Field          Engineering and Technology

 

Revision and reclassification of Metal Casting unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Mechanical Engineering

Metal Casting

2371, 2374-2377, 2379, 2382, 2386, 15130, 15131, 19449

 

Competenz has completed the revision and reclassification of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          November 2017

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2021

 

Summary

 

The unit standards, which were reviewed and registered in September 2016, were revised to extend the last date for assessments of the previous versions and to reclassify the units to the Metal Forming domain.

 

Main changes

 

·         Unit standards were modified to align with the revised NZQA guidelines.

·         All revised unit standards in the Metal Casting domain have been moved to the new Metal Forming domain.

·         The last dates for assessment of some of the previous versions have been extended to 31 December 2022.

 

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

Domain

Metal Casting

2

Standards

2371, 2376, 2379, 2382

2

Domain

Metal Casting

4

Standards

2371, 2376, 2379, 2382

2

4

Standards

2374, 2377, 2386

3

4

Standards

2375, 19449

4

 

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

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Engineering and Technology > Mechanical Engineering > Metal Casting

Engineering and Technology > Mechanical Engineering > Metal Forming

ID

Title

Level

Credit

2371

Produce metal castings using gravity die casting machine

2

5

2374

Prepare and mix sand for metal casting processes

3

20

2375

Produce moulds and cores by hand for metal casting processes

4

25

2376

Produce moulds and cores using machines for metal casting processes

2

10

2377

Produce molten metal using metal melting furnace

3

20

2379

Finish metal castings

2

15

2382

Produce expendable wax patterns for lost wax casting method

2

5

2386

Produce ceramic shell moulds for use in the investment casting process in metal casting

3

15

15130

Provide solutions for casting defects

5

15

15131

Determine the inclusion content of steel

5

10

19449

Prepare for and perform chemical analysis using optical emission spectrometry equipment

4

5