Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade - MEM30305

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Description

This qualification covers the skills and knowledge required for employment as an Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication within the metal, engineering, manufacturing and associated industries or other industries where Engineering Tradespersons - Fabrication work. The qualification has been specifically developed to meet the needs of apprentices in the above trade. The qualification packaging has been developed on an assumption that competency will be developed through an integrated combination of on and off-the-job learning strategies such as those delivered through a formal apprenticeship. The qualification may also be achieved through formal skills recognition assessment processes.

Job roles/employment outcomes

The Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade specifies the competencies required for employment as an Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication including metal fabrication, forging, founding, structural steel erection, electroplating, metal spinning, metal polishing, sheet metal work, welding and the use of related computer controlled equipment.

Employment outcomes related to this qualification are found in a wide variety of manufacturing and engineering related sectors as well as Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication roles in other industries.

Application

This qualification is designed to provide an industry recognised skills profile related to trade work as an Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication. Skills development would usually be undertaken through an Australian Apprenticeship arrangement where the mix of on and off-the-job training would be specified in the Training Plan associated with the Contract of Training between the employer and apprentice.

Assessment of some units of competency must, where indicated, include evidence of the candidate's performance in a productive work environment where there is a sufficient range of appropriate tasks and materials to cover the scope of application of those units. All outcomes must reflect the standard of performance inherent in the job.

Occupational titles that this qualification is suitable for may vary and include metal fabrication tradesperson, boilermaker, 1st class sheet metal worker, 1st class welder, moulder, foundry tradesperson and patternmaker.

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Improved Work Status

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Salary

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Jobs

Graduates of this course are most often employed as:

87.5%

Technicians and Trades Workers

3.9%

Machinery Operators and Drivers

2.9%

Labourers

Industries

Graduates of this course are most often employed in:

68.5%

Manufacturing

9.2%

Construction

6.3%

Mining

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

Financial Assistance

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Units & Packaging

Packaging Rules

The minimum requirements for achievement of the Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade are:

completion of all core units of competency listed below, and

completion of Group A Fabrication stream units listed below to the value of at least 40 points, and

completion of units from Group B Certificate III Trade specialisation units listed in Appendix 1, Volume 1 of the Training Package, to bring the total value to at least 73 points

Points associated with prerequisites count towards the total (refer to units and prerequisites listing in Appendix 2, Volume 1).

Appropriate Group B elective units to the value of 16 points may be chosen from other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where those units are available for inclusion at Certificate III. Note that the elective units listed below include all of the units that are approved for selection from the MEM Training Package for use in this qualification. This meets the NQC requirement that one sixth of the total units must be able to be selected from other qualifications in the same Training Package.

Registered Training Organisations must seek a determination from Manufacturing Skills Australia in respect of the allocation of points values for units of competency drawn from other Training Packages or accredited courses.

Only select units that would be suitable for Fabrication Trade occupational outcomes.

Additional qualification descriptors

The following additional descriptors are approved for use with this qualification: Casting and Moulding; Heavy Fabrication; Light Fabrication; Maintenance; Patternmaking; Surface Finishing; Welding.

Core units

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Unit code	Unit title
MEM12023A	Perform engineering measurements
MEM12024A	Perform computations
MEM13014A	Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment
MEM14004A	Plan to undertake a routine task
MEM14005A	Plan a complete activity
MEM15002A	Apply quality systems
MEM15024A	Apply quality procedures
MEM16006A	Organise and communicate information
MEM16007A	Work with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment
MEM16008A	Interact with computing technology
MEM17003A	Assist in the provision of on the job training
MSAENV272B	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Elective Units

