Field          Engineering Technology

 

Review of Engineering Drawing and Design unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Drawing and Design

2430-2434, 2436, 2441, 4434, 20802-20804, 21910

 

Competenz has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          September 2016

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2021

 

Summary

 

As a result of the Targeted Review of Qualifications process, Competenz has reviewed all unit standards in the Engineering Drawing and Design domain.  This process led to the development of three new unit standards to replace existing ones to reflect new conditions listed in the graduate profile outcomes in qualifications requiring knowledge of the interpretation and construction of drawings.

 

Meetings with subject matter experts were conducted, identifying the required content and comparing this content against existing unit standards.  It was identified that the majority of the unit standards in the domain required only minor changes but three unit standards used in the mechanical engineering apprenticeship programmes required considerable redevelopment to meet industry need.  The review and content of new standards is based on extensive feedback with industry experts and is endorsed by industry and providers.  While the three new standards can be used individually, it is intended to use them to assess learners in a graduated fashion, with each unit standard building on the recommended pre-requisite unit standard or standards.

 

Main changes

 

·      Development of three replacement standards for graduated assessment of mechanical engineering and fabrication apprenticeships starting from drawing interpretation then introducing engineering sketching and finally technical drawing.

·      Changes to unit standards 20802-20803 to allow the use of 3D software to produce 2D drawings which reflects current industry practice.

·      Changes to explanatory notes and related evidence requirements to standardise terminology.

 

Category C unit standards will expire at the end of December 2021

 

Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess

 

Current consent for

Consent extended to

Nature of consent

Classification or ID

Level

Nature of consent

Classification or ID

Level

Subfield

Mechanical Engineering

2

Standard

29653

3

Domain

Engineering Drawing and Design

2

Standard

29653

3

Standard

21910

3

Standard

29654

2

Standard

2430

2

Standard

29655

2

Standard

2432

2

Standard

29653

3

 

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Engineering and Technology > Mechanical Engineering > Engineering Drawing and Design

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

2430

 

29655

Manually produce and interpret engineering sketches under supervision

Manually produce engineering sketches

2

 

2

4

 

3

C

 

 

2431

Manually produce and interpret simple engineering component drawings under supervision

2

8

B

2432

 

29653

Manually construct plane geometric shapes for engineering

Manually produce third angle orthographic drawings of simple engineering objects incorporating plane geometric shapes

2

 

3

3

 

3

C

 

 

2433

Produce simple engineering component drawings using CAD software

Produce engineering component drawings using CAD software

2

6

B

2434

Manually produce detailed engineering drawings under supervision

3

12

B

2436

Create three-dimensional engineering models under supervision

Create three-dimensional engineering models using CAD software under supervision

3

5

B

2441

Create complex three-dimensional engineering models

5

12

B

4434

Demonstrate knowledge of basic geometric form in engineering

1

1

B

20802

Produce detailed two-dimensional engineering drawings using CAD software under supervision

3

6

B

20803

Manually produce advanced two-dimensional engineering drawings

4

12

B

20804

Produce advanced two-dimensional engineering drawings using CAD software

4

8

B

21910

 

29654

Interpret mechanical engineering drawings

 

Demonstrate knowledge of and interpret mechanical engineering drawings and geometric tolerancing

3

 

2

 

5

 

3

 

C