Fabrication & Mechanical
Overview
Mechanical engineering and fabrication help provide turn-key solutions to many businesses. This course will equip students with the knowledge and skills required to work in the metals and engineering industry. Students will learn to make and repair steel and other metal products and structures such as boilers and storage tanks. The course will cover industry-specific skills, including:
Key Skills Acquired 🧰
- 🔩 Metal Fabrication
- ⚙️ Forming and Shaping Techniques
- 🔥 Forging
- 🏗️ Founding
- 🔨 Structural Steel Erection
- ⚡ Electroplating
- 💡 Metal Spinning and Polishing
- 🪚 Sheet Metal Work
- 🔧 Welding
- 🔥 Mechanical and Thermal Cutting
Taking up education in this field can help students be ready for a variety of mechanical engineering and fabrication services ranging from designing & constructing turnkey solutions for businesses to optimizing existing processes & equipment. The specializations include:
Specialisations 🛠️
- 💥 Boilermaker-Welder
- 🔩 Brass Finisher
- ⚙️ Metal Fabricator-Welder
- 📏 Metal Template Maker
- 🏗️ Structural Steel Trades Worker
- 🔥 Special Class Welder
With this knowledge, students can provide customized solutions for niche requirements. There is strong demand and scope for fabricators and mechanical engineers in Australia, and students pursuing this field can have a promising career.
📚 Courses & Subjects
Courses Offered
- Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade
- Certificate IV in Engineering
- Diploma of Engineering – Technical
- Certificate IV in Engineering + Diploma of Business
Subjects Offered
Students will gain expertise in various areas, such as:
- Perform sheet and plate assembly
- Operate melting furnaces
- Perform gravity die casting
- Operate pressure die casting machine
- Prepare and mix sand for metal moulding
- Produce moulds and cores by hand (jobbing)
- Operate sand moulding and core making machines
- Pour molten metal
- Fettle and trim metal castings/forgings
- Develop and manufacture wood patterns
Please note that this is not a complete list, and core and elective units may vary by provider.
🎓 Eligibility Criteria for Study Visa and Course Admission
🛂 Eligibility for Study Visa
- A valid passport for the duration of your study in Australia
- Offer letter from the selected university/institution
- Evidence of access to sufficient funds
- Evidence of Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
- All other relevant documents listed on the Department of Immigration and Border Protection visa checklists
📚 Eligibility for Course
- Student must be 18 years or older to be eligible for admission
- Student must have completed Year 12 or equivalent of the Australian HSC
- All applicants are required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment prior to enrolment to determine eligibility and identify any learning support needs
🌍 English Entry Requirement
Students must have a minimum of:
- 5.5 overall Band in IELTS (with no band less than 5.0), or
- Equivalent Pearson Test of English (PTE) score
Note: Some providers may require a higher English proficiency score for certain specializations.
🔧 ANZSCO Code: 323211-323215 and 323299 – Metal Fitters and Machinists 🛠️
What Do Metal Fitters and Machinists Do? 🔩
- 🛠️ Fit and assemble fabricated metal parts into products
- ⚙️ Set up machining tools, production machines, and textile machines
- 🔧 Operate machining tools and machines to shape metal stock and castings
- 🔩 Fit, assemble, grind, and shape metal parts and subassemblies to fabricate production machines and other equipment
- 🔨 Set up and operate machine tools to shape and form metal stock and castings to fine tolerances, using detailed drawings and specifications
- 🪚 Set up, adjust, and maintain industrial or domestic sewing machines, or machines used in the production of yarn, textiles, or footwear
Tasks Include 📋
- 📐 Studying drawings and specifications to determine suitable materials, methods, and machine settings
- ⚙️ Fitting fabricated metal parts into products and assembling metal parts to produce machines and equipment
- 🔍 Checking fabricated and assembled metal parts for accuracy, clearance, and fit using precision measuring instruments
- 🔩 Forming metal stock and castings to fine tolerances using machining tools to press, cut, grind, plane, bore, and drill metal
- 🛠️ Cutting, threading, bending, and installing hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines
- 🧵 Preparing pattern mechanisms to control textile machines used to spin, weave, knit, sew, and tuft fabric
- ⚡ Diagnosing faults and performing operational maintenance of machines, overhauling and repairing mechanical parts and fluid power equipment
- 🏗️ Erecting machines and equipment on-site
Visa Options for Immigration Per MLTSSL 🇦🇺
- 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- 189 – Skilled Independent (subclass 189) – Points-Tested
- 190 – Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
- 407 – Training visa (subclass 407)
- 485 – Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) – Graduate Work
- 489 – Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) – Family nominated
- 489 – Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) – State or Territory nominated
- 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
- 187 – Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
Specialisations Include 🛠️
- CNC Setter 💻
- Diesel Fitter-Mechanic 🚚
- Fitter-Machinist ⚙️
- Maintenance Fitter 🛠️
- Plant Mechanic 🏭
- Aircraft Machinist ✈️
- Automotive Machinist 🚗
- Metal Machine Setter 🛠️
- Textile Machine Mechanic 🧵
Occupations Include 🧰
- 323211 Fitter (General)
- 323212 Fitter and Turner
- 323213 Fitter-Welder
- 323214 Metal Machinist (First Class)
- 323215 Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic
- 323299 Metal Fitters and Machinists nec
🔨 ANZSCO Code: 322311-322313 – Structural Steel & Welding Trades Workers 🔧
What Do Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers Do? ⚙️
- 🔩 Cut, shape, join, and repair metal components of iron and steel structures, boilers, pressure vessels and pipes, ships, and other vessels
- 🔨 Mark off and fabricate structural steel and other metal stock to make or repair metal products and structures such as boilers and pressure vessels
- ⚙️ Assemble, weld and repair pressure vessels and pipes to relevant standards
- 🛠️ Fabricate and repair metal products using various welding techniques
Tasks Include 📋
- 📐 Studying blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine job requirements
- 🔧 Selecting, cleaning, and preparing metal stock
- 🪚 Cutting marked-out metal sections and shapes using hand tools, flame cutting torches, and metal cutting machines
- 🔥 Shaping and bending metal sections and pipes using hand and machine tools, and by heating and hammering
- 📏 Aligning parts to be joined using hand tools and measuring instruments
- 🔩 Joining metal sections using various welding techniques, bolting, and riveting
- 🔍 Examining welds for the width of bead, penetration, and precision
- 🧽 Finishing products by cleaning, polishing, filing, and bathing in acidic solutions
- 🛠️ Cleaning and smoothing welds by filing, chiselling, and grinding
Visa Options for Immigration Per MLTSSL 🇦🇺
- 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- 189 – Skilled Independent (subclass 189) – Points-Tested
- 190 – Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
- 407 – Training visa (subclass 407)
- 485 – Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) – Graduate Work
- 489 – Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) – Family nominated
- 489 – Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) – State or Territory nominated
- 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
- 187 – Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
Occupations Include 🔧
- 322311 Metal Fabricator
- 322312 Pressure Welder
- 322313 Welder (First Class) (Aus)/Welder (NZ)
Specialisations Include 🔨
- Boilermaker-Welder
- Brass Finisher
- Metal Fabricator-Welder
- Metal Template Maker
- Structural Steel Trades Worker
- Special Class Welder
