TS 12666

TS 12666 is a vocational standard for the sheet-metal die-making profession. It addresses how people working in this trade are defined and classified, and it focuses on the measurement criteria and evaluation of the characteristics required from the tools, equipment, and personnel in each class.

How the profession is organised

Sheet-metal die making is a specialised field concerned with transforming metal sheet into the required form through cutting, bending, shaping, and related operations. In vocational standards, the main purpose is to establish a common description of the job, distinguish levels of competence, and make assessment more consistent. Within that general framework, TS 12666 provides a structure for the occupational definition and classification of the trade.

Criteria for measurement and evaluation

The standard covers the required characteristics of tools, equipment, and the personnel in each class, together with the criteria used to measure those characteristics and the basis for evaluating them. In general technical terms, this supports a more comparable approach to job performance, work quality, and suitability for the role. The document therefore does more than name the occupation; it establishes a basis for measuring and assessing professional attributes.

• Definition and classification of people working in the trade
• Framework for the tools, equipment, and devices used
• Characteristics required for each class
• Measurement criteria for those characteristics
• Principles for evaluating the criteria