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| NOS Unit | Role | Gap type | Cases · 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
| U02 Permit to Work, Omani Industrial | Welding Mech. Technician | Knowledge | 214 |
| U01 HSE Compliance · Welding | Welding Mech. Technician | Knowledge | 198 |
| U04 Process control · Plastic Extrusion | Plastic Extruding Operator | Practical | 96 |
| U06 Calibration · Measuring Devices | Measuring Devices Tech. | Practical | 71 |
| U03 WPS interpretation | Welding Mech. Technician | Mixed | 44 |
14 cases awaiting human review · longest wait 4h 12m · SLA 24h. 9 of 14 are document-anomaly flags from QB CLEAR; 5 are senior moderation samples.
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| Applicant | Role · OQF | Employer | Pathway | Stage | QB CLEAR | Days in Progress | Specialist |
|---|
This is to certify that
having satisfactorily completed the requirements
of the assessment leading to the award of
Regulated by Ofqual on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF)
To whom it may concern,
This letter confirms the employment of Mr James R. Hartley as a Senior Welder and Acting Shift Lead at our Sheffield fabrication facility from July 2015 to March 2024 — a continuous period of 8 years and 9 months.
Throughout his employment Mr Hartley carried out multi-position SMAW (MMA) welding across structural steel and pressure vessel fabrication as well as MIG/MAG production welding. He maintained weld inspection records to ISO 5817 acceptance criteria and managed non-conformance documentation routinely. His role required daily interpretation of WPS, drawings and material certificates.
From March 2019 onwards Mr Hartley took on site lead responsibilities during shift absences, supervising a team of 4 to 6 junior welders, providing mentoring and signing off second-line weld inspection.
Mr Hartley adhered to UK site safety procedures, COSHH controls and SHE compliance regimes throughout his employment and held a current First Aid at Work certification.
Yours faithfully,
M. Whitaker · HR Manager · Hartley Fabrications Ltd
Pages 1–2 · Qualification overview · Ofqual reference 600/5967/4 · 185 credits · employer-based delivery with workplace assessment.
Section 3 (Unit specifications) extracted in full and stored as machine-readable competency map at qb-clear://ext/cg-1782-30/units.
QB CLEAR highlights the sentences it intends to use as Stage 2 evidence against the NOS, and tags each span with the candidate units it informs. Specialist can click any span to confirm, reassign, or reject.
To whom it may concern,
This letter confirms the employment of Mr James R. Hartley as a Senior Welder and Acting Shift Lead at our Sheffield fabrication facility from July 2015 to March 2024 — a continuous period of 8 years and 9 months.
Throughout his employment Mr Hartley carried out multi-position SMAW (MMA) welding across structural steel and pressure vessel fabrication as well as MIG/MAG production welding on heavy structural work packages. He maintained weld inspection records to ISO 5817 acceptance criteria and managed non-conformance documentation on a routine basis. His role required daily interpretation of WPS, drawings and material certificates, and the set-up of welding equipment to procedure.
From March 2019 onwards Mr Hartley took on site lead responsibilities during shift absences, supervising a team of 4 to 6 junior welders, providing mentoring, signing off second-line weld inspection, and acting as the technical point of contact for the QA team.
Mr Hartley adhered to our UK site safety procedures, COSHH controls, manual handling protocols and SHE compliance regimes throughout his employment, and held a current First Aid at Work certification.
We have no hesitation in recommending him for the Welding Mechanical Technician role at OQF Level 4.
Yours faithfully,
M. Whitaker · HR Manager · Hartley Fabrications Ltd
| Unit | Knowledge | Skills | Competence | Outcome |
|---|
| Area tested | Score | Threshold | Outcome | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omani Labour Law (RD 35/2003) — general provisions | 34% | 70% | Fail | Routes to U01 microcredential |
| Ministerial Decision 286/2008 — OSH in industrial workplaces | 28% | 70% | Fail | Routes to U01 microcredential |
| Heat stress provisions · MR 401/2015 summer work ban | 18% | 70% | Fail | Routes to U01 microcredential |
| OPAL Unified HSE Passport — scope & requirements | 12% | 70% | Fail | Embedded in U01 module |
| Permit to Work & hot work permit requirements | 41% | 70% | Fail | Routes to U02 microcredential |
Track 1 · Online microcredential · self-paced · English & Arabic.
