National Certificate in Metal Casting (Technology)

This qualification is designed to enable trainees/apprentices employed in the Metal Casting (Technology) discipline of Engineering to gain recognition for the relevant skills and knowledge required by industry expressed in terms of competency.

The qualification represents a set of foundation skills for mechanical engineering and specific skills in metal casting and engineering pattern making. Metal Casting (Technology) embraces Moulding and Patternmaking skills. Technological advances have initiated a convergence of these historical trades in that it is impossible for either to exist in isolation. The qualification profile takes cognisance of this industry trend. People awarded this qualification are able to use the tools and make castings or patterns/tooling applicable to metal casting.

This qualification offers an opportunity for those who have completed the National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Level 2) [Ref: 1220] to specialise in metal casting. It may lead to the National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Level 5), which is expected to be available in 2007, or the National Diploma in Engineering (Level 6) with strands in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, and an optional Practical Endorsement strand [Ref: 0534].

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