BTEC International Level 3 Engineering

Unit 14: Fabrication Techniques — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 14 (Fabrication Techniques) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH13 criteria
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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.P1Explain the requirements of four statutory and non-statutory safety regulations used in installations.
A.P2Explain how the risk of electrical shock is reduced in the two types of installation and the operation and applications of circuit protection methods.
B.P3Explain the function of the components used and compliance to safety regulations in a domestic and a commercial circuit diagram, each containing two lighting and two power circuits.
C.P4Select, using appropriate calculations, the components, consumables and documentation for an electrical installation containing at least five circuits, while taking account of sustainability and safety.
D.P5Construct an electrical installation containing at least five circuits safely from a given design.
D.P6Test the electrical installation safely and repair any functional faults.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Analyse the requirements of at least four statutory and non-statutory safety regulations used in installations, including circuit protection methods and how the risk of electrical shock is reduced.
B.M2Analyse the design, including compliance to safety regulations, of a domestic and a commercial circuit diagram, each containing two lighting and two power circuits.
C.M3Select effectively, using appropriate calculations, components, consumables and documentation for an electrical installation containing at least five circuits, while taking account of sustainability and safety.
C.M4Develop an accurate and effective electrical installation containing at least five circuits safely that function as intended.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate, using language that is technically correct and of a high standard, the requirements of at least four statutory and non-statutory safety regulations used in installations, including circuit protection methods and how the risk of electrical shock is reduced.
B.D2Justify the design, including compliance to safety regulations, of a domestic and a commercial electrical circuit diagram, each containing two lighting and two power circuits.
CD.D3Refine, during the process, the development of an accurate, effective and efficient electrical installation containing at least five circuits safely from a given design, while taking account of sustainability and safety.

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.

ExplainSelectConstructTestAnalyseDevelopEvaluateJustifyRefine
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.

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