Program Overview

Advanced Diploma of Engineering

Course Overview

Redefine your engineering career with this high-level course and develop the specialised skills and knowledge required to become a mechanical engineering technician or associate. According to the Australian Government's Job Outlook service, mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicians are specialised occupations that have high skill levels and earning potential. Employers are looking for qualified candidates who are reliable, work well in a team, and have a strong work ethic.

In this course you will gain detailed drafting and design skills, and learn how to oversee the installation and maintenance of machinery. You will also develop your knowledge of engineering processes and principles, project management, quality systems, and team building. Our supportive, industry experienced teachers will give you all the support you need to succeed.

Successful completion of this course will qualify you to work as a mechanical engineering technician or associate. You can also continue with further tertiary study in this area.

What can I do?

• Engineering Associate
• Mechanical Engineering Technician

Course Outcome:

MEM60122 Advanced Diploma of Engineering

What you will study

The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 23 elective units from the list below.

Core Units

• UNIT CODE: MEM16006
  • UNIT NAME: Organise and communicate information
  • Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to access, organise and communicate information related to production, maintenance or associated processes or tasks that apply in manufacturing, engineering or related environments.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015
• UNIT CODE: MEM16008
  • UNIT NAME: Interact with computing technology
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use a range of computing technology typically used in manufacturing, engineering or related environments to access, input and store information.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM22002
  • UNIT NAME: Manage self in the engineering environment
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use self-management techniques to perform work ethically and competently and make judgements about work priorities and information requirements to achieve effective working relationships and engineering outcomes at the paraprofessional level.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM30007
  • UNIT NAME: Select common engineering materials
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to identify and select common engineering materials including ferrous metals, cast irons, carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels, coated steels, nonferrous metals, aluminium and its alloys, copper and its alloys, nickel alloys, zinc, titanium, magnesium, refractory metals, polymers, thermosetting polymers, thermoplastic polymers, ceramics and glasses.
• UNIT CODE: MEM30012
  • UNIT NAME: Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply the concepts of mathematics to engineering situations within the individual's area of engineering expertise.
• UNIT CODE: MEM22001
  • UNIT NAME: Perform engineering activities
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to perform engineering activities at the paraprofessional level and covers the performance of technical aspects of engineering work where outcomes and performance measures are negotiated with appropriate personnel, technical experts and specialists in accordance with established engineering principles and practices.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MSMENV272
  • UNIT NAME: Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
  • Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to comply with environmental regulations, identify environment issues and minimise the risks of negative impact on work and carry out improvements in own work area.

