EXPERT MEETING FIRST TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING

JUNE 4 & 7, 2019

TESDA 8 Regional Office Conference Room

Skill Area: Welding Technology

AGREED MINUTES
1. Member present:

Attendance

No Name School/ Position in Day1 Day2

Institution Delegation
6/4/19 06/7/19

1. TESDA
PEPITO C. ABROGAR COACH X X
BNAS

2. LYNDON B. JACOBE SSC COACH X X

3. FROD D. SOLAYAO POSTC COACH X X

4. EUGENIO M. MATES JR. KEITECH COACH X X

5. DANNY DONES PTC COACH

X
CATARMAN

6. ZALDY SANICO BILIRAN COACH

2. Introduction and General Issues

No Matters Action

1. Introduction of Members  Chief Expert opens the

meeting by let each member
introduce themselves.
 Total members attend the
meeting: 6
 Chief Expert requests
everyone in the meeting to
share their idea and opinion
about Test Package.
 Discussion about making
decision of module coverage
and specific description.

2. Guidelines for the Competition Total competitors: 6

1. LEYTE
2. SOUTHERN LEYTE
3. SAMAR
4. NORTHERN SAMAR
5. EASTERN SAMAR
6. LEYTE - CALUBIAN

3. Competitor’s Requirement The following list as a minimum shall

be supplied by the Competitor:

• Welding safety glasses;

• Grinding goggles;

• Welders helmet, speed lenses are

permitted;

• Safety boots with protective toes;

• Ear protection;

• Hand angle grinder with guard,

maximum 125 mm (5 inch);

• Wire brush wheels to suit grinder;

• Chipping hammer (slag hammer);

• Inter-weld run cleaning, blade

scrapers;

• Files;

• Wire brushes;

• Hammer;

• Weld gauge (fillet gauge);

• Metric steel ruler (tape measure);

• Square;

• Chalk/soapstone;

• Competitors may use their own

SMAW, (MMAW), GTAW (TIG),
GMAW (MAG) hand pieces/torches or
gun, provided they are compatible
with the Competition Organizer’s
equipment;

• The Competitor’s equipment shall

comply with safety regulations;

• Should any Competitor supplied

equipment fail or become
unserviceable during the competition,
no additional time allowance shall be
made;

• Other personal hand tools;

All working clothes and all tools shall

comply with Host province safety
regulations. Alignment aids for setting
up test samples may be used,
provided they are removed prior to
welding.
3. Discussion/review of Technical Description

No Matters Action

1. Guideline to develop Test Project  Expert from each institution

has clarified each point in the
technical description for
everyone in the meeting to
have mutual understanding
about the rules, marking
scheme, equipment and
materials.
 The meeting has already
decided that the test project
will be conducted within 10
hours.
 The meeting has decided to
change from 136 to
135(welding process)
2. Guideline for Assessment  Visual assessment
Module 1, 2, 3, 4
 Pressure Test
Module 2
 Assembly and competency
Interpretation
All test project
 Safety
Entire competition

4. Discussion of Test Project

No Matters Action

1. Test Project development Module 1

 Test Pipe
Welding process, position - Welding position = 6G
- Root pass = 141 (GTAW)
- Fill and cap = 111 (SMAW)

 Test Plate (10 mm)

- Welding position = 3G
- Root pass = 111 (SMAW)
- Fill and cap = 135 (GMAW)

 Fillet (10 mm)

- Welding position = 2F
 - Welding process = 111
(SMAW)
Module 2

 Pressure Vessel Structure

- As per drawing
Module 3

 Aluminum Structure
- As per drawing
Module 4

 Stainless Steel Structure

As per drawing

2. Time allocation for each module Module 1 – 3 hours

Module 2 – 4 hours

Module 3 – 1 ½ hours

Module 4 – 1 ½ hours

3. Test Project Discussion  Expert from different

institution/School has
proposed modules that may
be possibly select for the
competition.
 After voting, the result are as
follows;
 Visual assessment
Module 1, 2, 3, 4
 Pressure Test
Module 2
 Assembly and competency
Interpretation
All test project
 Safety
5. Discussion of Assessment and Marking Scheme

