Assessor Resource

MSTGN4013
Manage technical processes

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to manage the technical processes, particularly in the preparation of chemicals, monitoring production stages and measuring specified process parameters.

This unit of competency applies to managing the technical processes for hide, skin and leather, fibres, yarns or fabrics and textile products, including the handling, preparing, using and storing of chemicals. Judgement may be required in planning and selecting appropriate processes or procedures for self and others.

This unit of competency is applicable to all sectors of the textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF) industry.

Technical processes can relate to processes for tanning or processing hides, skins or leather, manufacturing fibres, yarns or fabrics, and dying finishing or printing textile products.

Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within defined procedures under direct supervision.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

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Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Determine job requirements

1.1

Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)

1.2

Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times

1.3

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs

1.4

Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions

2

Prepare to manage technical process

2.1

Interpret resources and procedures requirements of technical process

2.2

Confirm schedules and technical resources with relevant personnel

2.3

Clarify process and safety requirements, where necessary

2.4

Allocate roles and responsibilities for work activities

3

Implement technical process

3.1

Monitor technical process and where required provide guidance

3.2

Monitor process parameters to ensure conformance to requirements

3.3

Monitor safety associated with the process, including chemical handling

4

Resolve process problems

4.1

Facilitate meetings or discussions to identify methods to solve process problems

4.2

Use knowledge of process improvement and technical systems to systematically identify and resolve process problems

4.3

Recommend and document preferred option to resolve the problem

4.4

Facilitate implementation of the recommended problem resolution option

5

Monitor process improvements and variations

5.1

Monitor process improvements and variations to ensure outcome meets specifications, production schedule and workplace requirements

5.2

Collate and analyse data to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements or variations

5.3

Record and report outcomes to relevant personnel

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices

applying relevant standards

interpreting resources and procedures requirements of technical process, and confirming schedules and technical resources with relevant personnel

allocating tasks and roles to relevant personnel and matching personnel to tasks and roles

facilitating problem solving associated with process variations

analysing process parameters

monitoring safety, including chemical handling

monitoring process improvements and variations to ensure outcome meets specifications, production schedule and workplace requirements

collating and analysing data to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements or variations

maintaining accurate records.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

industry and product and technical processes and equipment and resources

technical processes of relevant sector: for tanning or processing hides, skins or leather; manufacturing fibres, yarns or fabrics; and dying finishing or printing textile products

technical and specified process parameters

characteristics of raw materials and their properties

processing, measurement, matches (dyes and finishes)

monitoring processes and procedures

quality standards and manual handling procedures

work health and safety (WHS) and environmental aspects of relevant processes, including use of chemicals

workplace procedures and reporting and documentation processes and procedures

chemical processes relating to production

WHS practices, including hazard identification and control measures

safe handling of chemicals

recording and reporting practices.

Assessors must:

satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator

have vocational competency in managing technical processes, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.

Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.

The unit is applicable to all TCF sectors and assessment must ensure it is delivered to suit the industry it is being applied to.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Determine job requirements

1.1

Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)

1.2

Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times

1.3

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs

1.4

Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions

2

Prepare to manage technical process

2.1

Interpret resources and procedures requirements of technical process

2.2

Confirm schedules and technical resources with relevant personnel

2.3

Clarify process and safety requirements, where necessary

2.4

Allocate roles and responsibilities for work activities

3

Implement technical process

3.1

Monitor technical process and where required provide guidance

3.2

Monitor process parameters to ensure conformance to requirements

3.3

Monitor safety associated with the process, including chemical handling

4

Resolve process problems

4.1

Facilitate meetings or discussions to identify methods to solve process problems

4.2

Use knowledge of process improvement and technical systems to systematically identify and resolve process problems

4.3

Recommend and document preferred option to resolve the problem

4.4

Facilitate implementation of the recommended problem resolution option

5

Monitor process improvements and variations

5.1

Monitor process improvements and variations to ensure outcome meets specifications, production schedule and workplace requirements

5.2

Collate and analyse data to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements or variations

5.3

Record and report outcomes to relevant personnel

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:

requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment

SOPs

work instructions

oral, written and visual communication

quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output

housekeeping

tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling

WHS practices

Australian Standards include:

the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken

Process parameters include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

speed

temperature

pressure

chemical values

time

volume

quantities

pH Baume (BE)

concentration

Chemical processes include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

chemical preservation

wool removal and skin pickle (wool off)

soak, scour, bleach, pickle and sytan (wool on)

chemical preparation

tannage

drum processes (bovine and hair off)

preparation to crust (rewet and dyehouse processing)

finishing leather and woolskin (coatings)

dyeing and colouration

application of finishes

fabric formation

textile finishing processes

Work activities include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

work allocation

process monitoring

solving process problems

reviewing and evaluating process

monitoring safety

WHS practices

WHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and include one or more of the following:

manual handling techniques

SOPs

PPE

safe materials handling

taking of rest breaks

ergonomic arrangement of workplaces

following marked walkways

safe storage of equipment

housekeeping

reporting accidents and incidents

other WHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices

applying relevant standards

interpreting resources and procedures requirements of technical process, and confirming schedules and technical resources with relevant personnel

allocating tasks and roles to relevant personnel and matching personnel to tasks and roles

facilitating problem solving associated with process variations

analysing process parameters

monitoring safety, including chemical handling

monitoring process improvements and variations to ensure outcome meets specifications, production schedule and workplace requirements

collating and analysing data to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements or variations

maintaining accurate records.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

industry and product and technical processes and equipment and resources

technical processes of relevant sector: for tanning or processing hides, skins or leather; manufacturing fibres, yarns or fabrics; and dying finishing or printing textile products

technical and specified process parameters

characteristics of raw materials and their properties

processing, measurement, matches (dyes and finishes)

monitoring processes and procedures

quality standards and manual handling procedures

work health and safety (WHS) and environmental aspects of relevant processes, including use of chemicals

workplace procedures and reporting and documentation processes and procedures

chemical processes relating to production

WHS practices, including hazard identification and control measures

safe handling of chemicals

recording and reporting practices.

Assessors must:

satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator

have vocational competency in managing technical processes, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.

Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.

The unit is applicable to all TCF sectors and assessment must ensure it is delivered to suit the industry it is being applied to.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) 
Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times 
Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs 
Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions 
Interpret resources and procedures requirements of technical process 
Confirm schedules and technical resources with relevant personnel 
Clarify process and safety requirements, where necessary 
Allocate roles and responsibilities for work activities 
Monitor technical process and where required provide guidance 
Monitor process parameters to ensure conformance to requirements 
Monitor safety associated with the process, including chemical handling 
Facilitate meetings or discussions to identify methods to solve process problems 
Use knowledge of process improvement and technical systems to systematically identify and resolve process problems 
Recommend and document preferred option to resolve the problem 
Facilitate implementation of the recommended problem resolution option 
Monitor process improvements and variations to ensure outcome meets specifications, production schedule and workplace requirements 
Collate and analyse data to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements or variations 
Record and report outcomes to relevant personnel 

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