NFC in Fabricating Engineering and Welding
This course develops your ability to produce and inspect fabricated metal work using drawings, suitable joining methods and safe workshop practice.
About the course
This course develops your ability to produce and inspect fabricated metal work using drawings, suitable joining methods and safe workshop practice. Learning combines technical study with practical tasks relevant to Southern African organisations and communities.
What you'll learn
Interpret a fabrication drawing and plan the required operations.
Carry out supervised cutting, forming or welding tasks.
Inspect completed work and record quality findings.
Requirements
Prepare to follow practical instructions, use basic measurements and keep a simple record of your work. The facilitator will introduce the tools and safe working procedures used in each activity. Check the provider's published admission requirements before enrolment.
Course content
The programme combines supporting studies, specialist subjects and practical integration. Each subject below includes its learning focus, outcomes, practice and assessment.
3 learning stages 8 subjects
1Stage 1: Foundation knowledge and safe practice2 subjects
2Stage 2: Technical subjects and guided application4 subjects
3Stage 3: Enterprise and integrated proficiency2 subjects
Subjects in this programme
The programme combines supporting studies, specialist subjects and practical integration. Each subject below includes its learning focus, outcomes, practice and assessment.
8 subjects are listed below with a short description of each. The Subject descriptions tab contains the learning outcomes, topics, practical tasks and assessments.
Stage 1: Foundation knowledge and safe practice
- Fabrication Drawings and Measurements. Build foundation skills in fabrication drawings and measurements. Guided examples introduce fabrication symbols and views, followed by practice with dimensions and measurements. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use material estimates and tolerances to review the result.
- Welding Safety and Work Preparation. Build foundation skills in welding safety and work preparation. Guided examples introduce workshop hazards and eye protection, followed by practice with fume controls and fire prevention. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use work preparation and emergency reporting to review the result.
Stage 2: Technical subjects and guided application
- Metals, Tools and Edge Preparation. Build foundation skills in metals, tools and edge preparation. Guided examples introduce metal identification and tool selection, followed by practice with marking out and edge preparation. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use fit-up and material care to review the result.
- Basic Welding Processes. Build foundation skills in basic welding processes. Guided examples introduce welding principles and approved training equipment, followed by practice with joint types and supervised technique. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use distortion awareness and weld records to review the result.
- Cutting, Forming and Joint Assembly. Build foundation skills in cutting, forming and joint assembly. Guided examples introduce cutting plans and forming principles, followed by practice with joint alignment and clamping. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use assembly sequence and dimensional checks to review the result.
- Weld Inspection and Finishing. Build foundation skills in weld inspection and finishing. Guided examples introduce visual examination and common weld defects, followed by practice with dimensions and surface finishing. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use rework decisions and inspection records to review the result.
Stage 3: Enterprise and integrated proficiency
- Small Enterprise Records and Customer Communication. Study the development of a viable small enterprise from a defined customer need. Guided practice centres on a small-enterprise plan and test record, drawing on customer problems and enterprise opportunities and products, services and value propositions. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
- Welding Skills Proficiency. Demonstrate the practical skills developed across the programme. Tasks integrate fabrication drawings and measurements, metals, tools and edge preparation within an agreed work brief. You will prepare resources, carry out the authorised task and check the result. Your evidence should show consistent performance, accurate records and an explanation of decisions within your learner role.
Assessment and practical learning
- Suggested learning checks: explain a procedure, complete a short task and respond to practical questions.
- Suggested practical assessment: demonstrate the skill under supervision and keep a record of completed work.
- Use assessor feedback to correct errors and repeat a task until the agreed quality criteria are met.
Practical application
Produce a supervised fabrication project with a drawing, materials list, process record and inspection report.
Subject descriptions
Select a subject to read its learning outcomes, main topics, practical task and assessment.
Stage 1: Foundation knowledge and safe practice
Fabrication Drawings and Measurements
Build foundation skills in fabrication drawings and measurements. Guided examples introduce fabrication symbols and views, followed by practice with dimensions and measurements. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use material estimates and tolerances to review the result.
Learning outcomes
- Explain fabrication symbols and views using a practical example.
- Complete a guided task involving dimensions and measurements.
- Review your work using material estimates and tolerances.
Main topics
- Fabrication symbols
- Views
- Dimensions
- Measurements
- Material estimates
- Tolerances
Practical task
Complete a guided fabrication drawings and measurements task using a classroom simulation, supplied records or an authorised supervised work area. Record the preparation, work completed and quality checks.
Assessment
Assessment uses the completed task, a short knowledge check and your explanation of the result. Correct errors after feedback and demonstrate the revised work.
Welding Safety and Work Preparation
Build foundation skills in welding safety and work preparation. Guided examples introduce workshop hazards and eye protection, followed by practice with fume controls and fire prevention. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use work preparation and emergency reporting to review the result.
Learning outcomes
- Explain workshop hazards and eye protection using a practical example.
- Complete a guided task involving fume controls and fire prevention.
- Review your work using work preparation and emergency reporting.
Main topics
- Workshop hazards
- Eye protection
- Fume controls
- Fire prevention
- Work preparation
- Emergency reporting
Practical task
Complete a guided welding safety and work preparation task using a classroom simulation, supplied records or an authorised supervised work area. Record the preparation, work completed and quality checks.
