Subjects
To be awarded the PMA40116 Certificate IV in Process Plant Technology competency must be achieved in twenty-six (26) units of competency: five (5) core units of competency twenty-one (21) elective units of competency, chosen as specified below: a minimum of one (1) unit of competency from Group A the remainder may be chosen from Groups A, B and C (with a maximum of eighteen (18) from Group C) to bring the total number of electives to twenty-one (21). Note: Five (5) elective units can be chosen from other qualifications in this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses, as specified in Groups B and C. Note: Where prerequisite units are identified they must be counted in the total number of units required for achievement of the qualification. Core units of competency Complete all five(5) units from the following list. | ||
Unit code | Unit title | |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | ||
Apply workplace context to own job | ||
Communicate in the workplace | ||
Follow emergency response procedures | ||
Work safely | ||
ELECTIVE UNITS Group A Technical electives | ||
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Optimise process/plant area | ||
Trial new process or product | ||
Respond to abnormal process situations | ||
Operate complex control systems | ||
Operate remote production facilities | ||
Manage plant shutdown and restart | ||
Manage wells and gathering systems | ||
Commission wells and gathering systems | ||
Solve colour problems | ||
Monitor and operate tailings management facilities | ||
Group B Support electives | ||
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | ||
Obtain representative samples in accordance with a sampling plan | ||
Coordinate permit process | ||
Develop and monitor quality systems | ||
Coordinate maintenance | ||
Identify problems in fluid power system | ||
Identify problems in electronic control systems | ||
Contribute to WHS management system | ||
Assess risk | ||
Ensure process improvements are sustained | ||
Facilitate implementation of competitive systems and practices | ||
Lead team culture improvement | ||
Improve cost factors in work practices | ||
Facilitate and improve implementation of 5S | ||
Facilitate breakthough improvements | ||
Mistake proof an operational process | ||
Undertake process capability improvements | ||
Facilitate the use of planning software systems in a work area or team | ||
Undertake proactive maintenance analyses | ||
Assist in implementing a proactive maintenance strategy | ||
Apply statistics to operational processes | ||
Operate panel during an emergency | ||
Audit incident preparedness and established response system | ||
Coordinate incident response | ||
Develop and maintain community relationships | ||
Conduct and assess incident exercises | ||
Develop incident containment tactics | ||
Monitor legal compliance obligations during incidents | ||
Develop plant documentation | ||
Minimise environmental impact of process | ||
Coordinate pipeline projects | ||
Commission/recommission plant | ||
Decommission plant | ||
Plan plant preparation and isolation | ||
Participate in HAZOP studies | ||
Develop first aid procedures and manage resources | ||
Plan assessment activities and processes | ||
Assess competence | ||
Participate in assessment validation | ||
Design and develop assessment tools | ||
Up to one (1) relevant unit may be chosen from this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses, where that unit is packaged in a Certificate IV or Diploma. | ||
Group C Other electives | ||
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Follow work procedures to maintain Good Manufacturing Practice | ||
Apply Good Manufacturing Practice procedures | ||
FDFPHGMP3A | Monitor the implementation of Good Manufacturing Practice procedures | |
Provide first aid | ||
Operate melting furnaces | ||
Perform routine manual metal arc welding | ||
Interpret technical drawing | ||
Prepare basic engineering drawing | ||
Undertake manual handling | ||
Operate as a team member to conduct manufacturing, engineering or related activities | ||
Shutdown and isolate machine/equipment | ||
License to operate a standard boiler | ||
License to operate an advanced boiler | ||
Collect routine site samples | ||
Perform basic tests | ||
Identify and minimise environmental hazards | ||
Use equipment | ||
Perform tasks to support production | ||
Operate equipment | ||
Use organisation computers or data systems | ||
Work in accordance with an issued permit | ||
Monitor and control work permits | ||
Observe permit work | ||
Enter confined space | ||
Issue work permits | ||
Clean workplace or equipment | ||
Work in a team | ||
Achieve work outcomes | ||
Pack products or materials | ||
Transfer loads | ||
Process and record information | ||
Undertake minor maintenance | ||
Handle goods | ||
Manage conflict at work | ||
Participate in continuous improvement | ||
Sample and test materials and product | ||
Identify and apply process improvements | ||
Apply HACCP to the workplace | ||
Identify equipment faults | ||
Maintain and organise workplace records | ||
Contribute to development of workplace documentation | ||
Develop and adjust a production schedule | ||
Provide coaching/mentoring in the workplace | ||
Facilitate a team | ||
Use structured problem-solving tools | ||
Follow WHS procedures | ||
Conduct hazard analysis | ||
Control minor incidents | ||
Undertake first response to non-fire incidents | ||
Undertake first response to fire incidents | ||
Operate breathing apparatus | ||
Gas test atmospheres | ||
Control the risks of falls | ||
Facilitate the implementation of WHS for a work group | ||
Sustain process improvements | ||
Apply cost factors to work practices | ||
Interpret product costs in terms of customer requirements | ||
Apply 5S procedures | ||
Monitor process capability | ||
Apply quality standards | ||
Use planning software systems in operations | ||
Undertake root cause analysis | ||
Contribute to the application of a proactive maintenance strategy | ||
Monitor, operate and control reverse osmosis and nano-filtration processes | ||
Control evacuation to muster point | ||
Undertake initial rescue | ||
Respond to a helideck incident | ||
Facilitate search and rescue operations | ||
Manage incident response information | ||
Manage communication systems during an incident | ||
Assess and secure an incident site | ||
Read dials and indicators | ||
Select and prepare materials | ||
Operate fluid flow equipment | ||
Operate fluid mixing equipment | ||
Select and use utilities and services | ||
Operate heat exchangers | ||
Operate chemical separation equipment | ||
Operate solids handling equipment | ||
Operate manufacturing extrusion systems | ||
Package product/material | ||
Operate local control system | ||
Operate wet milling equipment | ||
Monitor chemical reactions in the process | ||
Operate and monitor prime movers | ||
Operate and monitor pumping systems and equipment | PMAOPS221 OR | |
Operate and monitor valve systems | ||
Provide fluids for utilities and support | ||
Monitor and operate flare systems | ||
Monitor, operate and maintain pipeline stations and equipment | ||
Control gas odourisation | ||
Operate filtration equipment | ||
Monitor wells and gathering systems | ||
Monitor and operate low pressure compressors | ||
Monitor continuous process plant | ||
Store fluids in bulk | ||
Operate Joule-Thomson effect device | ||
Moor ships for transfer of bulk processed particulates or fluids | ||
Operate separation equipment | ||
Operate powered separation equipment | ||
Conduct screening operations | ||
Operate bulk solids loading equipment | ||
Operate digestion equipment |
Entry RequirementsThere are no entry requirements for this qualification. |