PRACTICAL METALWORK
PRACTICAL METALWORK & THE WORLD OF WORK
Employment prospects:
The construction and manufacturing industries employ a variety of metalworkers.
Metalworking jobs are classified by the types of products the work produces or by
the process employed by the metalworker.
Is it for me?
What will I learn?
What can I do with it?
You will enjoy this subject if you:
Enjoy manufacturing products
Care about accuracy and creating quality products
Enjoy interpreting drawings
Like to work independently
Want to know how products are made in a workshop
environment
Working with tools and machines
Manufacturing products in metal
You will develop skills and knowledge in:
Psychomotor skills – dexterity and coordination skills
Workshop Safety
Interpreting technical drawings
Metalwork tools and machine working
Independent working
Forgery (blacksmithing)
Welding
Working to a tolerance
Blacksmith, CNC Operator, CNC programmer,
Construction, Engineering, Fabrication, Farrier,
Founder, Labourer, Machine Operator, Manufacture
Furniture Making, Heavy Equipment Operator,
Jeweller
Mechanical Engineering
Model Making, Mould Maker, Pattern Maker
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