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Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to perform complex milling operations on a range of materials, including non-standard metals and alloys.

It applies to a range of complex milling operations, including jobs requiring high precision or quality and operations requiring complex calculations.

Where the selection and use of power tools/hand held operations is required unit MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations should also be selected.

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

What You'll Learn

1. Determine job requirements

  • 1.1 Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • 1.2 Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • 1.3 Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  • 1.4 Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions

2. Select milling cutters

  • 2.1 Select correct milling cutter/s for required operation
  • 2.2 Select correct cutter inserts using International Standard Organisation (ISO) standards as required, and mount in cutter blank
  • 2.3 Mount cutter to machine spindle and check for concentricity

3. Set up work

  • 3.1 Determine the cutting parameters and steps required to mill components
  • 3.2 Set up machine with appropriate accessories for milling operations, as required
  • 3.3 Set up work to required level of accuracy

4. Perform complex milling

  • 4.1 Perform calculations as necessary to achieve specifications for component to be milled
  • 4.2 Check components for compliance with specifications
  • 4.3 Rectify non-compliant product in accordance with SOPs

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 (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures and safe work practices

identifying and interpreting specifications, charts, lists, drawings and other applicable reference documents to carry out complex milling operations

selecting appropriate cutter inserts for cutting operations according to specifications and ISO standards

calculating cutting parameters, including speeds, feeds and ratios

setting up gear trains according to calculations and standard operating procedures

perform complex milling using dividing heads and omniversal tables to specifications

checking components for conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments

rectifying non-compliant product.

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)

precision measuring equipment and their applications

procedures for accurately setting up work

ISO standards applicable to milling cutter inserts

procedures for milling components, such as racks and gears

calculations, geometry and formulae relating to complex milling activities

accessories used for complex milling

applications and use of omniversal tables and differential dividing heads to complex milling operations

tools, techniques and equipment for checking components for conformance to specifications and rectifying non-compliant components.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in performing complex milling operations 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 include evidence of 160 hours of workplace practice associated with the skills of this unit in a functioning workplace.

All aspects of competent application of the unit must be addressed including prerequisite competency units and associated workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.

Knowledge assessment may be either verbal or written but must adequately reflect the knowledge requirements of the unit and its prerequisites in a functioning workplace.

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.

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 25 February 2026