1.
Programmes for a variety of products are produced.
> Range: Variety includes 4th axis, solid modelling, shading.
CAD drawings or models meet requirements of end-product.
Tools selected and machining specifications will achieve desired characteristics of component.
Data packs for the manufacturing process specify all elements of the manufacturing process and are cost-effective.
Explanations and contributions to technical discussion demonstrate an understanding of the principles and theories which underpin CAD, CAM and their relationship to CNC.
> Range: Principles and theories include knowledge of packages available, drawing conventions, verification methods, calculations.
2.
Effectiveness and efficiency of process and the use of resources is tracked and evaluated and changes are responded to.
The workplace is clean, safe, ordered and operating without bottlenecks or hazards.
Information on all aspects of the manufacturing process is monitored and trends are identified and responded to.
3.
Manufacturing capacity is enhanced and developed.
Improvements and new settings or procedures are documented and result in products that meet and continue to meet customer needs.
Any changes or recommendations are based on systematic analysis and the effects of implementation are recorded and reported.
Problems and conflicts are identified, addressed appropriately, resolved and documented.
4.
Orders are obtained, implemented and delivered.
Design implementation is optimised for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Explanations and discussions related to costing and scheduling demonstrate an understanding of the impact of a broad range of factors.
Integrated Assessment:
The integrated assessment should be based on a summative assessment guide. The guide will specify how the assessor will assess different aspects of the performance and will include:
Evaluating evidence in a portfolio of evidence, particularly projects which integrate various aspects of the qualification and which demonstrate the integration of all aspects of learning: fundamental and core; knowledge, skills and values; the development of the critical outcomes.
Observing and listening to the learner at work, both in primary activities as well as in other interactions, or in relevant simulations.
Asking questions and initiating short discussions to test understanding and to verify other evidence.
Looking at records and reports.
Formative and summative assessment of unit standards.
Assessment of competence for this qualification is based on experience acquired by the learner in the workplace, within the particular CNC production machining context. The assessment process should cover the explicit tasks required for the qualification as well as the understanding of the underlying concepts and principles. The assessment process should also establish how the learning process has advanced the Critical Cross-field Outcomes.
The learner may choose in which language he/she wants to be assessed. This should be established as part of a process of preparing the learner for assessment and familiarising the learner with the approach being taken.
While this is primarily a workplace-based qualification, evidence from other areas of endeavour may be presented if pertinent to any of the Exit Level Outcomes.
Assessors should also evaluate evidence that the learner has been, and is, able to perform consistently over a period of time.
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