MEM30305 Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade

Employees in the engineering (fabrication) trade work as boilermakers, fabricators or a welders in engineering production industries. They have the skills and knowledge to use computers in relation to engineering work, to use hand and power tools, and to understand engineering science, fabrication techniques and quality concepts.

Applicants for trade recognition should provide evidence to demonstrate at least 4 years practical experience in the following trade competencies.

In addition to any other evidence supporting an application for trade recognition, applicants are encouraged to use this checklist as a self assessment competency guide and lodge it with the application.

Units of Competency		Check
MEM12.23A	Perform engineering measurements
MEM12.24A	Perform computations
MEM13.14A	Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment
MEM14.4A	Plan to undertake a routine task
MEM14.5A	Plan a complete activity
MEM15.2A	Apply quality systems
MEM15.24A	Apply quality procedures
MEM16.6A	Organise and communicate information
MEM16.7A	Work with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment
MEM16.8A	Interact with computing technology
MEM17.3A	Assist in the provision of on the job training
Fabrication Trade stream units
MEM3.3B	Perform sheet and plate assembly
MEM4.1B	Operate melting furnaces
MEM4.2B	Perform gravity die casting
MEM4.3B	Operate pressure die casting machine
MEM4.4B	Prepare and mix sand for metal moulding
MEM4.5B	Produce moulds and cores by hand (jobbing)
MEM4.6B	Operate sand moulding and core making machines
MEM4.7B	Pour molten metal
MEM4.8B	Fettle and trim metal castings/forgings
MEM4.10B	Develop and manufacture wood patterns
MEM4.11B	Produce polymer patterns
MEM4.12B	Assemble plated patterns
MEM4.13B	Develop and manufacture polystyrene patterns
MEM4.14B	Develop and manufacture production patterns
MEM4.15B	Develop and manufacture vacuum forming moulds and associated equipment
MEM4.16C	Develop and manufacture precision models
MEM4.17B	Develop and manufacture gear, conveyor screw and propeller patterns
MEM4.18B	Perform general woodworking machine operations
MEM4.19B	Perform refractory installation and repair
MEM5.1B	Perform manual soldering/desoldering – electrical/electronic components
MEM5.2B	Perform high reliability soldering and desoldering
MEM5.3B	Perform soft soldering
MEM5.4C	Perform routine oxy acetylene welding
MEM5.5B	Carry out mechanical cutting
MEM5.6B	Perform brazing and/or silver soldering
MEM5.7C	Perform manual heating and thermal cutting
MEM5.8C	Perform advanced manual thermal cutting, gouging and shaping
MEM5.9C	Perform automated thermal cutting
MEM5.10B	Apply fabrication, forming and shaping techniques
MEM5.11C	Assemble fabricated components
MEM5.12C	Perform routine manual metal arc welding
MEM5.13C	Perform manual production welding
MEM5.14C	Monitor quality of production welding/fabrications
MEM5.15C	Weld using manual metal arc welding process
MEM5.16C	Perform advanced welding using manual metal arc welding process
MEM5.17C	Weld using gas metal arc welding process
MEM5.18C	Perform advanced welding using gas metal arc welding process
MEM5.19C	Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process
MEM5.20C	Perform advanced welding using gas tungsten arc welding process
MEM5.22C	Perform advanced welding using oxy acetylene welding process
MEM5.23C	Weld using submerged arc welding process
MEM5.26B	Apply welding principles
MEM5.36C	Repair/replace/modify fabrications
MEM5.37B	Perform geometric development
MEM5.38B	Perform advanced geometric development – cylindrical/rectangular
MEM5.39B	Perform advanced geometric development – conical
MEM5.40B	Perform advanced geometric development – transitions
MEM5.41B	Weld using powder flame spraying
MEM5.47B	Weld using flux core arc welding process
MEM5.48B	Perform advanced welding using flux core arc welding process
MEM5.49B	Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding
MEM5.50B	Perform routine gas metal arc welding
MEM5.51A	Select welding processes
MEM5.52A	Apply safe welding practices
MEM5.53A	Set and edit computer controlled thermal cutting machines
MEM5.54A	Write basic NC/CNC programs for thermal cutting machines
MEM8.1B	Perform wire, jig and barrel load/unload work
MEM8.2C	Pre-treat work for subsequent surface coating
MEM8.3C	Perform electroplating operations
MEM8.4B	Finish work using wet, dry and vapour deposition methods
MEM8.5B	Prepare and produce specialised coatings
MEM8.6B	Produce clear and/or coloured and/or sealed anodised films on aluminium
MEM8.7B	Control surface finish production and finished product quality
MEM8.8B	Operate and control surface finishing waste treatment process
MEM8.9C	Make up solutions
MEM8.10B	Manually finish/polish materials
MEM8.11B	Prepare surfaces using solvents and/or mechanical means
MEM8.12B	Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting (basic)
MEM8.13B	Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting (advanced)
MEM8.14B	Apply protective coatings (basic)
MEM8.15B	Apply protective coatings (advanced)
MEM8.16B	Control blast coating by-products, materials and emissions
MEM8.18B	Electroplate engineering coatings
MEM8.19B	Electroplate protective finishes
MEM8.20B	Electroplate decorative finishes
MEM9.2B	Interpret technical drawing
MEM10.1C	Erect structures
MEM12.7C	Mark off/out structural fabrications and shapes
MEM18.1C	Use hand tools
MEM18.2B	Use power tools/hand held operations