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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Implement corrective actions
  2. Check changes
  3. Check for further improvements

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this training package

Overview of assessment requirements

The person will be able to demonstrate their willing adoption of new equipment processes procedures and practices as well as their expertise at implementing them and making critical reviews of their performance in line with their level of competence and authority

What critical aspects of evidence are required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of having sustained improvements in their own job and of assessing these improvements for their real impact

What are the specific resource requirements for this unit

Access to a workplace implementing competitive manufacturing strategies or appropriate simulated environment is required No other specific resources are required

In what context should assessment occur

Assessment will need to occur in a workplace where improvements are occurring which impact on the operators job and they are required to implement changes which sustain these improvements

The unit may also be assessed on a project basis in a simulated environment

Are there any other units which could or should be assessed with this unit or which relate directly to this unit

This unit may be assessed concurrently with appropriate units on continuous improvementkaizen

This unit relates to improvements in a persons own area of responsibility MSACMSA Ensure process improvements are sustained is an intermediate skill level unit in the CM

This unit relates to improvements in a person's own area of responsibility. MSACMS401A Ensure process improvements are sustained is an intermediate skill level unit in the CM.

What method of assessment should apply

Assessors must be satisfied that the person can consistently perform the unit as a whole as defined by the Elements Performance Criteria skills and knowledge A holistic approach should be taken to the assessment

Assessors should gather sufficient fair valid reliable authentic and current evidence from a range of sources Sources of evidence may include direct observation reports from supervisors peers and colleagues project work samples organisation records and questioning Assessment should not require language literacy or numeracy skills beyond those required for the unit

The assessee will have access to all techniques procedures information resources and aids which would normally be available in the workplace

The method of assessment should be discussed and agreed with the assessee prior to the commencement of the assessment

What evidence is required for demonstration of consistent performance

Evidence should be available from multiple small changes or from a large change which has had multiple facets implemented over a period of some months


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Performance

Performance may be thought of as the rate of output of the plant compared to the rate required to meet demand.

Performance might also be thought of in terms of takt where takt time is the allowable time to produce one product at the rate customers are demanding it. This is NOT the same as cycle time, which is the normal time to complete an operation on a product (which should be less than or equal to takt time).

Procedures

All work instructions, standard operating procedures, formulas/recipes, batch sheets, temporary instructions and similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant. They may be written, verbal, computer based or in some other form.

For the purposes of this Training Package, 'procedures' also includes good operating practice as may be defined by industry codes of practice (eg Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Responsible Care) and government regulations.

Improvements

Improvement procedures in some enterprises is also known by baka-yoke which is a manufacturing technique of preventing mistakes by designing the manufacturing process, equipment and tools so that an operation literally cannot be performed incorrectly. An attempt to perform incorrectly, as well as being prevented, is usually met with a warning signal of some sort; the term poka-yoke is sometimes referred to as a system where only a warning is provided.