MEM48016 — Select metal joining process

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What an assessment for MEM48016 must cover

40 assessable components: 4 elements (14 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 18 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Determine job requirements

1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
1.2Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
1.3Identify job requirements from specifications

2 Confirm requirements

2.1Communicate with stakeholders regarding technical and aesthetic specification
2.2Identify process constraints including timelines and cost
2.3Identify any special requirements of product or process
2.4Confirm product and process requirements with stakeholders

3 Shortlist possible forming processes

3.1Identify forming processes to suit the application
3.2Discuss suitability of different processes with stakeholders
3.3Guide stakeholders to determine relative benefits of individual processes
3.4Clarify conflicts of information and benefits that arise

4 Select metal forming process

4.1Select the most appropriate process for the application
4.2Explain reasons for selecting process to stakeholders
4.3Clarify any unresolved areas

Performance evidence

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
identifying and asking questions which lead stakeholders to describe the key factors and properties required
communicating technical information both with technical and non-technical stakeholders who may be customers or managers and confirming requirements
identifying and selecting appropriate process to suit the application on at least two occasions
explaining rationale behind the selection process to stakeholders
interpreting technical information
writing technical reports and production specifications on at least two occasions
interpreting numerical data.

Knowledge evidence

safe work practices and procedures
principles, strengths and weaknesses and typical applications of: casting methods including greensand, chemically-bonded sand, horizontal part, vertical part, investment, gravity die, pressure die, centrifugal and direct caste
powder metallurgy including unidirectional die pressing, isotropic pressing, power rolling, power swaging, power extrusion, explosive compacting and sintering
electrometallurgy including chemical and mechanical pre-treatments, electroplating, cadmium plating, zinc plating, tin plating, copper plating, nickel plating, chromium plating and electro-polishing
methods of metalworking including plastic deformation, recrystallisation, recovery, grain growth, structural changes, property changes, direct compression, indirect compression, tensile, bending and shearing
direct compression processes including forging and rolling
indirect compression processes including extrusion, wire drawing, tube drawing and deep drawing
tensile processes including stretching
bending processes including cold and hot bending
cutting and shearing processes including turning, milling, grinding and shearing
lubrication for metal forming processes including role of lubrication and types of lubricants
metal forming risk factors including tool and die wear, metal fatigue, tool and product heating
furnaces including melting furnaces, heating furnaces, energy sources, atmospheres and refractories
isotropic and anisotropic materials including directional and non-directional plastic and fracture properties and texture
questioning techniques that will lead stakeholders to describe the key factors and properties required
economic and timeliness factors
quality and aesthetics of finish
technical differences including strength, rigidity, corrosion resistance, grain structure and chemical composition.

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What does an assessment tool for MEM48016 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM48016 needs to address all 40 unit components: 4 elements with 14 performance criteria, 8 performance evidence requirements, 18 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MEM48016?

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