McGill Institute Australia

MEM31922

Certificate III in

Engineering –

Fabrication Trade

MEM31922

Certificate III in

Engineering –

Fabrication Trade

Course Overview

This qualification defines the skills and knowledge required of an Engineering Tradesperson – Fabrication within metal, engineering, manufacturing and associated industries. The qualification has been specifically developed to meet the needs of apprentices in the above trade.

 

The skills associated with this qualification are intended to apply to a wide range of fabrication work, including undertaking metal fabrication, structural steel erection, sheetmetal work, welding, blacksmithing and surface finishing.

 

This qualification is designed to provide an industry recognised skills profile related to trade work as an Engineering Tradesperson – Fabrication.

 

The latest release of the qualification and packaging rules can be found at the following link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/MEM31922

Duration in weeks:

98

Tuition Fee:

AUD $28,000

Non Tuition Fee:

AUD $4,000

CRICOS Course Code:

112712C

Entry Requirements

McGill Institute Australia has the following entry requirements:

You must:

  • Be at least 18 years of age and have completed the equivalent of Year 12 or a Certificate III or higher qualification with an Australian institution.
  • McGill Institute may conduct an entry interview with all prospective students to determine suitability for the course and student needs.

  • Have an IELTS* score of 5.5 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
    • Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or
    • Successful completion of an English Placement Test
    • Successful completion of an English Placement Test
    • General English – Upper Intermediate

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. You are required to provide your results so that we can confirm they are equivalent to IELTS 5.5.

Who should apply for this course and why?

Completing this course may provide you with employment or learning opportunities. Potential employment options are in a range of Fabrication Engineering industry Sector. These are potential routes for career progression:

  • Welder
  • Blacksmith
  • Boilermaker
  • Sheetmetal Worker
  • Aluminium Fabrication Production Worker
  • Metal Fabricator Manufacturing Technician
  • Advanced Fabrication Technician (Structural)
Course progress and attendance

Satisfactory course progress and attendance is very important in order to meet visa requirements. Please read the International Student Handbook carefully for more information. You will also be provided with further information about course progress and attendance requirements at your orientation.

Student support

We offer the following in relation to support and welfare.

  • One-to-one support from the trainer/assessor
  • Support with personal issues
  • Access to additional learning resources
  • Reasonable adjustment in assessment
  • Social events
  • Information about external sources of support.

We will identify any additional support needs you may have at the time of application and enrolment and may prepare a Student Support Plan for you based on those needs.

Resource requirements

You are required to bring your own laptop with Office 365 (or similar program) to all classes. These costs are not included in your course fees. Click here for specifications for laptops and associated costs.

mcgill.edu.au/resourcerequirements/

Course credit

You can apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge, and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior
learning) as per the information included in our International Student Handbook, which is available at www.mcgill.edu.au

 

If you are granted course credit, this will affect your course fees as well as the duration of your course. We will advise you in writing of changes to fees or course duration as a result of the credit. You will also be issued with a new Confirmation of Enrolment.

 

For any questions about course credit, contact us at the details shown on the back of the brochure.

To be awarded the MEM31922 Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade, units of competency to the value of 96 points must be achieved, chosen as outlined below:

  • all core units of competency listed below (totalling 33 points)
  • elective units of competency to a minimum value of 40 points from Groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G and 23 points from Group H as described on https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/MEM31922

CORE

MEM09002 Interpret technical drawing
MEM11011 Undertake manual handling
MEM12023 Perform engineering measurements
MEM12024 Perform computations
MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
MEM14006 Plan work activities
MEM16006 Organise and communicate information
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
MSMENV272 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

ELECTIVE

MEM05004 Perform routine oxy fuel gas welding
MEM05007 Perform manual heating and thermal cutting
MEM05009 Perform automated thermal cutting
MEM05012 Perform routine manual metal arc welding
MEM05014 Monitor quality of production welding/fabrications
MEM05049 Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding
MEM05050 Perform routine gas metal arc welding
MEM05052 Apply safe welding practices
MEM05065 Maintain weld records
MEM05089 Assemble fabricated components
MEM08010 Manually finish/polish materials
MEM05085 Select welding processes
MEM05006 Perform brazing and/or silver soldering
MEM05003 Perform soft soldering
MEM05052 Apply safe welding practices
MEM07032 Use workshop machines for basic operations
MEM11016 Order materials
MEM13001 Perform emergency first aid
MEM13003 Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials
MEM15001 Perform basic statistical quality control
MEM15004 Perform inspection
MEM18011 Shut down and isolate machines/equipment
MSMENV472 Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

*The list of electives is a sample only

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