Elective Units

• UNIT CODE: MEM09155
  • UNIT NAME: Prepare mechanical models for computer-aided engineering (CAE)
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply mechanical modelling techniques to computer-aided engineering (CAE).
• UNIT CODE: MEM09157
  • UNIT NAME: Perform mechanical engineering design drafting
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use computer-aided design (CAD) software and other drafting techniques to prepare design drawings and graphics used in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering and related industry sectors.
• UNIT CODE: MEM09204
  • UNIT NAME: Produce basic engineering detail drawings
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to produce basic engineering detail drawings to Australian Standard (AS) 1100.101 Technical drawing - General principles and is primarily for those working within a drafting work environment with engineering and manufacturing applications.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM09229
• UNIT CODE: MEM09229
  • UNIT NAME: Read and interpret technical engineering drawings
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to read and interpret technical engineering drawings.
• UNIT CODE: MEM12024
  • UNIT NAME: Perform computations
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to estimate approximate answers to arithmetical problems, carry out calculations involving percentages and proportions, and determine simple ratios and averages.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM12025
  • UNIT NAME: Use graphical techniques and perform simple statistical computations
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to interpret and construct graphs and charts from given or determined data, and perform basic statistical calculations.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM12024, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM13015
  • UNIT NAME: Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in manufacturing and engineering work situations, including planning routine work and participating in and following work health and safety (WHS) procedures.
• UNIT CODE: MEM14085
  • UNIT NAME: Apply mechanical engineering analysis techniques
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to undertake a range of mechanical engineering-related analyses that relate to design, fitness for purpose evaluations, installation and commissioning, and other mechanical engineering-related tasks, including documentation of the design process.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM23004, MEM23109
• UNIT CODE: MEM22013
  • UNIT NAME: Coordinate engineering projects
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to coordinate and facilitate engineering or related projects which usually have a fixed term or purpose and involve specific engineering-related tasks, such as installation and commissioning of plant, design of equipment or major overhauls.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM23004
  • UNIT NAME: Apply technical mathematics
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply mathematical analysis, graphical and software techniques to engineering problems.
• UNIT CODE: MEM23006
  • UNIT NAME: Apply fluid and thermodynamics principles in engineering
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply fluid and thermodynamic principles to engineering applications.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM23004
• UNIT CODE: MEM23003
  • UNIT NAME: Operate and program computers and/or controllers in engineering situations
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to operate and program computers and/or controllers in industrial situations and to prepare and maintain programs including operating computer and/or controller hardware and software for engineering tasks.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM16006, MEM16008
• UNIT CODE: MEM23007
  • UNIT NAME: Apply calculus to engineering tasks
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply calculus, including differentiation and integration techniques, to engineering applications.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM23004
• UNIT CODE: MEM23063
  • UNIT NAME: Select and organise mechanical engineering material tests
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to interpret design information for material and material test requirements, select appropriate tests and use results in the selection of appropriate materials for mechanical and manufacturing engineering- related applications.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM23004, MEM23109
• UNIT CODE: MEM23109
  • UNIT NAME: Apply engineering mechanics principles
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply the principles of mechanics and strength of materials to devices, machines and systems and their components, to identify key mechanical properties.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM23004
• UNIT CODE: MEM23114
  • UNIT NAME: Evaluate thermodynamic systems and components
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to evaluate thermodynamic systems and components including heat exchangers, heat engines, refrigeration, air conditioners and air compressors.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM23004, MEM23006
• UNIT CODE: MEM23120
  • UNIT NAME: Select mechanical machine and equipment components
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required for the technical selection of mechanical machine and equipment components.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM23004, MEM23109, MEM30005, MEM30006
• UNIT CODE: MEM23123
  • UNIT NAME: Evaluate manufacturing processes
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to evaluate plant, facilities, services, labour and skills distribution used for manufacturing processes against defined process performance parameters.
• UNIT CODE: MEM30005
  • UNIT NAME: Calculate force systems within simple beam structures
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to understand and calculate force systems within simple beam structures.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM30012
• UNIT CODE: MEM30006
  • UNIT NAME: Calculate stresses in simple structures
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to determine stresses and their effect on the strength and stability of simple structures and mechanical components in centrally- loaded bolted connections, fillet and butt-welded connections.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM30012
• UNIT CODE: MEM30029
  • UNIT NAME: Use workshop equipment and processes to complete an engineering project
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to identify and use of a range of common workshop equipment and processes to complete a simple engineering project.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015
• UNIT CODE: MEM30031
  • UNIT NAME: Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply functions of computer-aided design (CAD) software programs that are typically used in the production of detail drawings.
• UNIT CODE: MEM30032
  • UNIT NAME: Produce basic engineering drawings
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to produce drawings or similar graphical representations where the critical dimensions and associated tolerances and design specifications are predetermined.
• UNIT CODE: MEM30033
  • UNIT NAME: Use computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3D models
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use a computer-aided design (CAD) program to produce and print basic 3D view drawings.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM30031

Ways to Study

• On campus
• Online
• International

Study Locations

• Greater Brisbane

Course Duration

• 2 years

Workload

• Full time 4 days per week
• Part time 15 hours per week

What You'll Pay

• Concession: $19,770
• Subsidised: $21,270
• Full fee: $26,220
• International: $12,600

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Selection Criteria

Sound Achievement in Year 10 English and Maths or equivalent is recommended.

Resources Required

You are responsible for meeting the minimum occupational health and safety requirements in practical classes. This includes the use of:

• Safety glasses
• Protective footwear with safety toe cap and non-slip soles to AS2210
• Hair protection

It is recommended that you have access to a reliable internet connection to access TAFE Queensland's online learning system Connect, and a computer with up-to-date software, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Important Information

Students who successfully complete MEM60122 Advanced Diploma of Engineering – Technical can apply to continue their studies with:

• CQ University Australia in a Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Specialisation) Dual Award or
• University of Southern Queensland in an Associate Degree of Engineering

Assessment Methods

Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning.