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Diploma of Engineering - Materials
Diploma of Engineering - Materials
MEM50522
BJC8
Current
Approved
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Releases
| Release Version | Release Date | TGA Status | DTWD Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00 | 04/09/2025 | Current | Approved |
| 1.00 | 03/02/2023 | Replaced | Approved |
Description
This qualification provides technical skills and knowledge related to ferrous and nonferrous metals, polymers, composites and ceramics and their application in manufacturing and engineering processes.
Completion of this qualification will enable a person to work in a variety of roles requiring industrial materials knowledge and skills, including working as part of a multidisciplinary design team, supervising the processing of materials, providing expert materials supervision to materials-intensive manufacturing processes, and technical sales roles requiring specialist materials knowledge.
The qualification provides broad technical skill and knowledge across common engineering materials and related manufacturing and engineering processes and equips workers for supervisory and operations management roles where specialist materials skills and knowledge are required.
It has the following streams:
Manufacturing Materials Management. This stream provides broad technical skill and knowledge across common engineering materials and materials- related manufacturing and engineering processes. This stream is suitable for people in supervisory and operations management roles where specialist materials skills and knowledge are required.
Metal Technology. This stream provides technical skill and knowledge for manufacturing based on metal and alloy materials.
Polymer Technology. This stream provides technical skill and knowledge for manufacturing based on polymer materials.
Composites Technology. This stream provides technical skill and knowledge for manufacturing based on composite materials.
Streams cover recognised industry subsectors and are achieved by choosing units listed under stream headings. They are not specialisations listed on qualification testamurs (i.e. certificates) but are identifiable via records of results.
There are 0 minimum work placement hours required for this unit.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Schedule
Packaging Rules
Total number of units = eighteen (18)- Five (5) core units
- Thirteen (13) elective units, consisting of:
- a minimum of four (4) Group A elective units
- other elective units to bring the total number of electives to thirteen (13).
- these may come from Groups B, C and D
- no more than two (2) additional elective units can come from Group A
- no more than five (5) additional electives can come from Group E
- up to four (4) elective units may come from any endorsed Training Package or accredited course - these units must contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.
Units of competency that contain pre-requisites are identified within the Qualification Packaging Rules on the training.gov.au (TGA) website.
1. Core Units
These units must be completed.
Units of competency that contain pre-requisites are identified within the Qualification Packaging Rules on the training.gov.au (TGA) website.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFD79 | MEM48033 | Apply chemistry principles to materials used in manufacturing and engineering processes | 70 | Unit of competency |
| OFD57 | MEM48030 | Apply materials selection analysis techniques | 110 | Unit of competency |
| OEX19 | MEM30012 | Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment | 60 | Unit of competency |
| AWC13 | MSMENV272 | Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | 20 | Unit of competency |
| OEX60 | MEM30007 | Select common engineering materials | 40 | Unit of competency |
2. Elective Units - Group A: Manufacturing Materials Management
To be awarded the generic qualification, a minimum of four (4) elective units and maximum of six (6) elective units can be chosen from Group A.
To be awarded the Manufacturing Materials Management specialisation, a minimum of four (4) elective units and maximum of six (6) elective units can be chosen from Group A.
Units of competency that contain pre-requisites are identified within the Qualification Packaging Rules on the training.gov.au (TGA) website.
3. Elective Units - Group B: Metal Technology
To be awarded the generic qualification, a maximum of nine (9) elective units can be chosen from Group B.
To be awarded the Metal Technology specialisation, select a minimum of four (4) elective units coded MEM48014 or higher from Group B.
Units of competency that contain pre-requisites are identified within the Qualification Packaging Rules on the training.gov.au (TGA) website.
4. Elective Units - Group C: Polymer Technology
To be awarded the generic qualification, a maximum of nine (9) elective units can be chosen from Group C.
To be awarded the Polymer Technology specialisation, select a minimum of four (4) elective units and a maximum of seven (7) elective units from Group C.
Units of competency that contain pre-requisites are identified within the Qualification Packaging Rules on the training.gov.au (TGA) website.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODA76 | PMBTECH501E | Analyse equipment performance | 50 | Unit of competency |
| ODB10 | PMBTECH502E | Analyse production trials | 50 | Unit of competency |
| ODA95 | PMBTECH506E | Analyse the design of products and tools for polymer injection moulding | 80 | Unit of competency |
| ODB32 | PMBTECH603E | Design structural or mechanical polymer components | 100 | Unit of competency |
| ODB38 | PMBTECH508E | Develop a new compound | 60 | Unit of competency |
| ODB33 | PMBTECH602E | Develop a new die or tool | 200 | Unit of competency |
| ODB34 | PMBTECH601E | Develop a new product | 200 | Unit of competency |
| ODB08 | PMBTECH509E | Modify an existing product | 50 | Unit of competency |
| ODB21 | PMBTECH302E | Modify existing compounds | 40 | Unit of competency |
5. Elective Units - Group D: Composites Technology
To be awarded the generic qualification, a maximum of nine (9) elective units can be chosen from Group D.
To be awarded the Composites Technology specialisation, select four (4) elective units from Group D and an additional three (3) units from either Group D or from the Polymer Technology electives (Group C).
Units of competency that contain pre-requisites are identified within the Qualification Packaging Rules on the training.gov.au (TGA) website.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAT44 | MEM26014 | Adjust resin chemicals for current conditions | 36 | Unit of competency |
| OFD78 | MEM48034 | Apply efficient materials management techniques to composite manufacturing operations | 55 | Unit of competency |
| ODB37 | PMBTECH507E | Develop fibre-composite products using cored-laminate techniques | 50 | Unit of competency |
| OAT46 | MEM26012 | Record and trial work processes for one-off composite products | 36 | Unit of competency |
| OAT45 | MEM26013 | Select and use composite processes or systems appropriate for product | 36 | Unit of competency |
| ODB60 | PMBTECH403E | Test thermoset composite laminates and materials | 40 | Unit of competency |
6. Elective Units - Group E: General Electives
To be awarded the generic qualification, a maximum of five (5) elective units can be chosen from Group E.
To be awarded one of the specialisations, a maximum of five (5) elective units can be chosen from Group E.
Units of competency that contain pre-requisites are identified within the Qualification Packaging Rules on the training.gov.au (TGA) website.
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