Welding & Fabrication
Diploma of Engineering Technology

Duration
2 years

Admission Requirements
You are eligible if:

• you have successfully completed the Australian Year 12 or equivalent in your country
• you have achieved a minimum English language standard of IELTS 5.5 (academic).

Course Fee’s (AUD $)
$10,500 per year

Intake
February and July

Campus
Broadmeadows

Books and Equipment (AUD $)
Approximately $400 per year

Materials Fee’s (AUD $)
$1,000 per year (compulsory)

Career Prospects
On completion of the Diploma, graduates may:

• seek recognition as a welder or general fabrication engineering tradesperson
• s eek employment in the areas of general fabrication, light to medium sheet metal, welder / boilermaker, design and drafting, including computer aided drafting (CAD).

Course Structure
The Diploma consists of 46 units. The teaching methods used in the Diploma include classroom based teaching, lectures and supervised practical component in a workshop. The assessment methods include tests and end of semester examinations, assignments (both group and individual), and practical components in a workshop.

Units

• Undertake interactive workplace communication
• Apply principles of occupational health and safety in work environment
• Apply quality procedures
• Plan to undertake a routine task
• Apply quality systems
• Organise and analyse information
• Operate in a work based team environment
• Assist in the provision of on the job training
• Measure with graduated devices
• Perform computations - basic
• Plan a complete activity
• Perform computations
• Perform computer operations
• Perform routine oxy acetylene welding
• Carry out mechanical cutting
• Manual heating and thermal cutting
• Undertake fabrication, forming, bending and shaping
• Assemble fabricated components
• Perform routine manual metal arc welding
• Weld using manual metal arc welding process
• Weld using gas metal arc welding process
• Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process
• Geometric development
• Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding
• Perform routine gas metal arc welding
• Perform basic incidental heat, quenching, tempering and annealing
• Perform general machining
• Draw and interpret sketch
• Interpret technical drawing
• Manual handling
• Mark off and out structural fabrications and shapes
• Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials
• Use hand tools
• Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering components
• Use power tools / hand held operations
• Apply communications management techniques
• Apply mathematical solutions to engineering problems
• Apply scientific principles to engineering problems
• Apply principles of mechanics to engineering problems
• Apply principles of strength of materials to engineering problems
• Use 2D computer aided drafting systems
• Apply computer based solid modelling techniques
• Annotate and create assemblies using solid models
• Set up manufacturing processes for engineering applications
• Apply basic principles of materials science to engineering applications
• Plan for the implementation of mechanical drive systems

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