MEM30305 Certificate III in Engineering -

Fabrication Trade

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MEM30305 Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade

Modification History
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Description

This qualification covers the skills and knowledge required for employment as an Engineering
Tradesperson - Fabrication within the metal, engineering, manufacturing and associated
industries or other industries where Engineering Tradespersons - Fabrication work. The
qualification has been specifically developed to meet the needs of apprentices in the above
trade. The qualification packaging has been developed on an assumption that competency will
be developed through an integrated combination of on and off-the-job learning strategies such
as those delivered through a formal apprenticeship. The qualification may also be achieved
through formal skills recognition assessment processes.

Job roles/employment outcomes

The Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade specifies the competencies required for
employment as an Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication including metal fabrication,
forging, founding, structural steel erection, electroplating, metal spinning, metal polishing,
sheet metal work, welding and the use of related computer controlled equipment.
Employment outcomes related to this qualification are found in a wide variety of
manufacturing and engineering related sectors as well as Engineering Tradesperson -
Fabrication roles in other industries.

Application
This qualification is designed to provide an industry recognised skills profile related to trade
work as an Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication. Skills development would usually be
undertaken through an Australian Apprenticeship arrangement where the mix of on and
off-the-job training would be specified in the Training Plan associated with the Contract of
Training between the employer and apprentice.
Assessment of some units of competency must, where indicated, include evidence of the
candidate's performance in a productive work environment where there is a sufficient range of
appropriate tasks and materials to cover the scope of application of those units. All outcomes
must reflect the standard of performance inherent in the job.
Occupational titles that this qualification is suitable for may vary and include metal
fabrication tradesperson, boilermaker, 1 st class sheet metal worker, 1 st class welder, moulder,
foundry tradesperson and patternmaker.

Pathways Information
Pathways into the qualification
There is no qualification entry requirement. It is assumed that the learner is engaged as an
apprentice under a Training Contract and that the learner is receiving appropriate structured
on the job training while undertaking this qualification.

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This qualification may be accessed by direct entry. Credit for relevant units of competency
achieved should be granted towards this qualification for those who have completed
MEM10105 Certificate I in Engineering, MEM10205 Certificate I in Boating Services,
MEM20105 Certificate II in Engineering, MEM20205 Certificate II in Engineering -
Production Technology or other relevant qualifications. Credit towards this qualification may
also include units of competency contained within relevant pre-vocational and
pre-apprenticeship programs and Statements of Attainment.

Pathways from the qualification

Further training pathways from this qualification include MEM40105 Certificate IV in
Engineering and MEM50105 Diploma of Engineering - Advanced Trade or other relevant
qualifications.

Additional qualification advice

An additional descriptor may be added to this qualification to illustrate a particular skill focus
or trade discipline.
This could be achieved by adding a pathway descriptor or sentence below the formal title of
the qualification. Note that no changes may be made to the qualification title and the use of
one of these descriptors to a qualification does not change the qualification's formal title or
unique national code.
There are no specific requirements associated with the use of these descriptors other than their
use should reflect the nature of the choice of units of competency in the qualification and
must be consistent with the work role of an Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication.
Reference to other occupational or functional pathways consistent with the role of an
Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication may be included on any qualification statement that is
issued.
Competitive Manufacturing qualifications are available for employees at this level who
already possess trade and other technical skills and who require additional manufacturing
practice skills above those available in this qualification.

Licensing considerations
There are no specific licences that relate to this qualification. However, some units of
competency in this qualification may relate to licensing or regulatory requirements. Local
regulations should be checked for details.

Licensing/Regulatory Information
Refer to Pathways Information

Entry Requirements
Not Applicable

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Employability Skills Summary

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Employability Skill Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include:

Communication  Read, interpret, follow and communicate information on written

job instructions, specifications, standard operating procedures,
charts, lists, drawings and other applicable reference documents
 Convey and share technical information
 Produce sketches, diagrams, charts or graphs
 Check and clarify task-related information
 Recognise and use common fabrication terminology
 Liaise with appropriate authorities
Teamwork  Work alone or as part of a team
 Contribute to a group effort in order to plan and carry out work
 Identify work roles, communicate and cooperate with others
Problem-solving  Undertake numerical operations, geometry and calculations/
formulae (including addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, fractions and decimals, percentages and proportions,
simple ratios and averages)
 Use appropriate measuring techniques
 Inspect quality of own or other employee's work
 Analyse information according to enterprise and work
requirements
 Assess operation and condition of components against
specifications or manufacturer's requirements
 Use diagnostic skills to identify and determine causes of faults,
including interpretation of in-built fault indicators and error
codes
 Translate designs into practical outcomes
Initiative and enterprise  Be capable of applying the competency in new and different
situations and contexts
 Identify actual and foreseeable workplace hazards during course
of work
 Implement OHS risk management procedures
 Modify work plan to overcome unforeseen difficulties or
developments that occur as work progresses
 Participate in improvement procedures including process,
quality and internal/external customer/supplier relationships
 Economise material use and minimise waste
Planning and organising  Plan, prioritise and sequence work operations/complete

