Construction Metalwork

Competition Overview

This WorldSkills UK competition focuses on all the essential requirements for a successful career as a metalwork specialist in the engineering industry.
The competition has been designed to reflect the role of an advanced metal fabricator and meet industry standards.
They will be asked to complete a range of fabrication related tasks including:

  • Assembly
  • Cutting
  • Forming
  • Joining
  • Marking out
  • Shaping

Core Competencies

Core competencies and standards for WorldSkills UK Skills Competitions activities / Heats/Passive stages / UK Final / Team UK
Competency / Working Environment
Knowledge and understanding of working environment including:
  • comprehension and compliance with industry standards and laws relating to safety, security and hygiene
  • compliance with use of appropriate personal protective equipment for the working environment (PPE)
  • precautions for the safe use of hand and power tools
  • precautions for the safe use of mechanically and thermal cutting equipment
  • precautions for the safe use of mechanically and hand operated bending and forming equipment
  • possibilities for sustainability in the metal construction welding and industry
/ Y / Y / Y
Standards / Competitors shall be able to:
  • comply with Health and Safety regulations documentation
  • display the safe and proper use of all equipment used in the industry
  • Identify and use the appropriate personal protective equipment
  • separate trash and different metals for recycling
  • work carefully within their work/competition environment

Competency / Marking out techniques
Knowledge and understanding of marking out techniques:
  • Be familiar with various types of technical drawing used Understand basic calculations used
  • Be aware of various measuring methods used, for example:- rulers, tapes, height gauges and callipers
  • Identify the difference between a material list and cutting list
  • Be familiar with the various types of methods used for flat pattern development, for example, parallel line, radial line triangulations development methods.
  • Be familiar structural type joint connections
  • Identify and use the various production instructions
/ Y / Y / Y
Standards / Competitors shall be able to:
  • Read and interpret technical drawings
  • Perform basic calculations
  • Perform measuring techniques
  • Prepare a material list
  • Prepare a cutting list
  • Be able to develop a pattern using Parallel line, radial line or triangulation development techniques
  • Be able to use different type of structural joint connections
  • Identify and use the correct production instructions

Competency / Cutting techniques
Knowledge and understanding of cutting techniques:
  • Understand how to cut/grind various materials to specified tolerances using mechanical machinery such as, shears, corner shears, saws and grinding
  • Have the knowledge to manually thermal cut low carbon steel to specified tolerances using cutting wheels, circle cutters and guides
  • Have the knowledge to drill, tap, ream, countersink and punch holes to various sizes and tolerances on various materials
/ Y / Y / Y
Standards / Competitors shall be able to:
  • Be able to cut various materials to specified tolerances using mechanical machinery such as, shears, corner shears and saws
  • Be able to manually thermal cut low carbon steel to specified tolerances using manual cutting wheels, circle cutters and guides
  • Be able to drill, tap, ream, countersink and punch holes to different sizes and tolerances onvarious materials

Competency / Forming techniques
Knowledge and understanding of forming techniques:
  • Understand the skills to cold form using mechanical or manual plate rolls
  • Understand the skill to hot bend low carbon steel using oxygen and acetylene gas heating equipment
  • Have the knowledge to use a flat bar bender to bend low carbon steel
  • Understand the skills required to bend various materials using a mechanical break press or hand folder
/ Y / Y / Y
Standards / Competitors shall be able to:
  • Demonstrate the skills to cold form using mechanical or manual plate rolls
  • Demonstrate the skill to hot bend low carbon steel using oxygen and acetylene gas heating equipment
  • Be able to use a flat bar bender to bend low carbon steel
  • Demonstrate the skills required to bend various materials using a mechanical break press or hand folder

Competency / Assembly techniques
Knowledge and understanding of assembly techniques:
  • Understand and use the appropriate assembly techniques required for the project
  • Have the knowledge to assemble project as per drawing specifications and tolerances
/ Y / Y / Y
Standards / Competitors shall be able to:
  • Demonstrate the assembly skills required to build the project to the drawing specifications and tolerances
  • Assemble the project with the required movable and lockable part as per project drawingspecifications

Competency / Welding and joining techniques
Knowledge and understanding of welding and joining techniques:-
  • Have the knowledge to competently use required welding processes
  • Understand the appropriate bolting technique required for the project
  • Understand the appropriate screwing technique required for the project
/ Y / Y / Y
Standards / Finishing techniques
Knowledge and understanding of correct finishing techniques:
  • Have the knowledge on edge cleaning of the project with a file, wire brushing, grinding paper and de-burring of holes and edges
  • Have the knowledge on weld cleaning, wire brushing, chipping
NOTE: Excessive cleaning and polishing of the project is NOT allowed and NO chemical agentsare allowed to enhance the finished project
Competency / Competitors shall be able to:
  • Apply appropriate finishing techniques to the projet
  • Appropriately clean welds
/ Y / Y / Y
Standards /
  • Demonstrate appropriate edge cleaning and de-burring of edges and holes methods
  • Demonstrate appropriate weld cleaning techniques
NOTE: Computer-drawing are prohibited in the competition work area, rough drawings are ONLY allowed in the competitors work area, during the competition.

Note: Core Competencies are tested, identified and measured as recognition of the competition level and duration. The severity of the marking schedule is regulated in relation to WorldSkills international standards as follows:

Heats circa 50%

  • National circa 75%
  • Team UK 100%

General Instructions

  1. Maximum working time is 7 hours at regional heats and 11 hours at the National Final
  2. At the start of the competition an allotted time will be allocated for work planning. This time is not part of the working time.
  3. The competition will consist of 1 task(s).
  4. All supplied equipment and materials must be accurately checked by the competitor upon commencing the competition.
  5. All materials and equipment must be marked out/used in the most economical method.
  6. Competitors will lose marks for any misplaced, lost or spoiled materials and/or equipment, where this is the result of competitor error.
  7. Minimum marks will not be awarded for dimensional accuracy or technical perfection where instructions have been disobeyed
  8. Competitors will lose marks for each minor breach of the Health & safety rules. Where a competitor puts themselves or any other person at risk as a result of a Health & Safety breach, the task will be stopped. Where a task is stopped due to a Health & Safety risk, the judge will decide if the task can be continued safely.

Marking Criteria

Criterion ID / Description / Max. Marks
A1 / Primary Dimensions Module 1 / 39.00
B1 / Secondary Dimensions Module 1 / 20.00
C1 / Technical Perfection Module 1 / 20.00
D1 / Welding Module 1 / 5.00
E1 / Flame cutting Module 1 / 4.00
F1 / Drilling / 2.00
F2 / Bending / 2.00
G1 / Use of materials / 4.00
H1 / Health & Safety / 4.00
Total Marks / 100.00