Advanced Diploma of Engineering
Not Applicable
Subjects
The minimum requirements for achievement of the 
MEM60112 Advanced Diploma of Engineering are:
completion of the seven (7) core units of competency listed below, and
completion of twenty three (23) elective units, to bring the total number of units to thirty (30).
Group A and Group B elective units must be selected as follows:
up to eight (8) general elective units from the list in Group A
at least fifteen (15) specialist elective units from Group B, to bring the total number of elective units to twenty three (23).
Note that when selecting elective units any prerequisite units must also be completed and count towards the required number of elective units (refer to units for details).
Five (5) appropriate Group B electives may be chosen from other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where those units are available for inclusion at Advanced Diploma.
Note that the Group A and B elective units listed below include all the MEM units that are approved for selection in this qualification. This meets the NSSC requirement that one sixth of the total units must be able to be selected from other qualifications in the same Training Package.
Additional qualification descriptors
The following additional descriptors are approved for use with this qualification:
Mechanical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Aeronautical and Avionics.
Core units
Select all of the units from this list.
Unit code | Unit title |
Organise and communicate information | |
Interact with computing technology | |
Perform engineering activities | |
Manage self in the engineering environment | |
Select common engineering materials | |
Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment | |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices |
Elective units
Group A - general
Select up to eight (8) units from this list.
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Interpret occupational health and safety practices in aviation maintenance | ||
Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes | * | |
Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications | ||
Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation | * | |
Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance | * | |
Lay out avionic systems | * | |
Lay out avionic flight management systems | * | |
Lay out and set up aircraft systems | * | |
Apply basic aircraft design characteristics | * | |
Perform computations | ||
Work safely with ionising radiation | ||
Perform basic statistical quality control | ||
Use hand tools | ||
Perform basic penetrant testing | * | |
Perform basic magnetic particle testing | * | |
Perform basic eddy current testing | * | |
Perform ultrasonic thickness testing | * | |
Perform basic radiographic testing | * | |
Calculate force systems within simple beam structures | * | |
Calculate stresses in simple structures | * | |
Apply basic economic and ergonomic concepts to evaluate engineering applications | ||
Contribute to the design of basic mechanical systems | * | |
Set up basic hydraulic circuits | ||
Set up basic pneumatic circuits | ||
Assist in the preparation of a basic workplace layout | ||
Apply basic just in time systems to the reduction of waste | ||
Develop recommendations for basic set up time improvements | ||
Assist in the analysis of a supply chain | ||
Use basic preventative maintenance techniques and tools | ||
Undertake basic process planning | ||
Use resource planning software systems in manufacturing | ||
Develop and manage a plan for a simple manufacturing related project | ||
Prepare a simple production schedule | ||
Undertake supervised procurement activities | ||
Prepare a simple cost estimate for a manufactured product | ||
Participate in quality assurance techniques | * | |
Analyse a simple electrical system circuit | * | |
Select and test components for simple electronic switching and timing circuits | * | |
Prepare basic programs for programmable logic controllers | ||
Assist in sales of technical products/systems | ||
Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements | ||
Produce basic engineering drawings | ||
Use computer-aided design (CAD) system to create and display 3-D models | * | |
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | ||
Prerequisites: | Where a unit has prerequisites then those prerequisite units can only be used in the count towards the total number of units where they are listed in the table above. |
Group B - specialist
Select at least fifteen (15) units from this list to bring the total number of elective units to twenty three (23).
