Course Title: Perform basic oxy-acetylene welding and cutting

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C2222 Certificate II in Plumbing (Pre-apprenticeship)

Course Title: Perform basic oxy-acetylene welding and cutting

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 20

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

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Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUIL6378

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet

VE 2018 (All)

Course Contact: Warren James

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

In this course you will cover the competency required to use oxy-acetylene equipment to make welds and cuts, and to rectify any defects and distortions as part of a variety of plumbing jobs and in accordance with job, organisational and legal requirements.

Registration and/or licensing requirements are applicable to undertake tasks associated with this unit. A person who carries out plumbing work in Victoria must be registered or licensed with the Victorian Building Authority (or working under supervision).

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VU21793 Perform basic oxy-acetylene welding and cutting

Elements:

1. Plan to weld and cut

2. Prepare materials and equipment for welding and cutting

3. Weld and cut materials

4. Clean up the work area


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent

Assessments

Task 1

Assessment 1  - Workbook Activities

Task 2

Assessment 2   -  Practical assessments  1-3

Task 3

Assessment 3   -  Practical assessments  4-6

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix 

Element/

Performance Criteria Covered

Task 1  -

Task 2    

Task 3  

1.1

X

 

 

1.2

X

 

 

1.3

X

 

 

1.4

X

 

 

1.5

X

 

 

1.6

X

 

 

2.1

X

 

 

2.2

X

 

 

2.3

X

 

 

2.4

X

 

 

3.1

X

X

 

3.2

X

X

 

3.3

X

X

 

3.4

X

X

 

3.5

X

X

X

4.1

X

X

X

4.2

X

 

 

4.3

X

 

 


To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.