* Offshore international
Completion of year 11 or equivalent (Subject to the assessment and approval of Baxter Admission team.)
Applicants must be 18 years of age and above
Successful completion of Pre-training review (PTR)
English Proficiency: Score of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent
English Language, Literacy, and Numeracy (LLN) skills appropriate to the course requirements
This qualification defines the skills and knowledge required for a higher engineering tradesperson within metal, engineering, manufacturing and associated industries.
The skills associated with this qualification are intended to apply to a wide range of engineering work undertaken in the fields of refrigeration and air conditioning, casting and moulding, computer numerically controlled (CNC) programming, fluid power, heavy fabrication, instrumentation, maintenance, plant mechanics, marine electronics, mechatronics, patternmaking, robotics, toolmaking, welding and watch and clock services and repair, including post-trade work.
It provides the skills and knowledge for a person to understand and implement quality control techniques, exercise good interpersonal and communications skills, work from complex instructions and procedures, exercise discretion within the scope of responsibility, perform work under limited supervision either individually or in a team environment, be responsible for assuring the quality of their own work, provide trade guidance and assistance as part of a work team, perform non-trade tasks which are incidental or peripheral to the primary tasks and facilitate the completion of the whole task, inspect products and/or materials for conformity with established operational standards, operate lifting equipment incidental to their work and assists in the provision of training in conjunction with supervisors and trainers.
This qualification may be accessed by direct entry. While there is no qualification entry requirement, it is assumed that the learner is either already a tradesperson with access to structured on and off-the-job training or is an apprentice under an Australian Apprenticeship arrangement. It should not be used as a pre-employment or pre-apprenticeship program. It is specifically designed to cover the skills and knowledge required of workers employed as Engineering/Manufacturing Tradesperson – Special Class Level II as defined in the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award.
CRICOS Code: 0100613
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Units of Competency
CORE:
MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
MSMENV272 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
MEM16006 Organise and communicate information#
MEM12023 Perform engineering measurements#
MEM12024 Perform computations#
MEM11011 Undertake manual handling#
MEM14006 Plan work activities#
MEM16008 Interact with computing technology#
MEM17003 Assist in the provision of on-the-job training#
MEM18001 Use hand tools#
MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations#
MEM09002 Interpret technical drawing#
ELECTIVE:
MEM05052 Apply safe welding practices #
MEM24001B Perform basic penetrant testing#
MEM07032 Use workshop machines for basic operations#
MEM05005 Carry out mechanical cutting#
MEM05051 Select welding processes #
MEM05004 Perform routine oxy acetylene welding#
MEM05006 Perform brazing and/or silver soldering#
MEM05007 Perform manual heating and thermal cutting#
MEM05008 Perform advanced manual thermal cutting, gouging and shaping#
MEM05014 Monitor quality of production welding/fabrications#
MEM05012 Perform routine manual metal arc welding#
MEM05015 Weld using manual metal arc welding process#
MEM05016 Perform advanced welding using manual metal arc welding process#
MEM05050 Perform routine gas metal arc welding#
MEM05017 Weld using gas metal arc welding process#
MEM05018 Perform advanced welding using gas metal arc welding process#
MEM05056 Perform routine flux core arc welding#
MEM05047 Weld using flux core arc welding process#
MEM05048 Perform advanced welding using flux core arc welding process#
MEM12007 Mark off/out structural fabrications and shapes#
MEM11016 Order materials#
MEM05049 Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding#
MEM05019 Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process#
MEM05037 Perform geometric development#
MEM05020 Perform advanced welding using gas tungsten arc welding process #
MEM16012 Interpret technical specifications and manuals#
MEM09009 Create 2D drawings using computer aided design system#
MEM09010 Create 3D models using computer aided design system#
MEM05026ˆ Apply welding principles#
MEM05043ˆ Perform welds to code standards using gas metal arc welding process#
Possible pathways for further study
Diploma of Engineering–Technical
Diploma of Engineering Advanced Trade or other relevant qualifications
Higher Engineering Tradesperson or a Special Class Enigerring Tradesperson-level II
OSHC: 530 ($) per year
