Subjects
To be awarded the four (4) core units of competency seventeen (17) elective units of competency, as specified below. a minimum of four (4) units from Group A a minimum of one (1) unit from Group B the balance of units may be chosen from Groups A, B and C, to bring the total number of electives to seventeen (17). Up to six (6) of the elective units of competency 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: Units with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk*. Prerequisite units must be counted in the total number of units required for achievement of the qualification. Refer to individual units for details. | ||
Core units of competency | ||
Unit code | Unit title | |
Apply quality standards | ||
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | ||
Work safely | ||
Process and record information | ||
Elective units of competency Group A: Elective units | ||
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Interpret technical drawing | ||
Prepare basic engineering drawing | * | |
Organise on site work | ||
Set up and prepare for production | ||
Set up equipment for continuous operation | ||
Set a die | ||
Change extrusion die and setup | ||
Produce products | ||
Draw wire | ||
Bunch and strand wire | ||
Lay up and tape cables | ||
Wind products onto drums | ||
Colour optical fibre | ||
Prepare and start equipment for production | ||
Produce calendered products | * | |
Take a machine out of production | ||
Produce electroplated products | ||
Produce injection moulded products | * | |
Produce blow moulded products | * | |
Produce continuous thermoforming products | * | |
Produce extruded products | * | |
Produce compression moulded products | ||
Produce polyurethane foam | ||
Produce blown film | * | |
Print and decorate rigid products | * | |
Build up rollers | ||
Produce foam injected mouldings | ||
Produce rotational moulded products | * | |
Produce powder coated products | ||
Inspect tyres for retreading | ||
Lay on tyre retreads | ||
Inspect tyres | ||
Produce sheet feed vacuum forming products | ||
Produce polystyrene shape moulded products | * | |
Make moulds for formed products | ||
Produce printed and decorated film | ||
Produce thermally bent products | ||
Convert plastic film | * | |
Produce products using twin screw extruders | ||
Inspect heavy off-the-road tyres | ||
Prepare heavy off-the-road tyres for repair | ||
Repair heavy off-the-road tyres | ||
Produce reinforced conveyor belts | * | |
Cure heavy off-the-road tyre repairs | ||
Finish heavy off-the-road tyre repairs | ||
Shut down plant area | ||
Produce composites using hand lamination | * | |
Produce liquid surface coated products | * | |
Produce compounded materials | * | |
Compound materials using an internal mill blender | * | |
Compound materials using an open mill blender | * | |
Make pattern/plug for composites moulds | * | |
Construct moulds for composite products | * | |
Construct jigs and fixtures | ||
Develop patterns | * | |
Produce centrifugally cast polyurethane products | * | |
Produce gravity cast polyurethane products | * | |
Remove and replace conveyor belts | ||
Repair conveyor belt carcass | * | |
Repair conveyor belt covers | * | |
Produce injection blow moulded products | * | |
Produce fibre optic preforms | ||
Draw optical fibre | ||
Vulcanise products using an autoclave | ||
Splice steel cord conveyor belts | * | |
Splice fabric ply conveyor belts | * | |
Splice solid woven conveyor belts | * | |
Produce composites using chopper gun/depositor | * | |
Operate multi-axis router | ||
Program computer controlled equipment | ||
Produce welded plastics materials | * | |
Produce composites using filament winding | * | |
Produce composites using resin infusion | * | |
Produce composites using pultrusion | * | |
Produce composites using vacuum bagging | * | |
Produce composites using resin transfer moulding | * | |
Produce composite sheet products | * | |
Produce composites using centrifugal casting | * | |
Produce composites using moulding compounds | * | |
Produce composites using pre-pregs | * | |
Use material and process knowledge to solve problems | ||
Modify existing compounds | ||
Make minor modifications to products | ||
Conduct specialised forklift operation | ||
A maximum of two (2) units of competency may be chosen from the units in Groups A and B of | ||
Group B | ||
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Perform manual production assembly | ||
Set assembly stations | * | |
Pick and process order | ||
Perform production packaging | ||
Administer inventory procedures | ||
Perform engineering measurements | ||
Perform basic statistical quality control | ||
Use improvement processes in team activities | * | |
Perform inspection | ||
Sustain process improvements | ||
Apply quick changeover procedures | ||
Monitor process capability | ||
Use planning software systems in operations | ||
Undertake root cause analysis | ||
Facilitate the implementation of WHS for a work group | * | |
Issue work permits | * | |
Identify and apply process improvements | * | |
Apply HACCP to the workplace | ||
Identify equipment faults | ||
Maintain and organise workplace records | ||
Contribute to the development of workplace documentation | ||
Develop and adjust a production schedule | ||
Provide coaching/mentoring in the workplace | ||
Facilitate a team | ||
Use structured problem solving tools | ||
Coordinate waste disposal | ||
Butt weld polyethylene plastic pipelines | ||
Electrofusion weld polyethylene pipelines | ||
Install polyethylene (non-pressure) drainage pipelines | ||
Design polyethylene (non-pressure) drainage pipelines | * | |
Install polyethylene plastic pressure pipelines | ||
Design polyethylene plastic pressure pipelines | * | |
Install high temperature plastic pressure pipelines | ||
Install PVC plastic pressure pipelines | ||
Weld plastic using extrusion techniques | ||
Design PVC plastic pressure pipelines | * | |
Design high temperature plastic pressure pipelines | * | |
Perform basic tests | ||
Provide work skill instruction | ||
Up to two (2) relevant units may be chosen from this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses, where those units are packaged in a Certificate III. | ||
Group C | ||
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisite |
Cut materials with a hand-held chainsaw | ||
Provide first aid | ||
Coordinate work of team/section | ||
Work safely with industrial chemicals | ||
Organise and communicate information | ||
Work with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment | ||
Interact with computer technology | ||
Use hand tools | ||
Use power tools/hand held operations | ||
Apply Just in Time procedures | ||
Apply cost factors to work practices | ||
Apply 5S procedures | ||
Follow WHS procedures | ||
Follow emergency response procedures | ||
Control minor incidents | ||
Undertake first response to non-fire incidents | ||
Undertake first response to fire incidents | ||
Operate breathing apparatus | ||
Gas test atmospheres | ||
Use equipment | ||
Make measurements | ||
Perform tasks to support production | ||
Operate equipment | ||
Use organisations computers or data systems | ||
Lay out and cut materials | ||
Work in accordance with an issued permit | ||
Monitor and control work permits | ||
Enter confined space | * | |
Apply workplace context to own job | ||
Clean workplace or equipment | ||
Communicate in the workplace | ||
Work in a team |
Entry RequirementsThere are no entry requirements for this qualification. | |
