Industrial Technology exam trends & analysis (2019–2025)

Unclear what a safe edge is; gave general safety comments

Did not show each calculation step; rounding errors

Misread contours for height; weak area and volume calculation

Weak pictorial or orthogonal sketching of the joint

Selected invalid hazards; did not link to hazard reduction

Confused a disadvantage with an advantage

Weak auxiliary principles, construction lines, true vs apparent lengths

Calculation errors; weak reading of workshop drawings

Gave only one example; lacked depth on industry advantages

Weak on knockdown fittings and benefits over traditional joinery

Misunderstood the role of different types of drawings

Lacked hardware or software examples; confused with motion detection

Gave only one example; lacked depth on industry advantages

Named processes or laws not technologies; repeated the question

Weak arc welding principles; welding different steel thicknesses

Gave only one example; lacked depth on industry advantages

Used thickness in area; unclear which dimensions give area

Unclear understanding of CAD design and fly-through production

Weak knowledge of common graphics tools and equipment

Weak on heating/cooling effects, work hardening, grain growth

Confused plywood with particleboard manufacture

Rounding an edge is functional more than aesthetic

Confused pure metals with alloys and brass with bronze

Some species available in Australia are not Australian species

Answered timber properties rather than moisture content only

Did not show block nature; confused analogue and digital waveforms

Weak broader understanding of the pickling process

Weak knowledge and understanding of machines and their uses

Weak isometric from orthogonal; weak directional light and shadow

Missed required pages; weak navigational connections