MEM20413 Certificate II in Engineering Pathways

This unit covers following occupational health and safety procedures in an engineering or similar work environment.

This unit covers essential skills and knowledge that underpin all units within the Metal and Engineering Training Package. The unit applies to working in the engineering, manufacturing or similar industries. Competencies demonstrated would be associated with performance of duties and use of specialist skills.

This unit and these standards do not cover the skills of emergency teams such as fire fighting, first aid officer etc.

This unit of competency is intended to provide the opportunity to research careers, and training and career path options in the manufacturing and engineering industry. It involves research into the range of activities the industry and occupational streams cover, including engineering opportunities in industries not generally considered as engineering or manufacturing. For example, maintenance people in hospitals, teachers, and so on.

This unit is designed for use in a pre-employment skills introduction program and is suitable for use in institutional-based vocational programs. Skills development will take place under direct supervision.

This unit is not to be used in a traineeship or apprenticeship training program or associated qualifications. It is only to be used in pre-employment programs and carries no credit towards apprenticeship/trade and other qualification types in manufacturing and engineering.

This unit of competency is intended to provide the learner with the opportunity to plan and undertake an engineering project which can be completed in an institutional environment.

Included in this unit is the opportunity to use a basic computer-aided drafting (CAD) system to produce engineering type drawings. The drawings produced have to be fit for purpose but do not necessarily need to conform to drawing standard, such as AS 1100.101-1992 Technical drawing – General principles.

This unit is also intended to provide the learner with the opportunity to incorporate the skills available in other units to produce a functional engineering product in an institutional environment. Skills such as welding and machining do not need to be pre-developed but can be developed in an integrated way as required throughout the project progress.

This unit is designed for use in a pre-employment skills introduction program and is suitable for use in institutional based vocational programs. Skills development will take place under direct supervision.

This unit is not to be used in a traineeship or apprenticeship training program or associated qualifications. It is only to be used in pre-employment programs and carries no credit towards apprenticeship/trade and other qualification types in manufacturing and engineering.

This unit should be integrated with the skills development undertaken through other units in this qualification.

This competency covers the outcomes required to effectively measure current resource use and carry out improvements including those reducing negative environmental impacts of work practices.

This unit is based on the sustainability guideline standard GCSSUS01A Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices.

This competency applies to operators/team members who are required to follow procedures so as to work in an environmentally sustainable manner. This ensures regulatory compliance and also aims at minimising environmental risks and maximises the environmental performance of the process and the organisation.

It includes:

Resources used
Potential environmental hazards
Improving environmental performance (within scope of competency and authority).
This competency applies to all sectors of the manufacturing industry and members of its value chain. It may also be applied to all sections of an organisation, including office, warehouse etc. This unit will need to be appropriately contextualised as it is applied across an organisation and across different industry sectors.

This unit covers accessing, organising and communicating information related to processes or tasks.

This unit applies in manufacturing, engineering or related environments.

It may include information related to production, maintenance or associated processes. Information may be drawn from a variety of sources.

This unit includes the ability to communicate using common workplace terminology.

For access and recording of data requiring system knowledge and judgement, see Unit MEM16008A (Interact with computing technology).

This unit covers accessing, inputting and storing information used in manufacturing, engineering or related environments, using computing technology.

This unit applies in manufacturing, engineering or related environments. It involves identifying the type and source of information required, and using the technology to access, input and store information. The equipment may include computers and a range of other equipment based on computing technology.

This unit covers using a range of hand tools for a variety of general engineering applications.

Applications may include hand tools used for adjusting, dismantling, assembling and finishing of items or components, and the finishing, cutting, scraping of metallic and non-metallic material to size and shape. This includes simple tapping and threading and routine maintenance of hand tools.

This unit should not be selected if the hand tool is dedicated to a single operation or machine and if only a machine specific/customised tool is used.

When using hand held power tools or power tools used for hand held operations, refer to Unit MEM18002B (Use power tools/hand held operations).

This unit covers using a range of hand held power tools and fixed power tools for hand held operations for a variety of general engineering applications.

This unit applies to loosening and fastening items or components and shaping, finishing, cutting, grinding metallic and non-metallic materials and/or tool bits to size and shape.

This unit should not be selected if the power tools used are dedicated to an operation or machine, e.g. nut-runner, air drill, power driver, etc.

For using hand tools, see Unit MEM18001C (Use hand tools).

This unit of competency involves setting up and machining components using lathes and other machines, such as milling machines, cut off saws, pedestal grinders and fixed position drilling machines. Tooling might need to be re-sharpened but not ground up from a blank.

The settings for the machines will be calculated by the learner from given formulas, surface speeds and feed rates.

This unit is designed for use in a pre-employment skills introduction program and is suitable for use in institutional-based vocational programs. Skills development will take place under direct supervision.

This unit is not to be used in a traineeship or apprenticeship training program or associated qualifications. It is only to be used in pre-employment programs and carries no credit towards apprenticeship/trade and other qualification types in manufacturing and engineering.

This unit should be integrated with the work in the project unit, MEMPE006A Undertake a basic engineering project, and skills developed when required by the project.

The unit of competency covers the use of manual metal arc, gas metal arc and gas tungsten arc welding machines depending on their availability in the learning institution.

The welding is not required to meet any Australian Standard. Fillet and butt welds would typically be performed on low carbon/mild steels and aluminium if required. The basic settings for the welding machine and the welding materials will be supplied to the learner.

This unit is designed for use in a pre-employment skills introduction program and is suitable for use in institutional-based vocational programs. Skills development will take place under direct supervision.

This unit is not to be used in a traineeship or apprenticeship training program or associated qualifications. It is only to be used in pre-employment programs and carries no credit towards apprenticeship/trade and other qualification types in manufacturing and engineering.

This unit should be integrated with the work in the project unit, MEMPE006A Undertake a basic engineering project, and skills developed when required by the project.

This unit of competency involves pulling apart engineering mechanisms, such as small compressors, small two and four stroke engines, industrial gear boxes, mechanical winches, or any mechanism made up of a number of components, determining the types and quantity of components in the mechanism, and re-assembling the mechanism.

The mechanisms must have an associated maintenance/instruction manual for the learner to reference.

This unit is designed for use in a pre-employment skills introduction program and is suitable for use in conjunction with institutional-based vocational programs. Skills development will take place under direct supervision.

This unit is not to be used in a traineeship or apprenticeship training program or associated qualifications. It is only to be used in pre-employment programs and carries no credit towards apprenticeship/trade and other qualification types in manufacturing and engineering.

This unit could be integrated with the work in the project unit, MEMPE006AUndertake a basic engineering project, and skills developed when required by the project. It would certainly be integrated with the development of skills for the unit MEM18001BUse hand tools and could be used to enhance the research learning about components in the project unit.

This competency covers the organisation of team activities to fit in with the scheduling of work to meet operational guidelines.

This competency is typically performed by people who work within a team structure with limited discretionary powers

The worker will:

plan and organise activities in accordance with instructions
use appropriate interpersonal skills to contribute to effective teamwork
seek assistance from other team members where appropriate
complete logs and reports.