BTEC International Level 2 Engineering

Unit 11: Welding Technology — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 11 (Welding Technology) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH10 criteria3 learning aims
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Plan in detail for the safe production of butt and fillet welds using MIG and MMA.
B.P2Produce butt and fillet welds using MIG and MMA safely.
B.P3Produce accurate butt and fillet welds using MIG and MMA safely, using an appropriate initial set-up.
C.P4Perform a specialist non-destructive test on a welded joint safely, recording the results.
C.P5Perform a destructive test on a welded joint safely, recording the results.
C.P6Analyse the quality of a welded joint using the results from a methodical visual inspection, destructive test and non- destructive test.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Produce accurate butt and fillet welds using MIG and MMA safely and effectively, following a comprehensive plan and refining the initial set-up during the process of welding.
B.M2Produce accurate butt and fillet welds using MIG and MMA safely and effectively, following a comprehensive plan and refining the initial set-up during the process of welding.
C.M3Evaluate the quality of a welded joint using the results from a methodical and accurate visual inspection, destructive test and non-destructive test.

Distinction

1 criteria
C.D2Sources of information

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

PlanProducePerformAnalyseEvaluateSources
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Plan for safe welding operations
  • B. Carry out welding operations safely
  • C. Test welded joints safely

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