Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade

Interpret technical drawing

Undertake manual handling

Perform engineering measurements

Perform computations

Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering

Plan work activities

Organise and communicate information

Interact with computing technology

Assist in the provision of on-the-job training

Use hand tools

Use power tools/hand held operations

Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Perform manual soldering/desoldering - electrical/electronic components

Perform high reliability soldering and desoldering

Perform soft soldering

Perform routine oxy fuel gas welding

Carry out mechanical cutting

Perform brazing and/or silver soldering

Perform manual heating and thermal cutting

Perform automated thermal cutting

Apply fabrication, forming and shaping techniques

Perform routine manual metal arc welding

Monitor quality of production welding/fabrications

Perform aluminothermic welding

Perform geometric development

Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding

Perform routine gas metal arc welding

Apply safe welding practices

Perform routine flux core arc welding

Perform routine submerged arc welding

Perform advanced welding using submerged arc welding

Maintain weld records

Perform advanced manual thermal cutting, gouging and shaping

Perform advanced welding using manual metal arc welding process

Perform advanced welding using gas metal arc welding process

Perform advanced welding using gas tungsten arc welding process

Perform advanced welding using oxy acetylene welding process

Perform advanced welding using flux core arc welding process

Select welding processes

Set and edit computer controlled thermal cutting machines

Assemble fabricated components

Weld using manual metal arc welding process

Weld using gas metal arc welding process

Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process

Weld using submerged arc welding process

Repair, replace and/or modify fabrications

Weld using flame powder spraying

Weld using flux core arc welding process

Weld using oxy fuel gas welding process

Carry out heat treatment

Select heat treatment processes and test finished product

Perform basic incidental heat/quenching, tempering and annealing

Perform hand forging

Perform power hammer forging

Perform drop and upset forging

Repair springs

Perform power hammer forging of complex shapes

Hand forge complex shapes

Perform press forging

Perform press forging of complex shapes

Perform operational maintenance of machines/equipment

Set computer controlled machines and processes

Set and edit computer controlled machines and processes

Operate and monitor machine and process

Operate computer controlled machines and processes

Perform basic metal spinning lathe operations

Perform complex metal spinning lathe operations

Use workshop machines for basic operations

Perform wire, jig and barrel load/unload work

Pre-treat work for subsequent surface coating

Perform electroplating operations

Finish work using wet, dry and vapour deposition methods

Prepare and produce specialised coatings

Produce clear and/or coloured and/or sealed anodised films on aluminium

Control surface finish production and finished product quality

Operate and control surface finishing waste treatment process

Make up solutions

Manually finish/polish materials

Prepare surfaces using solvents and/or mechanical means

Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting (basic)

Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting (advanced)

Apply protective coatings (basic)

Apply protective coatings (advanced)

Control blast coating by-products, materials and emissions

Electroplate engineering coatings

Electroplate protective finishes

Electroplate decorative finishes

Prepare basic engineering drawing

Apply basic engineering design concepts

Install pipework and pipework assemblies

Erect structures

Erect/dismantle scaffolding and equipment

Handle/move bulk fluids/gases

Operate mobile load shifting equipment

Order materials

Operate fixed/moveable load shifting equipment

Mark off/out structural fabrications and shapes

Use graphical techniques and perform simple statistical computations

Perform emergency first aid

Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials

Undertake work health and safety activities in the workplace

Perform basic statistical quality control

Use improvement processes in team activities

Perform inspection

Perform internal/external customer service

Operate as a team member to conduct manufacturing, engineering or related activities

Use tools for precision work

Shut down and isolate machines/equipment

Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering components

Perform basic penetrant testing

Perform basic magnetic particle testing

Perform ultrasonic thickness testing

Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Licence to operate a forklift truck

Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above)