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||||||||
Apply basic scientific principles and techniques in avionic engineering situations | ||||||||||||||||||||
Select and test avionic engineering materials | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apply basic aircraft power plant design characteristics | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply basic scientific principles and techniques in aeronautical engineering situations | ||||||||||||||||||||
Select and test aeronautical engineering materials | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Represent aeronautical engineering designs | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Represent avionic engineering designs | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply computer aided modelling and data management techniques to aeronautical engineering designs | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply computer aided modelling and data management techniques to avionic engineering designs | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Prepare mechanical models for computer-aided engineering (CAE) | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Prepare mechatronic models for computer-aided engineering (CAE) | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Perform mechanical engineering design drafting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Perform mechatronics engineering design drafting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Produce basic engineering detail drawings | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Produce electrical schematic drawings | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Calibrate measuring equipment | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Program coordinate measuring machine (advanced) | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Use graphical techniques and perform simple statistical computations | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Supervise occupational health and safety in an industrial work environment | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Schedule material deliveries | ||||||||||||||||||||
Undertake basic process planning | ||||||||||||||||||||
Undertake basic production scheduling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plan and design aeronautical engineering projects | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Plan and design avionic engineering projects | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply aeronautical engineering fundamentals to support design and development of engineering projects | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply avionic engineering fundamentals to support design and development of engineering projects | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply mechanical engineering analysis techniques | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apply mechatronic engineering analysis techniques | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apply manufactured product design techniques | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply maintenance engineering techniques to equipment and component repairs and modifications | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Integrate mechanical fundamentals into an engineering task | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Integrate mechatronic fundamentals into an engineering task | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Integrate manufacturing fundamentals into an engineering task | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Integrate maintenance fundamentals into an engineering task | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Conduct product and/or process capability studies | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Perform advanced statistical quality control | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Perform laboratory procedures | ||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise external quality assurance | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Maintain/supervise application of quality procedures | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Analyse plant/equipment condition monitoring results | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Manage environmental effects of engineering activities | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinate resources for an engineering project or operation | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinate engineering projects | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinate engineering-related manufacturing operations | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Source and estimate engineering materials requirements | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinate continuous improvement and technical development | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinate sales and promotion of engineering-related products or services | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operate and program computers and/or controllers in engineering situations | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply technical mathematics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apply statistics and probability techniques to engineering tasks | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply fluid and thermodynamics principles in engineering | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply calculus to engineering tasks | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply advanced algebra and numerical methods to engineering tasks | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply basic electro and control scientific principles and techniques in aeronautical engineering situations | ||||||||||||||||||||
Select and test mechanical engineering materials | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Select and test mechatronic engineering materials | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Select and apply aeronautical engineering methods, processes and construction techniques | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Select and apply avionic engineering methods, processes and construction techniques | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply scientific principles and techniques in aeronautical engineering situations | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply scientific principles and techniques in avionic engineering situations | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply aeronautical system design principles and techniques in aeronautical engineering situations | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply avionic system design principles and techniques in avionic engineering situations | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply automated systems principles and techniques in aeronautical engineering situations | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply automated systems principles and techniques in avionic engineering situations | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply engineering mechanic principles | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Select electrical equipment and components for engineering applications | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Investigate electric and electronic controllers in engineering applications | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate hydrodynamic systems and system components | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate thermodynamic systems and components | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate fluid power systems | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate programmable logic controller and related control system component applications | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate microcontroller applications | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Apply production and service control techniques | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate continuous improvement processes | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Select mechanical machine and equipment components | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Analyse loads on frames and mechanisms | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate computer integrated manufacturing systems | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate manufacturing processes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Measure and analyse noise and vibration | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate maintenance systems | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate industrial robotic applications | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate thermal loads in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinate servicing and fault finding of HVAC/R control systems | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate rapid prototyping applications | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate rapid manufacturing processes | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate rapid tooling applications | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate jigs and fixtures | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate moulding tools and processes | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate stamping and forging tools | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate rolling tools and processes | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Evaluate suitability of materials for engineering related applications | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Complete a building thermal performance survey | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribute to the design of a commercial refrigeration system | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribute to the design of industrial refrigeration systems | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribute to the design of hydronic systems | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribute to the design of commercial and industrial exhaust systems | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribute to the design of heating systems | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribute to the design of heat exchanger systems | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Perform penetrant testing | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Perform magnetic particle testing | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Perform eddy current testing | * | |||||||||||||||||||
Perform ultrasonic testing |
Pathways...Not Applicable Entry RequirementsNot Applicable Licensing InformationThere are no specific licences that relate to this qualification. However, for employment at paraprofessional levels in the aeronautical and avionic fields in the Australian aviation industry, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) have requirements that must be met. Units designed to meet these requirements are included as electives in this qualification. Advice on the selection of electives to meet ADF and CASA requirements is given at the end of this qualification. Employability Skills
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