Track 1 · Online microcredential · prerequisite: U02 complete.
| Unit | Title | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| U09 | TIG Welding | If employer requires TIG, route to targeted Track 2 practical at Sohar ISC (2–3 days). |
| U10 | Welding in confined spaces & at height | Employer responsibility · site-specific induction. |
| U11 | WPS qualification & material traceability | Recorded · CPD candidate for promotion to OQF 5. |
On completion of microcredentials MC-OM-PTW-401 and MC-OM-HSE-WLD with a pass score ≥ 70%, the applicant will be classified as Welding Mechanical Technician — OQF Level 4 under NOS reference OMN-MNF-WLD-401. Certification will be issued automatically by QB CLEAR and the work permit request released to the sponsoring employer.
National Occupational Standards · all roles in scope, with development tier, status, and last-review date.
| NOS reference | Role | Sector | OQF | Units | Tier | Status | Last reviewed |
|---|
A Welding Mechanical Technician at OQF Level 4 plans and carries out welding and fabrication operations to produce, repair, and maintain metal structures and assemblies in Omani industrial facilities. The technician works with autonomy and personal responsibility for weld quality, interpreting WPS independently, inspecting and rectifying defects within their authority, and complying with Omani occupational safety and health legislation.
| Unit ref | Title | Type | Credits | Assessment method |
|---|
Approved library — mapped to NOS knowledge units across all sectors in scope.
Hot work permits · isolation · gas testing · stop-work authority · PDO SSOW · OPAL PTW.
RD 35/2003 · MD 286/2008 · MR 401/2015 summer work ban · OPAL HSE Passport.
Reading WPS · parameter ranges · interpass temperature · preheat verification.
Defect classification · acceptance criteria · documentation.
Process control · downtime classification · scrap reduction.
Traceability · uncertainty budgets · ISO/IEC 17025 references.
Track 1 microcredentials · Track 2 practical training · Track 3 blended pathway.
| Applicant | Track | Module · NOS unit | Status | Specialist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James R. Hartley · OQF 4 | Track 1 · prescribed | MC-OM-PTW-401 · U02 Permit to Work | Awaiting completion | S. Al-Hinai |
| James R. Hartley · OQF 4 | Track 1 · prescribed | MC-OM-HSE-WLD · U01 HSE Regulatory | Locked behind U02 | S. Al-Hinai |
| Mohammed Kapadia · OQF 4 | Track 1 · complete | MC-OM-HSE-WLD · U10 Omani HSE | Pass 82% · classification confirmed | Auto-issued |
Cases QB CLEAR has flagged for human review · sorted by SLA risk.
| Applicant | Role | Reason | Risk | SLA | Specialist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yusuf Al-Maamari | Welding Mech. Tech. | Certificate tamper score 0.34 · barcode geometry inconsistent | High | 0h 24m | Unassigned | |
| Anil Sharma | Maintenance Manager | NIT Trichy registry returns NO RECORD · QR validation failed | High | 5h 12m | F. Al-Rawahi | |
| Aakash Pillai | General Chemical Tech. | AICTE registry returned no match for diploma reference | Medium | 1d 4h | S. Al-Hinai | |
| Mohammed Kapadia | Welding Mech. Tech. | Employer not on pre-verified list · Mumbai issuer | Medium | Resolved | S. Al-Hinai |
Issuance, renewal, and the public verification portal.
Only certificates issued against documented applicants are shown. Renewal-management workflow (Item P1.12) is configured and will auto-issue on subsequent re-assessments.
Real-time view shared with the Ministry of Labour. Updated continuously.
| Bucket | Pilot cases | Year 1 projection |
|---|---|---|
| Awaiting verification | 2 | ~ 26 |
| In assessment / mapping | 3 | ~ 96 |
| Bridging in progress | 4 | ~ 63 |
| Awaiting specialist · moderation | 2 | ~ 14 |
| Promotion / renewal | 3 | ~ 21 |
| Classified | 5 | ~ 2,180 YTD |
| Suspended · forensic | 2 | ~ 13 |
| Not yet assessable | 1 | ~ 109 |
Replace pilot column with live operational counts on rollout. Year 1 projection column tracks against Pricing Proposal assumptions (Section 1, applicant volumes).
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