Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MEM08019 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Electroplate protective finishes

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MEM08019 - Electroplate protective finishes
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply protective finishes using electroplating to household fittings, hardware, artefacts and accessories made from a range of ferrous and non-ferrous materials.It includes pre-treatment, use of plating techniques, solutions and compositions for protective finishes, recognition and assessment of impurities and imperfections and associated corrective actions.Processing may be manual, semi or fully automatic still or barrel plating environments and may include volume production and 'one-off' components. Where pre-treatment operations only are required unit MEM08002 Pre-treat work for subsequent surface coating should be selected.Where straightforward operation/monitoring of electroplating processes are required unit MEM08003 Perform electroplating operations should be selected.Where surface preparation operations are required unit MEM08011 Prepare surfaces using solvents and/or mechanical means and unit MEM08012 Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting (basic), should also be selected as appropriate.Where the interpretation of technical drawings is required unit MEM09002 Interpret technical drawing should also be selected.Where the selection and use of engineering measurement is required unit MEM12023 Perform engineering measurements should also be selected.Where basic inspection of completed or partly completed products produced by others is required unit MEM15004 Perform inspection should also be selected.Where the selection and use of power tools/hand held operations is required unit MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations should also be selected.Where construction of anodes, shields/robbers is required appropriate fabrication units should also be selected.Where dogging/lifting is required appropriate materials handling units to suit regulatory requirements should also be selected.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. Band: AUnit Weight: 6
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Surface finishing
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Determine job requirements
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
       
Element: Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
       
Element: Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
       
Element: Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
       
Element: Select treatments and processes/ equipment for producing protective finishes
  • Select treatment processes appropriate to the work requirements
       
Element: Select process parameters to achieve required finish
       
Element: Select appropriate equipment to achieve specified finish, as required
       
Element: Monitor and control protective finish processes and operating conditions
  • Set operating/process parameters necessary to produce required protective finish/specifications
       
Element: Monitor and confirm surface condition of finished components and identify abnormalities
       
Element: Take corrective actions to rectify non-conforming conditions
       
Element: Carry out pre-treatment processes, where applicable
       
Element: Maintain solutions for protective finishes
  • Check solution compositions and confirm to specification/operating range
       
Element: Identify adjustment requirements/additions
       
Element: Make additions to adjust solution composition to correct operating range
       
Element: Carry out purification procedures, as necessary
       
Element: Maintain anodes to ensure correct operation
       
Element: Maintain equipment for protective finishes
  • Check performance of ancillary equipment and take remedial action, as necessary
       
Element: Maintain electrical contacts, anode condition and process transfer equipment
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Treatment processes include one (1) or more of the following:

zinc

zinc alloys

tin

Process parameters include one (1) or more of the following:

dwell time

current density

current temperature

Equipment includes one (1) or more of the following:

wire racks

handling equipment

barrels

jigs

shields

robbers

Operating process parameters include one (1) or more of the following:

calculation and setting of treatment times and currents

bath pH

temperatures and densities

solution levels and compositions

purification procedures

Maintain solutions includes the following:

typical tests for pH and concentration and calculation of adjustments to relevant solutions

Adjustment includes one (1) or more of the following:

strength of solutions

temperature range

Anodes include the following:

soluble and insoluble auxiliary anodes

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) 
 
 
 
Select treatment processes appropriate to the work requirements 
 
 
Set operating/process parameters necessary to produce required protective finish/specifications 
 
 
 
Check solution compositions and confirm to specification/operating range 
 
 
 
 
Check performance of ancillary equipment and take remedial action, as necessary 
 

Forms

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