MEM05010 - Apply fabrication, forming and shaping techniques
Overview
This unit of competency has been developed for Engineering Tradesperson – Fabrication apprenticeship training and the recognition of trade-level skills in fabrication, forming and shaping of a wide variety of shapes and products undertaken using a variety of forming and shaping techniques.
Fabrication, forming and shaping is done to specifications interpreted from technical drawings and job specifications using a variety of tools and equipment.
Skills covered by this unit are generally applied in occupational and work situations associated with steel fabrication, boiler making or sheet metal work.
Where heating and thermal cutting is required unit MEM05007 Perform manual heating and thermal cutting should also be selected.
Where marking off/out skills is required unit MEM12007 Mark off/out structural fabrications and shapes should also be selected.
Where welds are required to meet legislative or regulatory requirements appropriate welding units should also be selected.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
- following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices;
- selecting relevant tools and equipment to fabricate, form and shape materials;
- setting up and safely operating equipment;
- forming and shaping materials;
- performing calculations associated with allowances for shrinkage, thickness and inside/outside measurements;
- checking final product for compliance with specifications, and;
- rectifying defects.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):