FABRICATION AND WELDING NVQ LEVEL 2

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Course Objectives
• To assist participants achieve basic engineering skills and/or build on skills they already have
• To assist participants gain a nationally recognised qualification
• To improve the skills level of an Employer’s Workforce

Course Content

After induction to the programme candidates will be required to provide evidence of
competence, plus an understanding of underpinning knowledge for the following NVQ units

Mandatory Units - all 3 must be completed

FWE2/001 Complying with Statutory Regulations and Organisational Safety requirements
FWE2/002 Using and Interpreting Engineering Data and Documentation
FWE2/003 Working Efficiently and Effectively in Engineering

There are Six Pathways that the employer must select ONE route from either FWA, FWB, FWC, FWD, FWG or FWK;

Pathway FWA: Manual Welding
One assessment route from the choice below:
FWE2/004 Joining Materials by the Manual Metal Arc Welding Process
FWE2/005 Joining Materials by Manual MIG/MAG and other Continuous Wire Welding processes
FWE2/006 Joining materials by Manual TIG and Plasma-arc Welding Processes
FWE2/007 Joining Materials by the Manual Gas Welding Process
FWE2/008 Producing Fillet Welded Joints using a Manual Welding Process

Pathway FWB: Welding Machine Operating
One assessment route from the choice below:
FWE2/009 Welding Materials with Mechanised Arc Welding Equipment
FWE2/010 Welding Materials using Resistance Spot, Seam and Projection Welding Machines
FWE2/011 Welding Materials using Laser Welding Machines
FWE2/012 Welding Materials using Electron Beam Welding Machines
FWE2/013 Welding Materials using Friction Welding Machines

Pathway FWC: Rail Welding
One assessment route from the choice below:
FWE2/014 Joining Rails using the Aluminothermic Welding Process
FWE2/015 Restore Rails to Operational Condition using an Arc Welding Process FWE2/016 Welding Rails using Flash Welding Equipment

Pathway FWD: Brazing and/or Soldering
One assessment route from the choice below:
FWE2/017 Joining Materials by Manual Torch Brazing and Soldering
FWE2/018 Joining Materials by Manual Torch Brazing Machines

Pathway FWG: Plateworker (3mm upwards)
All three mandatory assessment routes plus the assessment route in Group A, plus one assessment route from Group B, plus one assessment route from Group C, plus one assessment route from Group D:

Group A
FWE2/021 Marking Out Components for Fabrication M/102/3946

Group B
FWE2/026 Cutting and Shaping Materials using NC/CNC Laser Profiling Machines
FWE2/027 Cutting and Shaping using NC/CNC Plasma or Gas Cutting Machines
FWE2/032 Cutting Plate and Sections using Shearing Machines
FWE2/033 Cutting Materials using Hand Operated Thermal Cutting Equipment
FWE2/034 Cutting and Shaping Materials using Gas Cutting Machines
FWE2/035 Cutting Materials using Saws and Abrasive Discs

Group C
FWE2/008 Producing Fillet Welded Joints using a Manual Welding Process
FWE2/009 Welding Materials with Mechanised Arc Welding Equipment
FWE2/028 Assembling Components using Mechanical Fasteners
FWE2/031 Slinging, Lifting and Moving Materials and Components Group D
FWE2/036 Bending and Forming Plate using Power Operated Machines
FWE2/037 Forming Platework using Power Rolling Machines
FWE2/038 Producing Platework Assemblies
FWE2/039 Producing Holes using Drilling Machines

Pathway FWK: Thermal Cutting
Two assessment routes from the choice below:
FWE2/026 Cutting and Shaping Materials using NC/CNC Laser Profiling Machines
FWE2/027 Cutting and Shaping using NC/CNC Plasma or Gas Cutting Machines
FWE2/033 Cutting Materials using Hand Operated Thermal Cutting Equipment
FWE2/034 Cutting and Shaping Materials using Gas Cutting Machines

Designed for
Shop floor workers with minimum skills or young persons with no skills to enable candidates to gain Basic Engineering Skills