Pathway 1 – Pipe and Tube Fabrication SFWEA
Learners must complete a further 5 assessment routes from the optional section (optional section : 1 assessment route must be chosen from Group A, 1 from Group B, 2 from Group C and 1 from Group D) (total of 8 units) for this pathway
Group A : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/022A Marking out components for metalwork
- SFWE3/027A Developing and marking out templates for metalwork
Group B : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/033A Cutting and shaping materials using portable thermal cutting equipment
- SFWE3/034A Cutting materials using saws and abrasive discs
Group C : Two optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/044A Forming pipework by machine bending
- SFWE3/045A Producing pipe fabrications
- SFWE3/037A Producing and finishing holes using drilling machines
Group D : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/028A Joining fabricated components using mechanical fasteners
- SFWE3/046A Producing socket and flange fillet welded joints in pipe using a manual welding process
- SFWE3/029A Bonding engineering materials using adhesives
- SFWE3/039A Slinging, lifting and moving materials and components
Pathway 2 – Manual Welding SFWEB
Learners must complete a further 1 assessment route(total of 4 units) for this pathway
One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/004A Welding materials by the manual metal arc process
- SFWE3/005A Welding materials by the semi-automatic MIG/MAG and flux cored arc processes
- SFWE3/006A Welding materials by the manual TIG and plasma arc welding process
- SFWE3/007A Welding materials by the manual oxy/fuel gas welding process
- SFWE/008A Welding pipe/tube using multiple manual arc welding processes
- SFWE/009A Welding plate using multiple manual arc welding processes
Pathway 3 – Welding Machine Settings and Operating SFWEC
Learners must complete a further 2 optional assessment routes – 1 from Group A and 1 from Group B (total of 5 units) for this pathway
Group A : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/010A Preparing mechanised arc welding equipment for production
- SFWE3/011A Preparing resistance spot, seam and projection welding machines for production
Group B : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/016A Welding materials with mechanised arc welding equipment
- SFWE3/017A Welding materials using resistance spot, seam and projection welding machines
Pathway 4 – Plateworking (3mm upwards) SFWED
Learners must complete 6 optional assessment routes – 1 from Group A, 1 from Group B, 2 from Group C and 2 from Group D (total of 9 units) for this pathway
Group A : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/022A Marking out components for metalwork
- SFWE3/027A Developing and marketing out templates for metalwork
Group B : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/032A Cutting plate and sections using shearing machines
- SFWE3/033A Cutting and shaping materials using portable thermal cutting equipment
- SFWE3/034A Cutting materials using saws and abrasive discs
- SFWE3/066A Operating CNC fabrication equipment
Group C : Two optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/035A Bending and forming plate using press brakes or bending machines
- SFWE3/036A Forming platework using power rolling machines
- SFWE3/037A Producing and finishing holes using drilling machines
- SFWE3/038A Producing platework assemblies
Group D : Two optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/028A Joining fabricated components using mechanical fasteners
- SFWE3/031A Producing fillet welded joints using a manual welding process
- SFWE3/039A Slinging, lifting and moving materials and components
Pathway 5 – Sheet Metalworking (3mm or less) SFWEE
Learners must complete a further 3 mandatory assessment routes from Group A, plus 3 additional optional assessment routes – 2 from Group B, and 1 from Group C (total of 9 units) for this pathway
Group A : The following 3 mandatory assessment routes must be completed
- SFWE3/022A Marking out components for metalwork
- SFWE3/023A Cutting sheet metal to shape using hand and machine tools
- SFWE3/024A Forming sheet metal using hand and machine tools
Group B : Two optional assessment routes must be completed
- SFWE3/025A Producing sheet metal assemblies
- SFWE3/026A Heat treating materials for fabrication activities
- SFWE3/027A Developing and marking out templates for metalwork
Group C : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/028A Joining fabricated components using mechanical fasteners
- SFWE3/029A Bonding engineering materials using adhesives
- SFWE3/030A Joining materials by resistance spot welding
- SFWE3/031A Producing fillet welded joints using a manual welding process
- SFWE3/039A Slinging, lifting and moving materials and components
- SFWE3/066A Operating CNC fabrication equipment
Pathway 6 – Structural Steelwork SFWEF
Learners must complete a further 6 optional assessment routes – 1 assessment route from Group A, 1 from Group B, 2 from Group C and 2 from Group D (total of 9 units) for this pathway
Group A : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/022A Marking out components for metalwork
- SFWE3/027A Developing and marking out templates for metalwork
Group B : One optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/032A Cutting plate and sections using shearing machines
- SFWE3/033A Cutting and shaping materials using portable thermal cutting equipment
- SFWE3/034A Cutting materials using saws and abrasive discs
- SFWE3/066A Operating CNC fabrication equipment
Group C : Two optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/040A Forming structural sections using machines
- SFWE3/041A Producing structural steel ancillary components
- SFWE3/042A Producing major structural components/sub-assemblies
- SFWE3/037A Producing and finishing holes using drilling machines
Group D : Two optional assessment route must be completed
- SFWE3/028A Joining fabricated components using mechanical fasteners
- SFWE3/031A Producing fillet welded joints using a manual welding process
- SFWE3/039A Slinging, lifting and moving materials and components
- SFWE3/043A Erecting structural steelwork
