Materials to be used for the purpose of assessment:
Range of materials: stainless steel and stainless steel alloys.
Materials group - To be selected from groups 8 or 10 [ISO (TR) 15608] for the purpose of assessment.
Minimum plate thickness - 1,6mm.
Observations applicable to the welding process: (Information on heat input range, electrode diameter, filler material, gas composition, gas flow, joint preparation from welding procedure):
Heat input, metal transfer mode, electrode size, joint preparation, welding technique, consumable usage, handling and gas shielding.
Resources include:
Suitable welding power source, shielding screen, wire-feeder, shielding gas, regulator, flow-meter, gas-hoses, hose-clamps, earth-clamp, cable, welding torch, cooling hoses and water, foot control and related components.
Welding positions include:
Fillet welding:
Flat/Horizontal
Vertical
Overhead
Groove welding:
Flat/Horizontal
Vertical
Overhead Welding positions |
Names & functions of:
Related welding equipment.
Welding consumables, eg. classification of wires, shielding gases, etc.
Personal protective equipment.
Various groupings of stainless steel and stainless steel alloys.
Attributes, descriptions, characteristics & properties:
Know the characteristics and classification grades of stainless steel and stainless steel alloys.
Safety hazards associated with welding.
Health risks associated with welding.
Common welding processes for stainless steel alloys.
Characteristics of electricity.
Weldability of stainless steel and stainless steel alloys.
Shrinkage, residual stress, distortion.
Inert gases and principles of oxidation.
Sensory cues:
Smell indicating overheating equipment.
Observing, listening during welding operations.
Handling of stainless steel in the workshop.
Purpose of:
Gas metal arc welding.
Safety checks.
Reporting incidents and conditions.
Checking completed weld.
Processes, events, causes and effects, implications:
Causes of hazards and responses to them.
Causes of defects and responses to them.
Overview of fusion welding processes.
Implications of not preparing workpiece before welding.
Shrinkage, residual stress, distortion.
Mishandling and misuse of consumables.
Procedures and techniques:
For eliminating, isolating or minimising welding hazards.
Procedures for preparing materials before welding.
Safety procedures.
Quality procedures.
Recording and reporting procedures.
Maintenance procedures.
Inspection and testing.
Storage procedures.
Regulations, legislation, agreements, policies, standards:
Health and Safety.
Safe working in the fabrication shop.
National and international standards related to the inspection of completed work.
International standard for the grouping of metals.
Theory: rules, principles, laws:
Applicable to properties of materials.
Weldability of stainless steel and stainless steel alloys.
Relationships, systems:
Relationship between grades, section thickness and mechanical properties of stainless steel and welding parameters.
Relationship of the mechanical properties of welded joints with cooling rate following welding. |
Notes to assessors:
Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:
Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessments at title level are unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.
Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.
Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.
The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.
The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.
All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, directness, authenticity, sufficiency, openness and consistency.
This unit standard may be obtained through RPL. The learner should be thoroughly briefed on the mechanism to be used and support and guidance should be provided. Care should be taken that the mechanism used provides the learner with an opportunity to demonstrate competence and is not so onerous as to prevent learners from taking up the RPL option towards gaining a qualification. |
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ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd (VANDERBIJLPARK) (TP) |
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Bell Equipment Company SA (Pty) Ltd (ALTON) (TP) |
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Bevline Mechanical Projects (Pty) Ltd (PROSPECTON) (TP) |
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Blue Horison Properties 53 (Pty) Ltd T/A Durnacol Skills Innovation Hu |
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Coastal Kzn F.E.T. College - Swinton Road Campus |
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Eastcape Midlands Public FET College - Uitenhage (High Street)Campus |
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Eastcape Training Centre |
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False Bay Public FET College - Westlake Campus |
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Further Education Trade Training |
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FVW Welding Academy(Johannesburg) (TP) |
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Gijima AST Holdings (Pty) Ltd T/A Fundi Training Centre (BENONI) (TP) |
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Industries Education & Training Institute (MAITLAND) (TP) |
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INDUSTRIES EDUCATION & TRAINING INSTITUTE - PE TTC |
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Izizwe Training Centre (Pty) Ltd T/A Simtech Training (NORTHDENE) (TP) |
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Mopani South East FET College - Phalaborwa Campus |
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Northlink College - Bellville Campus |
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SAMSONS SCHOOL OF WELDING |
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Samsons School of Welding T/A Samsons Skills Development Institute (DU |
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SEDIBENG TRAINING CENTRE |
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SSS Sheet Metal Work cc T/A Sheetech SA (DURBAN) (TP) |
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Steinmuller Africa (Pty) Ltd T/A Steinmuller Technical Training Academ |
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Swift Skills Academy (SASOLBURG) (TP) |
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Tekmation (Pty) Ltd T/A Tekmation Training Institute (DURBAN) (TP) |
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THE SAJ COMPETENCY TRAINING INSTITUTE CC |
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Umfolozi FET College - Central Office |
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Umfolozi FET College - Mandeni Campus |
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Volkswagen of South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Technical Learning Academy (UIT |
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West Coast Public FET College - Vredenburg Campus |
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