Aims of the Course

The National 5 Practical Metalworking course provides opportunities for candidates to gain a range of theoretical and practical metalworking skills relating to tools, equipment, processes and materials. They also develop skills in reading and interpreting working drawings and related documents as well as an understanding of health and safety. The course is practical, exploratory and experiential in nature. It engages candidates with technologies, allowing them to consider the impact that practical technologies have on our environment and society.

Through this, they develop skills, knowledge and understanding of: metalworking techniques

• measuring and marking out metal sections and sheet materials

• safe working practices in workshop environments

• practical creativity and problem-solving skills

• sustainability issues in a practical metalworking context

Topics

• Bench Skills – This Unit helps learners develop a range of metalworking hand tool skills including bench-fitting work, routine sheet-metal work, and measuring and marking out.

• Machine Processes – This Unit helps learners build the students measuring and marking out skills and to develop skills in using common metalwork machines, equipment and related processes.

• Fabrication and Thermal Joining – This Unit helps learners develop skills in fabrication, forming and joining of metalwork components with some complex features.

These topics will be covered by manufacturing the following products – Toolbox, Marking Gauge, G-Clamp, and Mini Bench Vice.