This unit is designed to give the learner a basic understanding of the practical skills and basic knowledge required in the fabrication of assembled components manufactured from sheet metal. The learner will gain experience and an opportunity to demonstrate the ability to cut, form, and join sheet metal to fabricate simple items.

This unit includes:

• consideration of health and safety issues within the unit;

• consideration of the career opportunities available within engineering fabrication;

• consideration of environmental issues relating to the sourcing of raw materials, manufacture, and recycling within the unit;

• selection and use of appropriate marking out equipment and hand tools;

• development of the techniques of measuring, marking out, cutting, folding, and joining together component parts to produce an assembled item;

• the use of equipment, for example scriber, punch, divider or calipers, to mark out component profiles;

• assembly of various parts to make a finished component;

• joining parts together using rivets, hinges and welding; and

• a review and evaluation of performance.

This unit is designed to give the learner a basic understanding of the practical skills and basic knowledge required in the production of assembled components manufactured from metal.

This unit includes:

• consideration of health and safety issues within the unit;

• consideration of career opportunities available within engineering and/or manufacturing;

• consideration of environmental issues relating to the sourcing of raw materials, manufacture and recycling within the unit;

• selection and use of appropriate hand tools and measuring equipment;

• development of the techniques of measuring, cutting, filing, drilling, and threading component parts;

• the use of equipment, for example scriber, punch, dividers and odd-legs to mark out component profiles;

• the manufacture of various parts for assembly to make a finished component;

• the use of measuring equipment, for example ruler, vernier calipers or micrometer, to check sizes of parts;

• joining parts together using rivets and screw threads; and

• a review and evaluation of performance.