No Matters Action

2. Assessment and Marking using  Visual assessment

Measurement Module 1, 2, 3, 4 (Max. score is
54)
 Pressure Test
Module 2 (18)
 Assembly and competency
Interpretation
All test project (18)
 Safety
Entire competition (10)

6. Discussion of Health and Safety

No Matters Action

1. Skill-specific Safety Requirements Competitor, at a minimum, shall use

during the competition the following
personal protective equipment:

Safety Glasses, Body protection

(Flame retardant material), Foot
protection – from dropping objects,
Hand protection – heat and arc
radiation, Face protection – Head or
hand welding shield, Hearing
protection, Clear face shield
(grinding, may be integrated in the
welding head shield), Fume and
particle protection

7. Discussion of Infrastructure List

No Matters Action

1. General Installations 1. Gen. Layout, RTC will be

responsible for this.
2. Workshop Installations
2. Same
3. Materials / Consumables 3. Materials/consumables to be
 4. Inspection Tool use during practice and during
competition will be provided
by the competitor.
4. If ever there are lacking
equipment, RTC can borrow
from competing institutions.

8. Materials and Equipment

No Matters Action

1. Workshop and Workstation Layout  has been prepared by host

 All experts have agreed with
the competition area and
facilities.
2. Materials/ Equipment supplied by Host  Refer to infra list
venue

3. Materials/ Equipment supplied by  Refer to infra list

Competitor

4. Materials/ Equipment supplied by

Sponsor

9. Competition Management and Communication

9.1. Competition time table

No Matters Action

1. Competition Time 2days (10 hrs.)

9.2. Distribution of Experts’ responsibility

No Matters Action

1. Expert Training  Training will be held before

competition
2. Allocation of Marking Group Measurement items (100%)

Measurement
10. Skill-specific Rule

TOPIC/TASKS ACTIONS

Use of technology – USB, memory sticks Competitors, Experts, and Interpreters are
allowed to have memory devices in the
workshop.

Use of technology – personal laptops, Competitors, Experts, and Interpreters are

tablets and mobile phones. allowed to use personal laptops, tables and
mobile phones in the workshop.

Use of technology – personal photo and Competitors, Experts and Interpreters are
video taking devices. allowed to use personal photo and video
taking devices in the workshop.

Equipment failure If equipment or tools which are brought by

the Competitor fail there will be no extra
time allowed.

If equipment or tools supplied by the

Competition Organizer fail extra time will
be allowed only if the Technician of the
sponsor or supplying company specifies and
proves it is not a “user error”.

Health, Safety, and Environment

11. Sustainability Policy

No Matters Action

1. • Recycling;  Agreed

• Use of ‘green’ materials;

• Use of completed Test Projects

after Competition
13. Other Issues:

No Matters Action

1. Module 1 1000mm from the ground agreed

(POSITION OF THE TEST PROJECT)

2. Module 2,3 and 4 (800mm from the agreed

ground)

3. Pressure vessel, aluminum, stainless agreed

box rotated only along vertical access

4. No time extension agreed

5. Any failure of equipment time should Agreed

be stop

6. Coach are not allowed to enter during Agreed

actual competition

7. Any injury incident occurs, stop Agreed

immediately and find out he she will
warrant to continue the competition

8. Borrowing of tools, equipment and Agreed

materials are not allowed

9. No extra materials to be allowed Agreed

10. Any brand of electrode Agreed

14. Letter of confirmation (signature)
TESDA REGIONAL OFFICE JUNE 2019

We are pleased to confirm the various agreements made during the TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE MEETING of the REGIONAL SKILLS COMPETITION held on 3 and 7 June 2019 at
the TESDA REGIONAL OFFICE VIII, BRY. ABUCAY TACLOBAN CITY.

PEPITO C. ABROGAR LYNDON B. JACOBE FROD SOLAYAO

TESDA BNAS/COACH SSC/COACH POSTC/COACH

EUGENIO M. MATES JR. DANNY DONES ZALDY SANICO

KEITECH/COACH PTC CATARMAN CNSAT
 List of participants

No. Name Position School Organization & Address Email Mobile Phone
Number

1 PEPITO C. ABROGAR Jury

Chairperson

2 LYNDON B. JACOBE Chief

Expert

3 FROD SOLAYAO Deputy

Chief
Expert

4 EUGENIO M. MATES JR. Expert