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EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

activities/scheduled production
 Select and use planning techniques and tools
 Organise and analyse information relevant to work
 Set up jobs prior to commencement of work including selection
of appropriate tools, equipment and materials and adjustment of
equipment
Self-management  Carry out work safely and in accordance with company policy
and procedures, manufacturer's recommendations,
environmental guidelines and legislative requirements
 Monitor performance of operation or quality of product or
service to ensure customer satisfaction
 Take responsibility for own work outcomes
 Apply techniques, procedures, tools and equipment for
compliance with site or manufacturers' specifications.
Learning  Check and clarify task related information with appropriate
personnel or technical adviser
 Identify customers' requirements with respect to the operation
or quality of the product or service
 Assess and modify own work practices
 Use manuals, online help and other reference materials such as
catalogues/lists as required
 Maintain current knowledge of applicable standards, legislation,
codes of practice and product/process developments
 Assist with on the job training and assessment
Technology  Select and use appropriate tools, equipment, materials and
machines
 Select and use appropriate measuring/testing devices
 Navigate technology to access /input /store/retrieve/save and
produce information/data using appropriate software
applications
 Apply knowledge of appropriate engineering principles,
techniques, procedures, tools and equipment to achieve the
required outcome

Packaging Rules
Packaging Rules
The minimum requirements for achievement of the Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication
Trade are:
 completion of all core units of competency listed below, and

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 completion of Group A Fabrication stream units listed below to the value of at least 40
points, and
 completion of units from Group B Certificate III Trade specialisation units listed in
Appendix 1, Volume 1 of the Training Package, to bring the total value to at least 73
points

Points associated with prerequisites count towards the total (refer to units and prerequisites
listing in Appendix 2, Volume 1).
Appropriate Group B elective units to the value of 16 points may be chosen from other
endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where those units are available for
inclusion at Certificate III. Note that the elective units listed below include all of the units that
are approved for selection from the MEM Training Package for use in this qualification. This
meets the NQC requirement that one sixth of the total units must be able to be selected from
other qualifications in the same Training Package.
Registered Training Organisations must seek a determination from Manufacturing Skills
Australia in respect of the allocation of points values for units of competency drawn from
other Training Packages or accredited courses.

Only select units that would be suitable for Fabrication Trade occupational outcomes.

Additional qualification descriptors

The following additional descriptors are approved for use with this qualification: Casting
and Moulding; Heavy Fabrication; Light Fabrication; Maintenance; Patternmaking; Surface
Finishing; Welding.

Core units
 select all of the units from this list

Unit code Unit title

MEM12023A Perform engineering measurements

MEM12024A Perform computations

MEM13014A Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the

work environment

MEM14004A Plan to undertake a routine task

MEM14005A Plan a complete activity

MEM15002A Apply quality systems

MEM15024A Apply quality procedures

MEM16006A Organise and communicate information

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Unit code Unit title

MEM16007A Work with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related

environment

MEM16008A Interact with computing technology

MEM17003A Assist in the provision of on the job training

MSAENV272B Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Elective Units

Group A - Fabrication Trade stream units

 select units from this list to the value of at least 40 points

Unit code Unit title P

MEM03003B Perform sheet and plate assembly 4

MEM04001B Operate melting furnaces 4

MEM04002B Perform gravity die casting 2

MEM04003B Operate pressure die casting 4

machine

MEM04004B Prepare and mix sand for metal 4

moulding

MEM04005C Produce moulds and cores by hand 16

(jobbing)

