2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Precision Metal Fabrication 2
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Manufacturing

PSAV – Career Preparatory	
Program Number	J310200	
CIP Number	0648050102	
Grade Level	30, 31	
Standard Length	750 hours	
Teacher Certification	SHEETMETAL @7 7G
METAL WORK 7G
WELDING @7 7G	
CTSO	SkillsUSA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	47-2211 – Sheet Metal Workers	
Facility Code	245 http://www.fldoe.org/edfacil/sref.asp  (State Requirements for Educational Facilities)	
Targeted Occupation List	http://www.labormarketinfo.com/wec/TargetOccupationList.htm	
Perkins Technical Skill Attainment Inventory	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/perkins/perkins_resources.asp 	
Industry Certifications	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/fcpea/default.asp 	
Statewide Articulation	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp 	
Basic Skills Level	Mathematics:       	9
Language:	9
Reading:               	9	

Purpose

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the manufacturing career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the manufacturing career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to measurement and layout, planning and design, sheet metal work, structural steel, welding, mechanical fasteners, metal properties, heat treating and metalworking tools.  The course content should also include training in communication, leadership, human relations and employability skills; and safe, efficient work practices.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of two occupational completion points.

This program is comprised of courses which have been assigned course numbers in the SCNS (Statewide Course Numbering System) in accordance with Section 1007.24 (1), F.S.  Career and Technical credit shall be awarded to the student on a transcript in accordance with Section 1001.44 (3)(b), F.S.

The standard length of this program is 750 hours.  Precision Metal Fabrication 1 is a core program. It is recommended students complete Precision Metal Fabrication 1, or demonstrate mastery of the outcomes in that program, prior to enrollment in Precision Metal Fabrication 2.

The following table illustrates the PSAV program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Course Length	SOC Code	
A	PMT0054	Metal Fabricator Assembler 2 	400 hours	47-2211	
B	PMT0055	Structural Metal Fabricator	350 hours	47-2211	

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students. These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education. Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Perform metal fabrication operations.
02.0	Perform electric metal-bonding operations.
03.0	Perform assembly operation.
04.0	Demonstrate ability to apply geometric form and position control.
05.0	Organize and plan work.

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	Precision Metal Fabrication 2
PSAV Number:	J310200
 
Course Number:  PMT0054 
Occupational Completion Point:  A
Metal Fabricator Assembler 2 – 400 Hours – SOC Code 47-2211

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	
01.0	Perform metal fabrication operations--The student will be able to:	
01.01	Fabricate metal, edges and seams.	
01.02	Use hand tools to cut, punch and shear metal.	
01.03	Form sheet metal using a brake, a folder, rolls and a turning machine.	
01.04	Join metals using solder, rivets and mechanical fasteners.	
01.05	Make fixtures as required (Micarta and Mild Steel).	
01.06	Arrange proper setup in vise using safety devices.	
01.07	Demonstrate ability to cut various shapes of metal stock.	
01.08	Demonstrate ability to bend various shapes of metal stock.	
01.09	Inspect fabricated parts.	
02.0	Perform electric metal-bonding operations--The student will be able to:	
02.01	Describe and demonstrate the spot and arc welding process.	
02.02	Demonstrate basic procedures for safely adjusting and operating an arc welder, selecting a rod, striking and maintaining an arc, welding in various positions and clamping.	
02.03	Setup and operate a spot welder.	
02.04	Explain and demonstrate the MIG welding process.	
02.05	Apply basic procedures for safely adjusting, operating, cleaning and maintaining MIG welding equipment.	
02.06	Apply basic procedures for safely adjusting and operating a TIG welder, welding in various positions, selecting proper tips and choosing filler metal.	
03.0	Perform assembly operation--The student will be able to:	
03.01	Identify weld symbols.	
03.02	Perform required weld preparation.	
03.03	Assist welder in weld operation.	
03.04	Identify rivet symbol.	
03.05	Install proper diameter holes and prepare metal surfaces for riveting.	
03.06	Determine whether rivet is to be "shot" or squeezed.	
03.07	Perform proper setup and upset rivets.	
03.08	Set up and install blind rivets.	

