Practical/Skill Assessment and Project Work
Domain focus
Practical/Skill Assessment and Project Work tests safe execution, tool selection, measurement, workmanship, documentation, and viva explanation. Expect job-card tasks, records, and a project report rather than only theory.
Core rules
- Read the job card, identify the task, select tools and PPE, and arrange the bay before starting.
- Follow the SOP and torque specs; measure before and after; keep parts labelled and clean. Return tools and clean the bay after the job.
- Record observations, measurements, parts used, and safety checks. A project report should state aim, method, observations, result, and conclusion.
- Demonstrate correct disposal of waste oil, coolant, and metal scraps.
- In viva, explain why each step was done, not only what was done.
Worked example
For a brake pad replacement: chock wheels, loosen wheel nuts, lift and support with stands, remove the caliper, compress the piston, fit pads, torque fasteners, pump the pedal, and road-test. The reasoning is that the pedal must be firm before movement; otherwise the first press may have excessive travel.
Traps
Skipping wheel-nut torque, not pumping the brake pedal, mixing left and right parts, and submitting a report without measurements are common mark losers.