Application

This unit of competency has been developed for Engineering Tradesperson – Fabrication apprenticeship training and recognition of trade-level skills in the assembly of general fabricated components in plate, pipe and section or sheet in typical applications either on-site or in a fabrication workplace.

Skills covered by this unit are generally applied in occupational and work situations associated with steel fabrication, boilermaking or sheet metal work.

Work may be undertaken individually or as part of a team.

Where assembly involves using pre-constructed jigs unit MEM03001 Perform manual production assembly and unit MEM03003 Perform sheet and plate assembly, should also be selected as appropriate.

Where skills for the assembly of fabricated engineering components are required unit MEM18006 Perform precision fitting of engineering components should also be selected.

Where welds are required to meet legislative or regulatory requirements, then appropriate welding units should also be selected.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

constructing necessary jigs

planning fabricated component assembly tasks and sequences efficiently and effectively

aligning material in jigs and using fixtures, tools and equipment as necessary to check the position of all assembled components visually and dimensionally

marking datum lines in an appropriate manner

positioning and assembling general fabricated components in accordance with drawing/specifications using accepted engineering trade techniques, practices, processes and workplace procedures either on-site or in a fabrication workshop

applying appropriate distortion control techniques and checking to ensure compliance of the final assembly with specifications.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

methods and techniques for assembly of fabricated components

jig construction

effects of distortion of fabricated components and distortion prevention techniques

uses and interpretation of drawings, specifications and material lists

characteristics of relevant tools and equipment for determining squareness, level and alignment

function and determination of datum lines

fixing/joining techniques, including:

welding

adhesives

fasteners

rivets

defects associated with the assembly of fabricated components and methods of rectification of defects by rework or adjustment.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in assembling fabricated components at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires.

Assessment must occur in a functioning workplace. Where assessment in the workplace would be unsafe, impractical or threatens the environment, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects the circumstances that would be experienced in a functioning workplace. Assessment must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

• text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Prerequisite Units

• {'code': 'MEM05005', 'title': 'Carry out mechanical cutting'}
• {'code': 'MEM05007', 'title': 'Perform manual heating and thermal cutting'}
• {'code': 'MEM05052', 'title': 'Apply safe welding practices'}
• {'code': 'MEM05085', 'title': 'Select welding processes'}
• {'code': 'MEM09002', 'title': 'Interpret technical drawing'}
• {'code': 'MEM11011', 'title': 'Undertake manual handling'}
• {'code': 'MEM12023', 'title': 'Perform engineering measurements'}
• {'code': 'MEM12024', 'title': 'Perform computations'}
• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM14006', 'title': 'Plan work activities'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}
• {'code': 'MEM18001', 'title': 'Use hand tools'}
• {'code': 'MEM18002', 'title': 'Use power tools/hand held operations'}
• {'code': 'MEM05090', 'title': 'Weld using manual metal arc welding process'}
• {'code': 'MEM05091', 'title': 'Weld using gas metal arc welding process'}
• {'code': 'MEM05092', 'title': 'Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process'}
• {'code': 'MEM05097', 'title': 'Weld using oxy fuel gas welding process'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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