Group A - Fabrication Trade stream units

select units from this list to the value of at least 40 points

Unit code	Unit title	P
MEM03003B	Perform sheet and plate assembly	4
MEM04001B	Operate melting furnaces	4
MEM04002B	Perform gravity die casting	2
MEM04003B	Operate pressure die casting machine	4
MEM04004B	Prepare and mix sand for metal moulding	4
MEM04005C	Produce moulds and cores by hand (jobbing)	16
MEM04006B	Operate sand moulding and core making machines	8
MEM04007B	Pour molten metal	4
MEM04008B	Fettle and trim metal castings/forgings	4
MEM04010B	Develop and manufacture wood patterns	20
MEM04011B	Produce polymer patterns	8
MEM04012B	Assemble plated patterns	8
MEM04013B	Develop and manufacture polystyrene patterns	2
MEM04014B	Develop and manufacture production patterns	8
MEM04015B	Develop and manufacture vacuum forming moulds and associated equipment	6
MEM04016C	Develop and manufacture precision models	6
MEM04017B	Develop and manufacture gear, conveyor screw and propeller patterns	4
MEM04018B	Perform general woodworking machine operations	4
MEM04019B	Perform refractory installation and repair	4
MEM05001B	Perform manual soldering/desoldering - electrical/electronic components	4
MEM05002B	Perform high reliability soldering and desoldering	4
MEM05003B	Perform soft soldering	2
MEM05004C	Perform routine oxy acetylene welding	2
MEM05005B	Carry out mechanical cutting	2
MEM05006C	Perform brazing and/or silver soldering	2
MEM05007C	Perform manual heating and thermal cutting	2
MEM05008C	Perform advanced manual thermal cutting, gouging and shaping	2
MEM05009C	Perform automated thermal cutting	2
MEM05010C	Apply fabrication, forming and shaping techniques	8
MEM05011D	Assemble fabricated components	8
MEM05012C	Perform routine manual metal arc welding	2
MEM05013C	Perform manual production welding	2
MEM05014C	Monitor quality of production welding/fabrications	2
MEM05015D	Weld using manual metal arc welding process	4
MEM05016C	Perform advanced welding using manual metal arc welding process	4
MEM05017D	Weld using gas metal arc welding process	4
MEM05018C	Perform advanced welding using gas metal arc welding process	4
MEM05019D	Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process	4
MEM05020C	Perform advanced welding using gas tungsten arc welding process	4
MEM05022C	Perform advanced welding using oxy acetylene welding process	6
MEM05023C	Weld using submerged arc welding process	4
MEM05026C	Apply welding principles	4
MEM05036C	Repair/replace/modify fabrications	4
MEM05037C	Perform geometric development	6
MEM05038B	Perform advanced geometric development - cylindrical/rectangular	2
MEM05039B	Perform advanced geometric development - conical	2
MEM05040B	Perform advanced geometric development - transitions	4
MEM05041B	Weld using powder flame spraying	4
MEM05047B	Weld using flux core arc welding process	4
MEM05048B	Perform advanced welding using flux core arc welding process	4
MEM05049B	Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding	2
MEM05050B	Perform routine gas metal arc welding	2
MEM05051A	Select welding processes	2
MEM05052A	Apply safe welding practices	4
MEM05053A	Set and edit computer controlled thermal cutting machines	4
MEM05054A	Write basic NC/CNC programs for thermal cutting machines	4
MEM06001B	Perform hand forging	4
MEM06002B	Perform hammer forging	4
MEM06003C	Carry out heat treatment	6
MEM06004B	Select heat treatment processes and test finished product	6
MEM06005B	Perform drop and upset forging	4
MEM06006C	Repair springs	4
MEM06008A	Hammer forge complex shapes	4
MEM06009A	Hand forge complex shapes	4
MEM08001B	Perform wire, jig and barrel load/unload work	4
MEM08002C	Pre-treat work for subsequent surface coating	4
MEM08003C	Perform electroplating operations	6
MEM08004B	Finish work using wet, dry and vapour deposition methods	4
MEM08005B	Prepare and produce specialised coatings	4
MEM08006B	Produce clear and/or coloured and/or sealed anodised films on aluminium	2
MEM08007B	Control surface finish production and finished product quality	4
MEM08008B	Operate and control surface finishing waste treatment process	3
MEM08009C	Make up solutions	2
MEM08010B	Manually finish/polish materials	6
MEM08011B	Prepare surfaces using solvents and/or mechanical means	2
MEM08012B	Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting (basic)	4
MEM08013B	Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting (advanced)	4
MEM08014B	Apply protective coatings (basic)	4
MEM08015B	Apply protective coatings (advanced)	4
MEM08016B	Control blast coating by-products, materials and emissions	1
MEM08018B	Electroplate engineering coatings	6
MEM08019B	Electroplate protective finishes	6
MEM08020B	Electroplate decorative finishes	6
MEM09002B	Interpret technical drawing	4
MEM10001C	Erect structures	4
MEM12007D	Mark off/out structural fabrications and shapes	4
MEM18001C	Use hand tools	2
MEM18002B	Use power tools/hand held operations	2
MEM18098A	Prepare to perform work associated with fuel system installation and servicing*	2

Group B - Trade Specialisation units

Select units from the Certificate III Trade Specialisation units listed in Appendix 1, Volume 1 of MEM05 to bring the total value of units to at least 73 points, including any prerequisites.

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