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Engineering is at the heart of how societies design, create, and improve the world around us. From restoring and sustaining our environment to developing innovative solutions that enhance quality of life, technologies and manufacturing play a vital role in shaping the future.
The Engineering Skills syllabus introduces students to the practices and processes of Australia’s manufacturing and engineering industries. By exploring both traditional and contemporary tools, materials, and methods, students gain the knowledge, understanding, and practical skills needed to transform raw materials into products valued by society. This applied learning also highlights the industry’s contribution to employment and economic growth across Australia.
Students learn through trade-based contexts that reflect real-world industry standards. They apply industry practices that guide how products are managed and manufactured, while developing production skills that emphasise accuracy, efficiency, and quality. Learning experiences are designed to be flexible, allowing teachers to adapt content to local needs, available resources, and their own expertise.
UNIT A – FITTING AND MACHINING
In this unit, students demonstrate fitting and machining fundamental ways of working. They use tools, machinery and equipment safely and recognise that products are manufactured, maintained and repaired using drawings and technical information that detail the expected quality standards of the final product, e.g. size, type and grade of metal, tolerances, fits, finish and joints. Students evaluate, make decisions about and adapt production plans, skills and procedures, and products with the knowledge that the quality of products depends on customer expectations of value, which affects industry production processes.
UNIT OBJECTIVES
- Demonstrate fitting and machining industry practices, and production skills and procedures.
- Interpret fitting and machining drawings and technical information.
- Select fitting and machining industry practices, and production skills and procedures.
- Sequence fitting and machining production processes.
- Evaluate fitting and machining production skills and procedures, and products.
- Adapt fitting and machining production plans, skills and procedures.
*QCAA Engineering Skills 2024 v1.2 Applied Senior Syllabus January 2024
MODULE PLAN
Each unit includes five modules which consist of supporting resources to deliver the syllabus including lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and supportive worksheets. Teachers will also have access to teacher delivery & marking guides, assessment tasks and curriculum to VET mapping to assist in planning and delivery.
The five modules for Unit A are:
- Careers
This section establishes the importance of careers education as foundational knowledge for students. It includes activities, discussion points, and resources to help students make connections between the engineering skills they are learning and real-world career pathways.
- Work Health and Safety (WHS) & Tools
This section Introduces students to workshop safety, risk awareness, and tool familiarization.
- Drawings & Technical Information
This section focuses on developing students’ ability to read and interpret technical drawings, a key skill in engineering practice. It provides examples, practice tasks, and strategies to help students translate drawings into real-world products.
- Assessment 1: Drill Gauge Project
This project-based section guides students through the production of a drill gauge, addressing Assessment 1 requirements. It includes practical demonstration guidelines, checkpoints for skill progression, and reflective questions to encourage students to evaluate their work and processes.
- Assessment 2: Meat Mallet Project
The final section focuses on the production of a meat mallet, aligned with Assessment 2. It incorporates opportunities for students to apply their technical and safety knowledge, while encouraging problem-solving and decision-making throughout the project.
Each module targets a specific learning focus and features purposefully sequenced lessons aligned with syllabus outcomes, workplace health and safety (WHS) protocols, and assessment objectives.