Knightswood Secondary School

The National 4 and 5 Practical Metalworking courses enable learners to gain skills in metalworking techniques and in measuring and marking out metal sections and sheet materials. Learners develop safe working practices in workshop environments, practical creativity and problem-solving skills, and an understanding of sustainability issues in a practical metalworking context.

The aims of the course are to:

• Skills in metalworking techniques
• Skills in measuring out and marking metal sections and sheet materials
• Safe working practices in workshop environments
• Practical creativity and problem-solving skills
• An understanding of sustainability issues in a practical metalworking context .

There are 3 mandatory units which must be passed for successful completion of the course.

• Practical Metalworking: Bench Skills
• Practical Metalworking: Machine Processes
• Practical Metalworking: Fabrication and Thermal Joining

Practical Metalworking: Bench Skills

This Unit helps learners develop a range of metalworking hand tool skills including bench-fitting work, routine sheet-metal work, and measuring and marking out. Tasks will involve some complex features. Learners will be able to read and interpret drawings and diagrams depicting both familiar and unfamiliar metalworking tasks.

Practical Metalworking: Machine Processes

This Unit helps learners build their measuring and marking out skills and to develop skills in using common metalwork machines, equipment and related processes. Tasks will involve some complex features. Learners will work with an appropriate range of metals in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts

Practical Metalworking: Fabrication and Thermal Joining
This Unit helps learners develop skills in fabrication, forming and joining of metalwork components with some complex features. Learners will develop skills in thermal joining techniques. They will also build skills in measuring and marking out.

In each of the Units above, learners will develop an appreciation of safe working practices in a workshop environment. Each unit includes the use of working drawings or diagrams, including unfamiliar contexts that require some interpretation on the part of the learner. They will also gain an understanding of sustainability issues in a practical metalworking context.

Garden Lantern

Ornamental Clock

Toy Cannon