NAME & CODE

Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade, Qualification Code and Units of Competency- MEM30305

DURATION

A period of three to four weeks following the confirmation of the necessary portfolio.  A professional discussion, a proof of essential abilities, expertise, and experience, and a third-party verification of the proof will all take place during this time.

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE?

You will receive official level 3 qualifications in Engineering - Fabrication Trade upon receiving this certificate. Those who want to work in the building and construction sector and who are well-educated, well-trained, and compassionate are eligible. This degree is generic and very useful for anyone wishing to work in the automobile repair field, despite the title sounding specialized.

REQUIRED EVIDENCES

PROCESSING STEPS

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

This certification has no specific admission requirements. Candidates for the qualification must, however, be at least eighteen years old, possess at least twelve years of formal education, or the equivalent, and speak English fluently.

PACKAGING RULES

The students enrolled in MEM30305 Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade, units of competency as listed below:

• completion of all core units of competency listed below, and
• 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.

CAREER

It is possible to make a lot of money working in the automobile service and repair sectors. It may present the chance to collaborate with extremely technical, driven, and perceptive professionals. The skills and information needed to operate as an Engineering Tradesperson-Fabrication in the manufacturing, metalworking, and related industries, as well as other industries where Engineering Tradespersons-Fabrication are employed, are covered in the Certificate III in Engineering-Fabrication Trade. The qualification was created especially to satisfy the requirements of apprentices in the aforementioned trade. The development of the qualification packaging has been predicated on the idea that competency will be attained by means of an integrated blend of on-the-job and off-the-job learning methodologies, like those provided by a formal apprenticeship. It is also possible to obtain the qualification using official skill recognition evaluation procedures.

Job roles /employment outcomes 

The competencies needed for employment as an Engineering Tradesperson-Fabrication include metal fabrication, forging, founding, structural steel erection, electroplating, metal spinning, metal polishing, sheet metal work, welding, and the use of related computer controlled equipment. These are all outlined in the Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade.

A wide range of industrial and engineering-related enterprises, as well as Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication roles in other industries, employ people with this certification.

Application 

An industry-recognized skill profile for trade work as an Engineering Tradesperson-Fabrication is intended to be provided by this qualification. The most common method for developing skills is through an Australian apprenticeship program, in which the amount of on-the-job and off-the-job training is determined by the Training Plan linked to the Training Contract between the apprentice and employer.

Evidence of the candidate's performance in a productive work environment with a wide enough variety of acceptable tasks and materials to cover the spectrum of application of those units must be included, when indicated, in the assessment of some competency units. Every result has to meet the performance requirements that come with the job.

Occupational titles that this qualification is suitable for may vary and include metal fabrication tradesperson, boilermaker, 1st class sheet metal worker, 1st class welder, moulder, foundry tradesperson and patternmaker.

Occupational titles may additionally include:

• Surface Finishing Technician
• Pressure Welder
• Welder
• Tool and Die Sette
• Blacksmith
• Engineering Patternmaker
• Moulder
• Sheetmetal Worker
• Boilermaker
• Electroplater 
• And more....