National Vocational Certificate in Metallurgy (Operator Attendant) 2
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National Vocational Certificate in Metallurgy (Operator Attendant) 2

Credits for all the unit standards listed below are required.

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1454 Conduct safety checks prior to equipment usage 2 2
Unit ID: 1455 Handle reagents as part of metallurgical process operations 2 8
Unit ID: 1470 Operate a personal computer 2 8
Unit ID: 1474 Implement environmental initiatives as part of processing operations 2 4
Unit ID: 1451 Work around operating equipment in a metallurgical plant 2 4
Unit ID: 1452 Work around energy sources in a metallurgical plant 2 3
Unit ID: 1453 Demonstrate knowledge of hazard identification and risk assessment procedures pertaining to processing operations 2 4
Unit ID: 1456 Use and store engineering hand tools 2 2
Unit ID: 1457 Operate small plant and equipment 2 8
Unit ID: 1460 Operate and monitor valve systems 2 6
Unit ID: 1464 Operate feeding system 2 2
Unit ID: 1465 Handle waste material in a metallurgical plant 2 4
Unit ID: 1472 Maintain site quality standards 2 4
Unit ID: 1475 Apply productivity principles in routine processing operations 2 4
Unit ID: 1477 Work as member of team in routine processing operations 2 4
Unit ID: 1531 Demonstrate mechanical awareness and plant appreciation as part of mineral processing operations 2 20
Unit ID:1401 Determine relative density by means of a density scale 2 3
Unit ID: 1405 Demonstrate mechanical awareness and system appreciation as part of hydrometallurgy operations 2 20
Unit ID: 1503 Demonstrate mechanical awareness and system appreciation as part of pyrometallurgy operations 2 20
Unit ID: 1531 Demonstrate mechanical awareness and plant
appreciation as part of mineral processing
operations		 2 20

A minimum of 17 credits are required

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1458 Apply operational maintenance skills 2 10
Unit ID: 1459 Operate and maintain conveyors at a metallurgical plant 2 8
Unit ID: 1461 Transfer bulk fluids into and out of storage facility 2 8
Unit ID: 1462 Conduct pump operations 2 4
Unit ID: 1463 Operate compressors in a metallurgical plant 2 4
Unit ID: 1466 Operate air-blower system 3 6
Unit ID: 1524 Distribute tailings 2 8
Unit ID: 1525 Hand sort material in a metallurgical plant 1 2
Unit ID: 1526 Convey material by means of a bucket elevator 2 4
Unit ID: 1527 Operate an over-belt magnetic separator 2 2
Unit ID: 1528 Wash material by means of a rotary scrubber 2 2
Unit ID: 1529 Clarify a solution 2 6
Unit ID: 1530 Classify material in a metallurgical plant 2 6
Unit ID: 1399 Demonstrate knowledge of handling and storing cyanide 1 4
Unit ID: 1400 Attend to heat exchangers 2 8
Unit ID: 1402 Dispatch metallurgical process by-products 2 4
Unit ID: 1403 Adsorb a dissolved metal 3 7
Unit ID: 1404 Make-up a sodium cyanide solution in a metallurgical plant 3 6
Unit ID: 1499 Dispatch solid base metals 2 4
Unit ID: 1500 Replace medium in a fluidised bed roaster 2 3
Unit ID: 1501 Load material into trucks by means of a loading station 3 10
Unit ID: 1502 Conduct calcinations activities 3 8

A minimum of one (1) unit standard is required

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1089 Sling regular loads and communicate during
crane operations		 3 20
Unit ID: 1093 Lift and place loads with truck-mounted crane 3 20
Unit ID: 1018 Carry out road construction and maintenance
activities using a rotary broom		 2 8
Unit ID: 1118 Lift, move and place loads with a forklift as part
of surface mining and quarrying operations		 2 5
Unit ID: 1119 Carry out surface mining and quarrying
activities using a service vehicle		 2 8
Unit ID: 1401 Determine relative density by means of a
density scale		 2 3
Unit ID: 1402 Dispatch metallurgical process by-products 2 4
Unit ID: 1529 Clarify a solution 2 6
Unit ID: 1530 Classify material in a metallurgical plant 2 6
Unit ID: 1526 Convey material by means of a bucket elevator 2 4
Unit ID: 1527 Operate an over-belt magnetic separator 2 2
Unit ID: 1529 Clarify a solution 2 6

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