cabling (02.61) |
| 8 | Specific Competence: TEL PE ASR | The technical assessor competence for TEL PE |