METALS & ENGINEERING

As part of the manufacturing and design industry, engineering offers the opportunity to be involved in broad-based skills areas driven by technology and design. This course provides foundation skills to operate tools and equipment to produce and modify objects. Students will learn basic welding skills, communication skills, and explore career options in the engineering and manufacturing industry.

Possible Career Pathways

This program prepares students for a career in the manufacturing, engineering, advanced manufacturing, mining, resources and defence industries. Possible career pathways include:

  • Boiler or Engine Operator
  • Boilermaker’s Assistant
  • Fitter’s Assistant
  • Engineering Production Worker
  • Metal Engineering Process Worker
Certificate II
ENGINEERING PATHWAYS (MEM20422)

This course equips students with the knowledge and skills which will enhance their prospects of employment in an engineering, fitting and turning, or fabrication and welding setting.

Students will become skilled in using electric welding machines, cutting, shaping and manufacturing metal structures and components using hand and power tools, and engineering workshop machines.

PEER (RTO Code 45744) is responsible for the quality of accredited training and assessment provided and for the issuing of all qualifications and statements of attainment for this course.

See table to the right for full list of competencies associated with this AQF qualification.

UNIT CODE
UNIT TITLE
NOMINAL
HOURS
CORE    
MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering 40
MEMPE005 Develop a career plan for the engineering and manufacturing industries 20
MEMPE006 Undertake a basic engineering project 80
MEMENV272 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices 30
ELECTIVES  (subject to change)  
MEM11011 Undertake manual handling 20
MEM16006 Organise and communicate information 20
MEM18001 Use hand tools 20
MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations 20
MEMPE001 Use engineering workshop machines 60
MEMPE002 Use electric welding machines 40
MEMPE007 Pull apart and reassemble engineering mechanisms 30
MSMSUP106 Work in a team 30

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