Assessment
Assessment uses the completed task, a short knowledge check and your explanation of the result. Correct errors after feedback and demonstrate the revised work.
Stage 2: Technical subjects and guided application
Metals, Tools and Edge Preparation
Build foundation skills in metals, tools and edge preparation. Guided examples introduce metal identification and tool selection, followed by practice with marking out and edge preparation. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use fit-up and material care to review the result.
Learning outcomes
- Explain metal identification and tool selection using a practical example.
- Complete a guided task involving marking out and edge preparation.
- Review your work using fit-up and material care.
Main topics
- Metal identification
- Tool selection
- Marking out
- Edge preparation
- Fit-up
- Material care
Practical task
Complete a guided metals, tools and edge preparation task using a classroom simulation, supplied records or an authorised supervised work area. Record the preparation, work completed and quality checks.
Assessment
Assessment uses the completed task, a short knowledge check and your explanation of the result. Correct errors after feedback and demonstrate the revised work.
Basic Welding Processes
Build foundation skills in basic welding processes. Guided examples introduce welding principles and approved training equipment, followed by practice with joint types and supervised technique. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use distortion awareness and weld records to review the result.
Learning outcomes
- Explain welding principles and approved training equipment using a practical example.
- Complete a guided task involving joint types and supervised technique.
- Review your work using distortion awareness and weld records.
Main topics
- Welding principles
- Approved training equipment
- Joint types
- Supervised technique
- Distortion awareness
- Weld records
Practical task
Complete a guided basic welding processes task using a classroom simulation, supplied records or an authorised supervised work area. Record the preparation, work completed and quality checks.
Assessment
Assessment uses the completed task, a short knowledge check and your explanation of the result. Correct errors after feedback and demonstrate the revised work.
Cutting, Forming and Joint Assembly
Build foundation skills in cutting, forming and joint assembly. Guided examples introduce cutting plans and forming principles, followed by practice with joint alignment and clamping. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use assembly sequence and dimensional checks to review the result.
Learning outcomes
- Explain cutting plans and forming principles using a practical example.
- Complete a guided task involving joint alignment and clamping.
- Review your work using assembly sequence and dimensional checks.
Main topics
- Cutting plans
- Forming principles
- Joint alignment
- Clamping
- Assembly sequence
- Dimensional checks
Practical task
Complete a guided cutting, forming and joint assembly task using a classroom simulation, supplied records or an authorised supervised work area. Record the preparation, work completed and quality checks.
Assessment
Assessment uses the completed task, a short knowledge check and your explanation of the result. Correct errors after feedback and demonstrate the revised work.
Weld Inspection and Finishing
Build foundation skills in weld inspection and finishing. Guided examples introduce visual examination and common weld defects, followed by practice with dimensions and surface finishing. You will complete a supervised task, explain your choices and use rework decisions and inspection records to review the result.
Learning outcomes
- Explain visual examination and common weld defects using a practical example.
- Complete a guided task involving dimensions and surface finishing.
- Review your work using rework decisions and inspection records.
Main topics
- Visual examination
- Common weld defects
- Dimensions
- Surface finishing
- Rework decisions
- Inspection records
Practical task
Complete a guided weld inspection and finishing task using a classroom simulation, supplied records or an authorised supervised work area. Record the preparation, work completed and quality checks.
Assessment
Assessment uses the completed task, a short knowledge check and your explanation of the result. Correct errors after feedback and demonstrate the revised work.
Stage 3: Enterprise and integrated proficiency
Small Enterprise Records and Customer Communication
Study the development of a viable small enterprise from a defined customer need. Guided practice centres on a small-enterprise plan and test record, drawing on customer problems and enterprise opportunities and products, services and value propositions. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Learning outcomes
- Define a customer need and a practical enterprise response.
- Estimate resources, costs and cash requirements.
- Revise a business proposal using evidence from a small market test.
Main topics
- Customer problems and enterprise opportunities
- Products, services and value propositions
- Startup resources and operating costs
- Pricing, cash flow and basic records
- Market testing and customer feedback
- Business risks, responsibilities and growth choices
Practical task
For Small Enterprise Records and Customer Communication, prepare a small-enterprise plan and test record in a fabricating engineering and welding setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Use guided tasks with feedback and a further attempt after corrections.
Welding Skills Proficiency
Demonstrate the practical skills developed across the programme. Tasks integrate fabrication drawings and measurements, metals, tools and edge preparation within an agreed work brief. You will prepare resources, carry out the authorised task and check the result. Your evidence should show consistent performance, accurate records and an explanation of decisions within your learner role.
Learning outcomes
- Plan and complete an integrated task to agreed criteria.
- Demonstrate safe and consistent practical performance.
- Explain the result and correct identified weaknesses.
Main topics
- Interpreting an integrated work brief
- Preparing tools, information and resources
- Demonstrating the required technical skills
- Checking output against agreed criteria
- Responding to faults and assessor feedback
- Presenting evidence and explaining decisions
Practical task
Produce a supervised fabrication project with a drawing, materials list, process record and inspection report.
Assessment
Direct observation, the completed output, a quality-check record and oral questions provide the evidence for this subject.
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