Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSL965002 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform glass coating, grinding and finishing operations
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
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Unit of Competency | MSL965002 - Perform glass coating, grinding and finishing operations |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the ability to perform glass coating, grinding and finishing operations for scientific glassware. This unit of competency is applicable to skilled and experienced scientific glassblowers. They will apply specialised technical knowledge and precise technical skills and considerable planning and judgement in their work.While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, laboratory operations are governed by relevant legislation, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements. Local requirements should be checked. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Judgement of competence must be based on holistic assessment of the evidence. Assessment methods must confirm consistency of performance over time, rather than a single assessment event. The timeframe must allow for adequate assessment of operation under all normal and a range of abnormal conditions. This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment. A simulated workplace environment must reflect realistic operational workplace conditions that cover all aspects of workplace performance, including the environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills. Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately. 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. Knowledge evidence may be collected concurrently with performance evidence or through an independent process, such as workbooks, written assessments or interviews (provided a record is kept in each case). This unit of competency may be assessed with: MSL965001 Design and manufacture glass apparatus and glass systems MSL965003 Construct, modify and maintain vacuum systems Holistic assessment methods include: inspection of examples of glasswork coating, grinding and finishing and workplace documentation completed by the candidate analysis of the candidate's work records over a period of time to ensure accurate and consistent work is obtained within required timelines feedback from peers and supervisors oral/written questioning about properties of glass; glass coating, grinding and finishing operations; quality problems and safe work procedures. Access is required to instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures and specifications associated with this unit, including, but not limited to: a scientific glassblowing facility; appropriate safety equipment; materials; safe work procedures; and coating, grinding and finishing methods bench burner, hand torch, micro torch and ribbon burner, gas supplies and gas economiser coating solutions and baths grinding tools and abrasives hand tools, such as carbon paddles and mandrels, range of forceps, glass tubing gauges, angle setting jigs, calipers, glass support rollers, brass shapers, carbon rods, glass knife, stainless steel gauze, vernier calipers and other measuring tools, and strain viewer glassworking lathe, mechanical glass cutters and saws, mechanical glass grinding equipment annealing oven measuring and recording equipment. Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator. The assessor must demonstrate both technical competence and currency. Technical competence can be demonstrated through: relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment AND/OR relevant workplace experience. Currency can be demonstrated through: performing the competency being assessed as part of current employment OR having consulted with a laboratory about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months. |
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Competency Field | Scientific glassblowing |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Prepare for work |
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Element: Perform glass coating operations |
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Element: Perform glass grinding operations |
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Element: Perform glass finishing operations |
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Element: Maintain a safe work environment |
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Element: Maintain records |
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