Course: Metal and Engineering (240 hours)                      Course No:

Board Developed Course                         Exclusions: Metal and Engineering (120 hours)

Course Description:

This course is for students who wish to work in the manufacturing, engineering and related service industries.

The course is based on units of competency developed by the manufacturing, engineering and related service industries to describe the competencies and skills and knowledge needed by workers in these industries.

This course incorporates five foundation units plus a range of units from various functional streams and pathways. These are presented as the Production stream, Fabrication stream, Mechanical stream, Electrical/Electronic stream and Drafting, Drawing and Design pathway.

Students may develop a program of study within one stream or pathway. A sixth possible program of study is available by selecting units of competency from across some or all of these identified streams and pathways.

Main Topics Covered:

·         The foundation units of competency represent the basic skills, knowledge and attitudes required by all workers within the manufacturing, engineering and related service industries. Students will need to develop and exhibit these competencies throughout the entire course. These foundation units of competency focus on developing and refining the skills required to work effectively within the industry. The foundation units of competency specifically address industry awareness, communicating with others, planning for work, quality principles and working safely.

·         The elective streams and pathways available in the course complement these competencies by providing a range of practical and technical skills. The streams provide articulation into trade areas of Production, Fabrication, Mechanical and Electrical/Electronic.

·         The Drawing, Drafting and Design pathway allows students to focus on competencies within this industry field.

The generic program of study allows students to complete a range of competencies from across some or all of these identified streams and pathways.

Particular Course Requirements:

·         Work placement. Students must complete a minimum of 76 hours work placement in a manufacturing, engineering or related service industry workplace.

Assessment:

Competency Assessment

This is a competency-based course. This requires students to develop the competencies and skills and knowledge described by each unit of competency. A student must demonstrate to a qualified assessor that they can effectively carry out the various tasks and combinations of tasks listed to the standard required in the appropriate industry to be assessed as competent.

There is no mark awarded in competency-based assessment. Students are assessed as either ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’.

Students will be progressively assessed as ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’ in individual units of competency. When a student achieves a unit of competency it is signed off by the assessor in a student logbook.

Competency based assessment determines the vocational qualification that a student will receive.

External Assessment – HSC Examination

·         The Higher School Certificate examination for Metal and Engineering (240 indicative hours) will involve a written examination made up of multiple-choice items, short answers and extended response items.  The questions will be drawn from Mandatory units of competency.

·         Students who undertake the Drawing, Drafting and Design pathway are not eligible to sit the examination.

The examination is independent of the competency-based assessment undertaken during the course and has no impact on the eligibility of a student to receive AQF qualifications.

Qualifications:

Students who are assessed as competent (through integrated competency assessment) in all of the prescribed units of competency in Metal and Engineering (240 hours) will be eligible for the AQF Certificate I in Engineering and a Statement of Attainment toward the AQF Certificate II in Engineering – Production.

Students who are assessed as competent for some units of competency will be eligible for a Statement of Attainment showing partial completion of Certificate I or II.

Course: Metal and Engineering (120 hours)              Course No:

Board Developed Course                               Exclusions: Metal and Engineering (240 hours)

Course Description:

This course is for students who wish to work in the manufacturing, engineering and related service industries.

The course is based on units of competency which have been developed by the manufacturing, engineering and related service industries to describe the competencies and skills and knowledge needed by workers in these industries.

This course incorporates five foundation units plus a limited range of units from various functional streams and pathways. These are presented as five elective strands:

·         Production stream

·         Fabrication stream

·         Mechanical stream

·         Electrical/Electronic stream

·         Drafting, Drawing and Design pathway.

This course is contained within Metal and Engineering (240 hours).

Main Topics Covered:

·         The foundation units of competency represent the basic skills, knowledge and attitudes required by all workers within the manufacturing, engineering and related service industries. Students will need to develop and exhibit these competencies throughout the entire course. These foundation units of competency focus on developing and refining the skills required to work effectively within the industry. The foundation units of competency specifically address industry awareness, communicating with others, planning for work, quality principles and working safely.

·         Students also develop a limited range of practical and technical skills from the identified streams and/or pathways.

Particular Course Requirements:

Work placement. Students must complete a minimum of 38 hours work placement in a manufacturing, engineering or related service industry workplace.

Assessment:

Competency Assessment

·         This is a competency-based course. This requires students to develop the competencies and skills and knowledge described by each unit of competency. A student must demonstrate to a qualified assessor that they can effectively carry out the various tasks and combinations of tasks listed to the standard required in the appropriate industry to be assessed as competent.

·         There is no mark awarded in competency-based assessment. Students are assessed as either ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’.

·         Students will be progressively assessed as ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’ in individual units of competency. When a student achieves a unit of competency, it is signed off by the assessor in a student logbook.

·         Competency based assessment determines the vocational qualification that a student will receive.

Qualifications:

·         Students who are assessed as competent (through integrated competency assessment) in all or any of the prescribed units of competency in this course will be eligible for a Statement of Attainment showing partial completion of AQF Certificate I in Engineering.