MEM04006B Operate sand moulding and core 8

making machines

MEM04007B Pour molten metal 4

MEM04008B Fettle and trim metal 4

castings/forgings

MEM04010B Develop and manufacture wood 20

patterns

MEM04011B Produce polymer patterns 8

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Unit code Unit title P

MEM04012B Assemble plated patterns 8

MEM04013B Develop and manufacture 2

polystyrene patterns

MEM04014B Develop and manufacture 8

production patterns

MEM04015B Develop and manufacture vacuum 6

forming moulds and associated
equipment

MEM04016C Develop and manufacture precision 6

models

MEM04017B Develop and manufacture gear, 4

conveyor screw and propeller
patterns

MEM04018B Perform general woodworking 4

machine operations

MEM04019B Perform refractory installation and 4

repair

MEM05001B Perform manual 4

soldering/desoldering -
electrical/electronic components

MEM05002B Perform high reliability soldering 4

and desoldering

MEM05003B Perform soft soldering 2

MEM05004C Perform routine oxy acetylene 2

welding

MEM05005B Carry out mechanical cutting 2

MEM05006C Perform brazing and/or silver 2

soldering

MEM05007C Perform manual heating and thermal 2

cutting

MEM05008C Perform advanced manual thermal 2

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Unit code Unit title P

cutting, gouging and shaping

MEM05009C Perform automated thermal cutting 2

MEM05010C Apply fabrication, forming and 8

shaping techniques

MEM05011D Assemble fabricated components 8

MEM05012C Perform routine manual metal arc 2

welding

MEM05013C Perform manual production welding 2

MEM05014C Monitor quality of production 2

welding/fabrications

MEM05015D Weld using manual metal arc 4

welding process

MEM05016C Perform advanced welding using 4

manual metal arc welding process

MEM05017D Weld using gas metal arc welding 4

process

MEM05018C Perform advanced welding using gas 4

metal arc welding process

MEM05019D Weld using gas tungsten arc welding 4

process

MEM05020C Perform advanced welding using gas 4

tungsten arc welding process

MEM05022C Perform advanced welding using 6

oxy acetylene welding process

MEM05023C Weld using submerged arc welding 4

process

MEM05026C Apply welding principles 4

MEM05036C Repair/replace/modify fabrications 4

MEM05037C Perform geometric development 6

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Unit code Unit title P

MEM05038B Perform advanced geometric 2

development -
cylindrical/rectangular

MEM05039B Perform advanced geometric 2

development - conical

MEM05040B Perform advanced geometric 4

development - transitions

MEM05041B Weld using powder flame spraying 4

MEM05047B Weld using flux core arc welding 4

process

MEM05048B Perform advanced welding using 4

flux core arc welding process

MEM05049B Perform routine gas tungsten arc 2

welding

MEM05050B Perform routine gas metal arc 2

welding

MEM05051A Select welding processes 2

MEM05052A Apply safe welding practices 4

MEM05053A Set and edit computer controlled 4

thermal cutting machines

MEM05054A Write basic NC/CNC programs for 4

thermal cutting machines

MEM06001B Perform hand forging 4

MEM06002B Perform hammer forging 4

MEM06003C Carry out heat treatment 6

MEM06004B Select heat treatment processes and 6

test finished product

MEM06005B Perform drop and upset forging 4

MEM06006C Repair springs 4

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Unit code Unit title P

MEM06008A Hammer forge complex shapes 4

MEM06009A Hand forge complex shapes 4

MEM08001B Perform wire, jig and barrel 4

load/unload work

MEM08002C Pre-treat work for subsequent 4

surface coating

MEM08003C Perform electroplating operations 6

MEM08004B Finish work using wet, dry and 4

vapour deposition methods

MEM08005B Prepare and produce specialised 4

coatings

MEM08006B Produce clear and/or coloured and/or 2

sealed anodised films on aluminium

MEM08007B Control surface finish production 4

and finished product quality

MEM08008B Operate and control surface 3

finishing waste treatment process

MEM08009C Make up solutions 2

MEM08010B Manually finish/polish materials 6

MEM08011B Prepare surfaces using solvents 2

and/or mechanical means

MEM08012B Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting 4

(basic)

MEM08013B Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting 4

(advanced)

MEM08014B Apply protective coatings (basic) 4

MEM08015B Apply protective coatings 4

(advanced)

MEM08016B Control blast coating by-products, 1

materials and emissions

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Unit code Unit title P

MEM08018B Electroplate engineering coatings 6

MEM08019B Electroplate protective finishes 6

MEM08020B Electroplate decorative finishes 6

MEM09002B Interpret technical drawing 4

MEM10001C Erect structures 4

MEM12007D Mark off/out structural fabrications 4

and shapes

MEM18001C Use hand tools 2

MEM18002B Use power tools/hand held 2

operations

MEM18098A Prepare to perform work associated 2

with fuel system installation and
servicing*

Group B - Trade Specialisation units

Select units from the Certificate III Trade Specialisation units listed in Appendix 1, Volume 1
of MEM05 to bring the total value of units to at least 73 points, including any prerequisites.

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