WORKKSHOP TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES
UNIT CODE: ENG/CU/AUT/CC/ 4/06
Relationship to Occupational Standards:
This unit addresses the unit of competency and meets the requirements specified by
the Occupational Standards: Apply workshop technology principles
Duration of Unit: 240 Hours
Unit description
This unit describes the competencies required by an automotive technician in order to
apply a wide range of workshop technology skills in their work. It involves use of
different methods to produce work pieces using basic tools while observing
occupational safety and health legislations, regulations and safe working practices,
interpret working drawings, select appropriate techniques for a given task to achieve
specified results as well as perform housekeeping.
Summary of Learning Outcome
1. Use technical drawing to plan work operations
2. Choosing of appropriate tools and materials.
3. Measure and mark out dimensions on work pieces
4. Use hand tools to cut and file parts
5. Use drills to make holes
6. Thread using taps and dies
7. Produce components using a lathe machine
8. Assemble metal parts and sub-assemblies
9. Polish finished work
10. Perform housekeeping
11. Inspect finished work for accuracy and quality
12. Maintenance of tools and equipment
Learning Outcomes, Content and suggested assessment methods
Suggested
Learning
Content Assessment
Outcome
Methods
1. Use technical • Reading and extraction of • Administration of
drawing to information (dimensions, written and oral
plan work tolerances, BS/ANSI tests
operations Drawing Standards, • Assessment of
geometric ISO symbols & worksheet/
abbreviations) operation plans
• Development of working
procedure/ operational plan
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2. Choosing of • Types of hand tools • Observation of
appropriate Using hand tools. correct selection
tools and • Using machine tools of tools for
materials • Selection of tools as per the specific
specific operation operation
• Inspection and/or • Observation of
recalibration of tools inspection and/or
• Demonstration of correct recalibration of
handling of tools. tools
• Selection of material for • Observation of
the given component appropriate
handling of tools
• Administration
of oral and
written questions
3. Measure and • Use of marking out tools • Observation of
mark out • Laying out work piece(s) laying out of
dimensions on • Transfer of dimensions work piece(s)
work pieces onto the work piece(s) • Assessment of
transferred
Suggested
Learning
Content Assessment
Outcome
Methods
dimensions
Administration of
oral and written
questions
4. Use hand • Types of hand tools • Observation of
tools to cut • Uses of hand tools correct selection
and file parts • Selection of tools as per the of tools for
specific operation specific
• Inspection and/or operation
recalibration of tools • Observation of
• Demonstration of correct inspection and/or
handling of tools recalibration of
tools
• Observation of
appropriate
handling of tools
• Administration
of oral and
written questions
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5. Use drills to • Marking and centre • Observation of
make holes punching the hole degree of surface
• Selecting and mounting finish
drill bits • Assessment of
• Mounting and clamping finished
work pieces surface(s) using
• Drilling hole to inspection tools
specification • Assessment of
• Inspecting the hole finished
surface(s)
Suggested
Learning
Content Assessment
Outcome
Methods
visually
6. Thread using • Selecting taps and dies • Observation of the
taps and dies based on operation plan joined or fitted
• Setting up the taps and dies parts
• Cutting threads to • Assessment of the
specifications joined or fitted
parts
• Assessment of
functionality
7. Produce • Cleaning of work • Observation of
components environment (waste sorting servicing and
using a lathe and disposal) maintenance of
machine • Cleaning and storing of the machine
tools and equipment • Observation of
• Servicing and maintenance clean working
of machine (lubrication, environment
inspection, alignment and • Observation clean
adjustment) and stored tools
and equipment
8. Assemble • fitting parts • Observation of
metal parts • Quality control the joined or
and (Dimensions, Tolerances, fitted parts
subassemblies surface finishing, • Assessment of the
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Suggested
Learning
Content Assessment
Outcome
Methods
Alignment) joined or fitted
parts
Assessment of
functionality
9. Polish finished • Polishing Assessing polishing
work • Cleaning and cleaning of
parts
10. Perform • Cleaning of work • Observation of
housekeeping environment (waste sorting cleaned working
and disposal) environment
• Cleaning and storing of • Observation of
tools and equipment cleaned and
• Servicing and maintenance stored sheet
of machine (lubrication, metal tools and
inspection, alignment and equipment
11. Inspect • Measuring Assessing
finished work • Surface finishing measurements,
for accuracy • Functionality finishing and
and quality functionality of
machined parts
12. Maintenance • Cleaning tools and • Observation of
of tools and equipment after operations cleaning of
equipment • Servicing and maintenance lathe machine
of tools and equipment tool
(lubrication, inspection, • Observation of
alignment and adjustment, servicing and
coolant, safety guard) maintenance of
tools and
Suggested
Learning
Content Assessment
Outcome
Methods
equipment
Administration of
oral and written
tests
Suggested Delivery Methods
• Demonstration by trainer
• Discussions
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• Practical work by trainee(s)
• Exercises
• Industrials visits Internet.
• Simulation
List of Recommended Resources
Tools and equipment suggested but not limited to:
• Welding
• Drilling machines
• Vices
• Burnishing machine
• Cutting tools
• Combination square
• Centre punch
• Centre lathe
• scribers
• calipers
• Dies and taps
• Surface plate
• V-blocks
• Dial gauge Die stock
• Engineer’s square
• File card
• Assorted Files
• Clamps
• Assorted hand tools
• Hammers
• Measuring tools
• Drill bits
• Assorted inspection tools and equipment
• Inspection and measuring tools, GO and NOT GO gauges
• Jigs and fixture
• Pliers
• Rotary disc abrasive grinder
• Reamers
• Saw
• Screwdrivers
• Spiral lowering
• Tap wrench
• Vacuum cleaners
• V-block
• Workbenches
• Vacuum cleaners
• Mops/ Brooms and buckets
• Firefighting equipment
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• First Aid kit
Materials and supplies suggested but not limited to:
• Personal safety gear:
• Goggles
• Safety shoes
• Overall
• Cap
• Ear Muffs
• Gloves
• Drawing papers
• Raw materials
• Mild steel plate
• Sheet metal
• Brass sheets
• Zinc sheets
• Aluminum sheets
• Bright Drawn Mild Steel
• Carbon steel
• Brass rods
• Aluminum rods
• Abrasive materials
• Grinding paste
• Cotton wastes
• Cleaning detergents
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