National Vocational Certificate in Metallurgy (Pyrometallurgical Processing- Senior Operator) 7
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National Vocational Certificate in Metallurgy (Pyrometallurgical Processing- Senior Operator) 7

Credits for all the unit standards listed below are required.

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1502 Conduct calcinations activities 3 8
Unit ID: 1570 Operate and monitor a dust collection plant 4 10
Unit ID: 1520 Monitor and maintain furnace gas efficiency 3 8
Unit ID: 1514 Tap furnaces 3 6
Unit ID: 1515 Remove impurities from molten metal 3 10
Unit ID: 1513 Conduct blending operations 3 8
Unit ID: 1523 Cold start-up a furnace 4 10
Unit ID: 1519 Shut down a furnace for long-term maintenance 3 10
Unit ID: 1518 Control molten metal in a holding furnace 3 8
Unit ID: 1499 Dispatch solid base metals 2 4
Unit ID: 1501 Load material into trucks by means of a loading
station		 3 10
Unit ID: 1511 Produce metal bar by means of a casting process 3 12
Unit ID: 1089 Sling regular loads and communicate during crane
operations		 3 20

Credits for all the unit standards listed below are required.

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1491 Control and monitor automated plant and
machinery		 4 12
Unit ID: 1492 Monitor and control a metallurgical plant from a
control room		 4 15
Unit ID: 1493 Manage plant shutdown and restart 4 8
Unit ID: 1494 Decommission plant 4 6
Unit ID: 1497 Apply the concept of motivation in a leadership
context		 4 6
Unit ID: 1498 Process and interpret data in the context of
metallurgical processing		 4 8
Unit ID: 1490 Isolate and lock-out plant and equipment 3 10
Unit ID: 1521 Monitor and maintain flue gas efficiency 3 6
Unit ID: 848 Develop procedures to safely control work
operations		 4 6
Unit ID: 849 Monitor procedures to safely control work
operations		 4 5
Unit ID: 850 Supervise the health, safety and welfare of an
employee new to the role in the workplace		 4 8
Unit ID: 851 Advocate and keep pace with improvements in
health and safety practice		 4 6
Unit ID: 852 Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety
matters		 4 8
Unit ID: 853 Develop and implement effective communication
systems for health and safety information		 4 7
Unit ID: 855 Conduct a health and safety risk assessment in a
workplace		 5 10
Unit ID: 858 Investigate and evaluate health and safety incidents, accidents, and complaints in the workplace 5 8
Unit ID: 859 Promote a positive health and safety culture in workplaces 5 10
Unit ID: 860 Review health and safety procedures in workplaces 5 8

A minimum of 58 credits is required.

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1458 Apply operational maintenance skills 2 10
Unit ID: 1489 Perform basic tests as part of metallurgical operations 3 12
Unit ID: 1463 Operate compressors in a metallurgical plant 2 4
Unit ID: 1459 Operate and maintain conveyors at a metallurgical plant 2 8
Unit ID: 1409 Handle reagents safely in a metallurgical plant 2 6
Unit ID: 1411 Off-load organic reagents into storage facility 3 5
Unit ID: 1513 Conduct blending operations 3 8
Unit ID: 1522 Control the operation of an electric arc furnace 4 15
Unit ID: 1118 Lift, move and place loads with a forklift as part of
surface mining and quarrying operations		 2 5
Unit ID: 1098 Lift and place loads with overhead crane 3 10
Unit ID: 1518 Control molten metal in a holding furnace 3 8
Unit ID: 1500 Replace medium in a fluidised bed roaster 2 3
Unit ID: 1443 Control the drying operation in a metallurgical
plant		 4 15
Unit ID: 1424 Operate a drying plant 3 10
Unit ID: 1537 Control feed distribution by means of a mobile
system		 3 4
Unit ID: 1462 Conduct pump operations 2 4
Unit ID: 1466 Operate air-blower system 3 5
Unit ID: 1527 Operate an over-belt magnetic separator 2 2
Unit ID: 1537 Control feed distribution by means of a mobile
system		 3 4
Unit ID: 1402 Dispatch metallurgical process by-products 2 4
Unit ID: 1424 Operate a drying plant 3 10
Unit ID: 1500 Replace medium in a fluidised bed roaster 2 3
Unit ID: 1507 Handle bulk oxygen safely in a metallurgical plant 2 4
Unit ID: 1508 Off-load liquefied gas into a storage facility 3 6
Unit ID: 1514 Tap furnaces 3 6
Unit ID: 1515 Remove impurities from molten meta 3 10

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