Making Operations in Engineering Manufacturing Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate safe working practices and identify hazards related to making operations.
• Interpret engineering drawings and specifications to plan the making process.
• Select and use appropriate tools, equipment, and materials for making operations.
• Perform making operations such as cutting, drilling, and assembling to achieve required tolerances.
• Inspect completed work for quality and conformance to specifications.
• Complete workplace documentation and report any deviations or non-conformances.

Target Audience

This course is designed for engineering manufacturing operators, artisans, and technicians who are involved in making operations such as cutting, shaping, assembling, or finishing components. It is also suitable for apprentices and trainees entering the manufacturing sector.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should be physically fit for manual work and have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals component provides hands-on experience in key manufacturing operations, including process simulation, quality inspection, maintenance tasks, and lean implementation. Learners will apply theoretical knowledge in a controlled workshop environment to develop competence in real-world manufacturing scenarios.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Manufacturing Process Simulation — Learners simulate a production line using a model assembly kit, performing tasks such as forming, machining, and joining to understand workflow and process interaction. (16h)
• Practical 2: Quality Control Inspection and SPC — Learners inspect manufactured parts using measuring instruments, construct control charts, and calculate process capability indices to assess quality. (12h)
• Practical 3: Preventive Maintenance Task Execution — Learners perform scheduled maintenance on a trainer machine, including lubrication, belt tensioning, and filter replacement, following a maintenance plan. (12h)
• Practical 4: Lean Implementation – 5S and Kaizen Event — Learners apply 5S methodology to a cluttered workshop area, then conduct a kaizen blitz to eliminate waste and improve workflow. (12h)
• Practical 5: Integrated Operations Improvement Project — Teams undertake a mini-project to improve a simulated production process using lean and quality tools, presenting their recommendations. (8h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.