Vietnam: Basic skills required for graduates of Mould fabrication, Level 5 of VQF

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According to the regulation on the minimum knowledge volume and required competencies for graduates from intermediate and college levels in Mould fabrication issued together with Circular 47/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, the basic skills required for graduates of Mould fabrication, Level 5 of VQF in Vietnam are specified as follows:

- Be able to read and draw detailed drawings, product drawings, and assembly drawings of molds using the first and third angle projection methods (E and A);

- Be able to use some 2D, 3D drawing and design software to design products or molds;

- Be able to use and maintain various common measuring tools and equipment of the trade (coordinate measuring machines, scanners);

- Be able to read and establish manufacturing and assembly processes or mold repair procedures; evaluate technological plans;

- Be able to create simple mold processing programs using basic codes or some automatic programming software (CAM) on numerically controlled machine tools;

- Be able to operate some basic metal cutting machines (milling, turning, drilling, universal grinding) and numerically controlled machine tools (CNC lathes, CNC milling machines, machining centers, wire cutting machines, electrical discharge machines...), mold assembly machines, and handheld machines according to proper procedures and regulations, ensuring safety during product processing;

- Be able to process mold details to meet technical requirements (accuracy level from grade 5 to grade 8, roughness from Rz20 mm to Ra 0.16 mm) within the stipulated time;

- Be able to assemble and repair various types of molds correctly using mold-making techniques;

- Be able to operate and test molds on stamping, casting, and pressing equipment;

- Be able to evaluate the technical condition and promptly detect abnormal signs of molds;

- Be able to detect and repair mold defects to meet technical requirements;

- Be able to use basic information technology according to regulations; exploit, handle, and apply information technology in the professional work of the trade;

- Be able to use basic foreign languages, achieving level 2/6 in the Vietnamese foreign language proficiency framework; apply foreign languages in the professional work of the trade.

Details are specified in Circular 47/2018/TT-BLDTBXH effective from February 10, 2019.

Le Vy

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