AN120185 – Draughting Employees, Planners, Technical Employees, &c (State) Award
1.4.1 "Engineering Streams" are the three broad engineering streams recognised within the classification definitions set out in Schedule A, namely: Electrical/electronic; fabrication; and mechanical. Additionally, there are five vocational fields (as defined). Entry to training in any engineering stream is not conditional on union membership. The streams are defined as:
1.4.1(a) "Electrical/electronic stream" includes the design, assembly, manufacture, installation, modification, testing, fault finding, commissioning, maintenance and service of all electrical and electronic devices systems, equipment and controls, eg, electrical wiring, motors, generators, PLC's and other electronic controls, instruments, refrigeration, telecommunications, radio and television, communication and information processing.
1.4.1(b) "Mechanical stream" includes the design, assembly, manufacture, installation, modification, testing, fault finding, commissioning, maintenance and service of all mechanical equipment, machinery, fluid power systems, automotive mechanics, instruments, refrigeration, and the use of related computer controlled equipment, eg, Computer Numeric Controlled machine tools.
1.4.1(c) "Fabrication stream" includes fabrication, forging, carpentry, plumbing, founding, structural steel erection, electroplating, metal spinning, metal polishing, sheet metal work and the use of related computer controlled equipment. This includes fabrication in all metals, plastics, carbon fibre, composite materials, ceramics and other materials.
1.4.2 "Vocational Fields" are the five vocational fields recognised within the classification structure of this Award, namely: trade; technical; engineering/production; supervisor/trainer/coordinator; and professional. The fields are defined as:
1.4.2(a) "Trade" includes an employee who possesses as a minimum qualification a trade certificate in any of the engineering streams on the higher engineering trade (as defined).
1.4.2(b) "Technical Field" includes:
(i) Production planning, including scheduling, work study, and estimating materials, handling systems and like work.
(ii) Technical including inspection, quality control, supplier evaluation, laboratory, non- destructive testing, technical purchasing, and design and development work (prototypes, models, specifications) in both product and process areas and like work.
(iii) Design and draughting and like work.
1.4.2(c) "Engineering/Production Field" includes employees primarily engaged in production work including production, distribution, stores and warehousing, but does not require a qualification in the trade, technical, professional or supervisory fields.
1.4.2(d) "Supervisor/Trainer/Coordinator Field" includes employees who are:
(i) Responsible for the work of other employees and/or provision of on-the-job training including coordination and/or technical guidance; or
(ii) Responsible for supervision and/or training of other supervisors or trainers;
or
(iii) Responsible primarily for the exercise of technical skills, as defined, up to the level of their skill and competence and who are additionally involved in the supervision/training of other employees.
1.4.2 (e) "Professional Field" includes an employee who possesses an academic qualification which enables that employee to become a graduate member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia or an academic qualification in science set out in the Academic Schedule appearing in the Metal Engineering and Associated Industries (Professional Engineers and Scientists) Award 1998.
