National Vocational Certificate in Metallurgy (Operator) 4
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National Vocational Certificate in Metallurgy (Operator) 4

Credits for all the unit standards listed below are required.

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1487 Apply knowledge of sustainable environmental
management practices in the workplace		 3 6
Unit ID: 1488 Operate and control recyclable water systems in a
metallurgical plant		 4 12
Unit ID: 1559 Conduct thickening and clarifying process in a
metallurgical plant		 3 6

Credits for all the unit standards listed below are required.

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1545 Operate a crushing plant 3 12
Unit ID: 1556 Grind and mill material in a metallurgical plant 3 10
Unit ID: 1428 Leach metal bearing material in a metallurgical
plant		 3 6
Unit ID: 1427 Control the pH level in a metallurgical process 2 4
Unit ID: 1429 Filter liquids from solids in a metallurgical plant 2 7
Unit ID: 1433 Operate and monitor boiler steam and water
cycle		 4 18
Unit ID: 1434 Conduct electrometallurgy operations 3 8
Unit ID: 1516 Operate furnaces 4 20
Unit ID: 1517 Load a charge into a furnace 3 8
Unit ID: 1511 Produce metal bar by means of a casting process 3 12

A minimum of 50 credits is required.

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1554 Control an ore storage and transport system 3 12
Unit ID: 1558 Process lime products 3 14
Unit ID: 1546 Control quality of aggregate produced by mobile
and static plant		 4 12
Unit ID: 1544 Operate screens in a metallurgical plant 3 14
Unit ID: 1547 Conduct stockpile reclaiming operations 3 4
Unit ID: 1548 Make-up a heavy medium suspension in a
metallurgical plant		 2 6
Unit ID: 1549 Perform gravity concentration in a metallurgical
plant		 2 6
Unit ID: 1550 Produce backfill from waste slurry 2 6
Unit ID: 1551 Carry out acid treatment of carbon 2 8
Unit ID: 1552 Operate an x-ray sorter 2 2
Unit ID: 1553 Construct a tailings dam catwalk 3 7
Unit ID: 1555 Control medium density in a dense-medium
separation process		 3 8
Unit ID: 1557 Conduct dense-medium separation 2 7
Unit ID: 1489 Perform basic tests as part of metallurgical
operations		 3 12
Unit ID: 1513 Conduct blending operations 3 8
Unit ID: 1424 Operate a drying plant 3 10
Unit ID: 1425 Operate pipeline stations and equipment 3 6
Unit ID: 1426 Conduct precipitation operations in a metallurgical
plant		 2 7
Unit ID: 1430 Strip precious metal from carbon 3 5
Unit ID: 1431 Extract metal from a solution by means of solvent
extraction		 3 5
Unit ID: 1432 Absorb chlorine gas in a metallurgical plant 3 8
Unit ID: 1435 Conduct elution processes 3 12
Unit ID: 1438 Generate sulphur trioxide gas by means of a
catalytic converting process		 3 8
Unit ID: 1437 Monitor and control the sulphuric acid production
process		 3 15
Unit ID: 1436 Shut-down a sulphur dioxide gas system for
maintenance		 3 10
Unit ID: 1489 Perform basic tests as part of metallurgical
operations		 3 12
Unit ID: 1512 Conduct roasting operations in a metallurgical
plant		 3 8
Unit ID: 1514 Tap furnaces 3 6
Unit ID: 1515 Remove impurities from molten metal by means of
a converting process		 3 10
Unit ID: 1518 Control molten metal in a holding furnace 3 8
Unit ID: 1513 Conduct blending operations 3 8
Unit ID: 1489 Perform basic tests as part of metallurgical
operations		 3 12

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