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Number:  PMT0055
Occupational Completion Point:  B 
Structural Metal Fabricator – 350 Hours – SOC Code 47-2211

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	
04.0	Demonstrate ability to apply geometric form and position control--The student will be able to:	
04.01	Identify material condition and perfect form.	
04.02	Identify the eleven form characteristics.	
04.03	Identify the two position characteristics.	
04.04	Identify the seven different tolerance zones.	
04.05	Identify datum symbols.	
04.06	Identify datum planes.	
04.07	Identify datum axis.	
04.08	Identify datum centerplane.	
04.09	Identify the three plan datum system and multiple datums.	
04.10	Identify material condition modifiers.	
04.11	Solve bonus tolerance applications.	
04.12	Solve datum zone applications.	
04.13	Identify tolerance value indicator.	
04.14	Identify American National Standards Institute.	
04.15	Identify International Standards Institute.	
05.0	Organize and plan work--The student will be able to:	
05.01	Interpret blueprints and drawings to acquire proper amount of material.	
05.02	Requisition proper tools and equipment to fabricate parts.	
05.03	Develop and project plan.	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students. 

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

SkillsUSA is the appropriate career and technical student organization for providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.  Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  The activities of such organizations are defined as part of the curriculum in accordance with Rule 6A-6.065, F.A.C.

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Basic Skills

In PSAV programs offered for 450 hours or more, in accordance with Rule 6A-10.040, F.A.C., the minimum basic skills grade levels required for postsecondary adult career and technical students to complete this program are:  Mathematics 9.0, Language 9.0, and Reading 9.0.  These grade level numbers correspond to a grade equivalent score obtained on a state designated basic skills examination.  

Adult students with disabilities, as defined in Section 1004.02(7), Florida Statutes, may be exempted from meeting the Basic Skills requirements (Rule 6A-10.040).  Students served in exceptional student education (except gifted) as defined in s. 1003.01(3)(a), F.S., may also be exempted from meeting the Basic Skills requirement.  Each school district and Florida College must adopt a policy addressing procedures for exempting eligible students with disabilities from the Basic Skills requirement as permitted in Section 1004.91(3), F.S.

Students who possess a college degree at the Associate of Applied Science level or higher; who have completed or are exempt from the college entry-level examination; or who have passed a state, national, or industry licensure exam are exempt from meeting the Basic Skills requirement (Rule 6A-10.040, F.A.C.)  Exemptions from state, national or industry licensure are limited to the certifications listed at http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/rtf/basicskills-License-exempt.rtf. 

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s IEP or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access.  Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors.  Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education.  Accommodations change the way the student is instructed.  Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems.  Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

In addition to accommodations, some secondary students with disabilities (students with an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) served in Exceptional Student Education or ESE) will need modifications to meet their needs.  Modifications change the outcomes or what the student is expected to learn, e.g., modifying the curriculum of a secondary career and technical education course.  Note postsecondary curriculum cannot be modified.

Some secondary students with disabilities (ESE) may need additional time (i.e., longer than the regular school year), to master the student performance standards associated with a regular Occupational Completion Point (OCP) or a Modified Occupational Completion Point (MOCP).  If needed, a student may enroll in the same career and technical course more than once.  Documentation should be included in the IEP that clearly indicates that it is anticipated that the student may need an additional year to complete an OCP/MOCP.  The student should work on different competencies and new applications of competencies each year toward completion of the OCP/MOCP.  After achieving the competencies identified for the year, the student earns credit for the course.  It is important to ensure that credits earned by students are reported accurately.  The district’s information system must be designed to accept multiple credits for the same course number (for eligible students with disabilities). 

Articulation

The PSAV component of this program has no statewide articulation agreement approved by the Florida State Board of Education.  However, this does not preclude the awarding of credits by any college through local agreements. 

For details on statewide articulation agreements which correlate to programs and industry certifications, refer to http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp.