This course teaches students the manipulative and physical skills relating to the metals and engineering industry. The emphasis is on practical work, including instructions in safe workshop practice and tool selection. Students are given the opportunity to develop skills both through completing set tasks and design-based projects.
Designed to familiarise students with metal workshop procedures. Students learn to work safely with metal products, correctly using and naming selected tools and materials. Students learn to use selected tools and machinery to follow a given design to complete the projects undertaken in this unit. They learn communication skills such as following instructions, seeking help, and recording processes, as well as problem-solving strategies.
Explores metal manufacturing skills. Students learn the fundamentals of working safely with a variety of metal manufacturing processes, including gas and arc welding. They learn to use a range of metalwork tools and techniques across various fabrication processes to follow a given design and complete the projects undertaken in this unit. Students learn communication skills such as following instructions, seeking help, and recording processes, as well as problem-solving strategies.
Designed to develop welding and mechanical cutting skills. Students learn the fundamentals of working safely with gas and arc welding. Students learn to use a range of mechanical cutting machinery and processes, and continue to develop their welding skills. They investigate emerging technologies in global metal manufacturing. Students follow a given design to complete the projects undertaken in this unit. They learn communication skills such as following instructions, seeking help, and recording processes, as well as problem-solving strategies.
Designed to develop project management skills. Students create a project based on a design brief or modify an existing design to meet a specific need, using skills such as machining and welding. They consider the choice of appropriate materials and techniques, project timeline and the economic use of materials.