Unit code: MEM22001A

Unit description:

This unit covers the performance of technical aspects of engineering work in accordance with established engineering principles and practices.

Unit code: MEM30007A

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This unit covers recognising common materials used in engineering, assisting in the selection of a material for a specific application, and performing tests to evaluate the properties of materials.

Unit code: MEM16006A

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This unit covers accessing, organising and communicating information related to processes or tasks.

Unit code: MEM16008A

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This unit covers accessing, inputting and storing information used in manufacturing, engineering or related environments, using computing technology.

Unit code: MEM30012A

Unit description:

This unit covers applies the concepts of mathematics to appropriate and simple engineering situations within the individual's area of engineering expertise.

Unit code: MSAENV272B

Unit description:

This competency covers the outcomes required to effectively measure current resource use and carry out improvements including those reducing negative environmental impacts of work practices. This unit is based on the sustainability guideline standard GCSSUS01A Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices.

Unit code: MEM30006A

Unit description:

This unit covers determining stresses and their effect on the strength and stability of simple structures and mechanical components.

Unit code: MEM09155A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the application of mechanical modelling techniques for computer-aided engineering (CAE) purposes. It includes model creation for purposes such as computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and computer numerical control (CNC) applications, rapid prototyping and stress analysis, and as a basis for generating orthogonal drawings.

Unit code: MEM09204A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to identify drawing requirements, preparing engineering drawings and an engineering parts list, and issuing the drawings. Drawings include 2-D drawings to Australian Standard (AS) 1100.101:1992 Technical drawing: General principles.

Unit code: MEM30009A

Unit description:

This unit covers contributing to basic mechanical system design, and selecting the components and mechanical features required to perform simple functions.

Unit code: MEM30033A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers using a computer-aided design (CAD) program to produce and plot basic 3-D view drawings.

Unit code: MEM22007A

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This unit covers examining environmental issues and determine environmental strategies associated with engineering work.

Unit code: MEM23123A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the evaluation of plant, facilities, services, labour and skills distribution used for manufacturing processes against defined process performance parameters. It includes the evaluation and assessment of plant layout and material flows for efficient manufacturability of product and maintainability of the plant and process.

Unit code: MEM14089A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the integration of mechanical fundamentals to achieve an engineering or related task. It includes identifying task parameters, personal and team functions, chain of responsibility and work health and safety (WHS) guidelines. It includes investigation of machines, mechanisms and mechanical systems, and mechanical fundamentals, such as mechanical methods and processes, workshop techniques, materials, scientific and mathematical principles and computer software. It requires completion of the task in cooperation with the team and documentation of the process and outcomes.

Unit code: MEM09157A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the preparation of design drawings or graphics used in the mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering and related industry sectors. The unit includes working with a design brief or concept prepared by an engineer or other designer as well as the specification of items, functions, limits, fits, tolerances, and other engineering information required for the eventual production of fully detailed drawings. The unit requires the design drawing to be performed using appropriate computer-aided design (CAD) and other drafting techniques that include sketching, computer graphics and the application of drawing standards.

Unit code: MEM14085A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the skills needed to undertake a range of mechanical engineering-related analyses. The analyses may relate to design, fitness for purpose evaluations, installation and commissioning, and other mechanical engineering-related tasks. Documentation of the design process includes calculations, specifications, computer-aided design (CAD) files, risk analysis, sustainability and life cycle assessments.

Unit code: MEM22013A

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This unit of competency covers the coordination of engineering projects within project plans and budgets. It includes monitoring and maintaining the project implementation plan, performance analysis and use of project management software.

Unit code: MEM23120A

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This unit of competency covers the technical selection of mechanical machine and equipment components. It includes analysis of the application to determine suitability of components and use of performance analysis software.

Unit code: MEM23114A

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This unit of competency covers the evaluation of thermodynamic systems and components, such as heat exchangers, heat engines, refrigeration and air conditioners, and air compressors.

Unit code: MEM23109A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the application of mechanics and strength of materials principles to devices, machines and systems and their components in order to identify key mechanical properties. It includes a range of basic analyses of static and dynamic loads and moments, stresses and deflections, velocities and accelerations.

Unit code: MEM23006A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the application of fluid and thermodynamic principles to engineering applications. It includes sustainability issues; fundamental scientific principles; fundamentals of vacuum technology; properties of gases and liquids; heat transfer due to conduction, convection and radiation heat and compression processes; closed and open systems; continuity, enthalpy and energy transfers related to compressors, boilers, turbine heat exchangers, heat engines, refrigerators and heat pump performance. It also includes fluid systems and components, forces on floating and submerged bodies, turbine and pumping systems, and jet forces on blades and plates.

Unit code: MEM30005A

Unit description:

This unit covers understanding and calculating force systems within simple beam structures.

Unit code: MEM12025A

Unit description:

This unit covers interpreting and constructing graphs and charts from given or determined data, and performing basic statistical calculations.

Unit code: MEM12024A

Unit description:

This unit covers estimating approximate answers to arithmetical problems, carrying out basic calculations involving percentages and proportions, and determining simple ratios and averages. The unit includes producing and interpreting simple charts and graphs.

Unit code: MEM30032A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers producing drawings or similar graphical representations where the critical dimensions and associated tolerances and design specifications are predetermined.

Unit code: MEM23004A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the application of mathematical analysis, graphical and software techniques to engineering problems. It includes exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric equations involving single and double angles, sequences and series, two dimensional vector analysis, complex numbers, determinants and matrices.

Unit code: MEM23063A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the skills needed to interpret design information for material and material test requirements, select appropriate tests and use results in the selection of appropriate materials for mechanical and manufacturing engineering-related applications.

Unit code: MEM22002A

Unit description:

This unit covers performing work ethically and competently, making judgements about work priorities and information requirements to achieve effective working relationships and engineering outcomes.

Unit code: MEM30031A

Unit description:

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to apply functions of computer-aided design (CAD) software programs that are typically used in the production of detail drawings.

Unit code: MEM09002B

Unit description:

This unit covers interpreting technical drawing applying to any of the full range of engineering disciplines.