MSS70312 - Vocational Graduate Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practices
Vocational Graduate Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practices
The MSS70312 Vocational Graduate Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practices provides professional development training and recognition for people exercising leadership or change management functions in an organisation using lean principles and other competitive systems and practices.
Job roles/employment outcomes
The MSS70312 Vocational Graduate Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practices provides specialised skills and knowledge as professional development for individuals who already have previous vocational training at AQF V or higher and/or work experience in competitive systems and practices at a team leader/technical specialist role or higher in an organisation.
This qualification provides specialised skills and knowledge in competitive systems and practices with an emphasis on value chain liaison and development of a supporting culture within an organisation. It builds on previously acquired skills and knowledge and applies to team leaders, managers and technical experts responsible for implementing competitive systems and practices in an organisation or who are working in part of a value chain linked to an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices.
The qualification provides professional development training for individuals who already have training and/or experience in competitive systems and practices. The qualification is not suitable for initial training in competitive systems and practices.
Subjects
To be awarded the MSS70312 Vocational Graduate Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practices competency must be achieved in four(4) elective units of competency chosen as specified below:
a minimum of three (3) units of competency from Group A
one (1) additional unit of competency from Group A or Group B.
Units with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk*. Note that no Group A unit has prerequisite requirements. If a Group B unit with a prerequisite is selected, the prerequisite must be completed in prior study or additional to this qualification.
Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability
The Group B elective unit may also be chosen from other qualifications in this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where that unit is available at Certificate IV level or above. Registered Training Organisations should seek a determination from Manufacturing Skills Australia regarding the suitability of any unit proposed for use in this qualification.
Pathways...
The MSS70312 Vocational Graduate Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practices has been particularly developed to offer a progression pathway for people who have one or more of the following:
a Diploma or Advanced Diploma qualification in Competitive Systems and Practices
a Diploma or Advanced Diploma qualification in Competitive Manufacturing
a Certificate IV qualification in Competitive Systems and practices or a Certificate IV qualification in Competitive Manufacturing combined with relevant industry experience
substantial industry experience at supervisory or managerial level in administration, operations, office administration, logistics or manufacturing processes, and prior exposure and experience with competitive systems and practices.
Pathways from the qualification
Further training from this qualification includes the MSS80312 Vocational Graduate Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices.
Entry Requirements
Entrants to the MSS70312 Vocational Graduate Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practices are required to have one or more of the following:
a relevant Advanced Diploma or Diploma qualification
a relevant Certificate IV qualification together with significant relevant vocational practice at a team leader/technical specialist role or higher in an organisation
relevant extensive vocational practice without formal qualifications at a team leader/technical specialist role or higher in an organisation
a relevant Bachelor Degree
another higher education qualification, with relevant vocational practice.
A relevant qualification that would support entry to the MSS70312 Vocational Graduate Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practices should include aspects of administration, operations, office administration, logistics or manufacturing processes, including features such as productivity measurement, efficiency and effectiveness.
For the purposes of this qualification the term ‘vocational practice’ is defined as experience in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices with responsibility for implementation for a team, area, site or part of the value chain of the organisation.
Licensing Information
There are no licensing implications for this qualification.
Employability Skills
The following table contains a summary of the employability skills as identified by manufacturing industry for this qualification. This table should be interpreted in conjunction with the detailed requirements of each unit of competency packaged in this qualification. The outcomes described here are broad industry requirements that reflect skill requirements for this level.
Employability skill
Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include:
Communication
Consult with internal and external stakeholders on the implementation of change
Communicate processes and goals to managers, other employees and members of the value chain
Use interpersonal and language skills to encourage collaboration
Identify new improvement opportunities through discussion with team members
Teamwork
Cultivate collaboration and participation in change processes
Meet with stakeholders to resolve problems
Establish support and ownership among stakeholders for future state objectives
Problem solving
Collect, analyse and interpret data
Determine root causes of non-conformances
Evaluate options for improvements to standardised work
Analyse effects of potential and actual equipment failures
Initiative and enterprise
Ensure data collection and feedback mechanisms are established for all change implementation processes
Provide leadership during major non-conformances
Identify and implement process improvements
Use analytical and decision making skills to prioritise improvement activities
Adjust and implement production schedules changes
Planning and organising
Identify data requirements to determine current and future states
Organise data collection systems
Establish team responsibilities for implementation of change
Plan change implementation strategy and identify risk factors
Self-management
Manage own time and establish own work schedule
Monitor and evaluate own work quality
Maintain professional and ethical standards in own work
Comply with legislative requirements, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures
Learning
Identify opportunities for individual and organisational learning
Use feedback from others to establish improvement processes
Record learning according to organisational procedures
Ensure stakeholders are able to access and apply relevant knowledge/learning
Technology
Analyse systems and technology implications of change options
Implement procedures to monitor and record equipment availability, performance and availability
Determine systems compatibility with other members of the value chain
