Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to liaise with others about work requirements
critical thinking and analytical skills to:
evaluate ways of achieving required effects and results
experiment with different metals and metal-working techniques
literacy skills to:
read technical data and instructions about use of materials and tools
interpret technical information and instructions about the use of particular metal-working techniques
planning and organising skills to select and organise materials and equipment
problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical metal-working issues
numeracy skills to:
make calculations and measurements
use numerical features of metal-working equipment
self-management skills to evaluate the quality of own work and identify opportunities for improvement
technical skills to safely use materials, tools and equipment for metal-working processes.
Required knowledge
current metal-working technologies and equipment and their application to different purposes
properties and applications of metal-working materials and techniques
reasons for the use of particular materials and techniques to achieve particular effects
common technical problems that arise in the metal-working processes of cutting, bending, shaping, soldering, brazing and welding
sustainability considerations for metal-working
OHS requirements for materials and equipment used in metal-working.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Safety requirements associated with metalwork may relate to: | protective clothing use of chemicals use of gas use of hot materials work space set-up. |
Purposes may be to create: | art functional items (one-off or multiples) models props prototypes samples. |
Relevant people may include: | artists designers mentors metal-working experts production personnel supervisors teachers tradespeople. |
Technical specifications may relate to: | cost of production durability and strength how and where the item is to be viewed or placed number and size of items to be produced type of material to be used. |
Materials may include: | ferrous metals non-ferrous metals. |
Tools may include: | benders croppers drop hammers saws: automatic band cold hand rollers soldering irons straight line cutters. |
Equipment may include: | gas cylinders jigs welding machines work benches. |
Technical and design problems may relate to: | aesthetic appeal availability of materials durability and strength time for production. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist