Earning Criteria

• Learners will have completed the following mandatory units  Engineering health and safety Engineering principles Principles of fabrication  They will also take optional units, choosing from a range that includes Manual metal arc welding, MIG welding, TIG welding,  Platework fabrication, Sheet metalwork fabrication, Pattern development for fabrication and Pipe and tube fabrication
• They are able to:
• Understand compliance with statutory health and safety regulations and organisational requirements
• Understand compliance with statutory environmental regulations and organisational requirements
• Know how to implement accident and emergency procedures
• Understand safe working practices and procedures
• Know how to interpret engineering information
• Know how to differentiate between common engineering materials
• Know how to perform engineering calculations
• Understand quality control in engineering
• Know how to apply welding symbols to joint preparations
• Know the difference between non-thermal joining methods
• Understand the affects of distortion and residual stresses due to welding
• Know how to determine the integrity of welded joints
• They will also have gained skills in at least one of the following areas: Manual metal arc welding of materials, MIG welding of materials, TIG welding of materials, Platework fabrication of materials, Sheet metalwork fabrication of materials, Fabrication and erection of structural steelwork, Pattern development for fabrication, Pipe and tube fabrication
• This qualification is regulated by OFQUAL
• This qualification is regulated by Qualification Wales
• This qualification is regulated by SQA in Scotland