Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MSTGN5003 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Work with international TCF supply chains

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MSTGN5003 - Work with international TCF supply chains
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to work with international textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF) supply chains.The unit of competency applies to working with international suppliers and customers of goods and services, according to established contractual agreements. Work involves the application of initiative and judgement, and sensitivity to cultural or language differences.This unit of competency is applicable to all sectors of the TCF industry.Working with international suppliers and customers includes implementing import and export practices, building commercial relationships, and working effectively with local customs, communications and industry work practices.Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessors must:

satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator

have vocational competency in working with international textiles, clothing and footwear supply chains, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.

Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.

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.

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.

The unit is applicable to all TCF sectors and assessment must ensure it is delivered to suit the industry it is being applied to.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Generic
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Determine job requirements
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
       
Element: Prepare to work with international supply chain
  • Identify members in the international supply chain for products or services within area of responsibility
  • Determine value added by each supplier
  • Identify supplier characteristics and practices, and any acute or chronic issues affecting suppliers
  • Identify import and export regulations and practices of relevant country
  • Research local customs and workplace practices and identify relevant factors affecting supply chain operations
  • Access and assess information on local industry markets and conditions and identify transportation and shipping practices
       
Element: Confirm relationships with international suppliers or customers
  • Review past relations with suppliers or customers to identify relationship history
  • Confirm specifications for international contracts
  • Identify quality assurance processes and confirm communication channels
  • Establish and maintain ongoing communication to foster positive commercial relations
  • Identify and adhere to relevant Australian and international export and import regulations
       
Element: Monitor international supply operations
  • Check compliance of international suppliers or customers with specified contractual requirements
  • Communicate and monitor required quality standards
  • Identify, report and record non-compliance and investigate to determine causes
  • Seek feedback from overseas contact
       
Element: Contribute to implementing and recording improvements to global production operations
  • Review outcomes of monitoring and feedback
  • Identify opportunities for corrective or preventative action to improve commercial relationship with international suppliers or customers
  • Recommend and activate corrective or preventative action, where appropriate.
  • Communicate changes to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner
  • Monitor changes to confirm production efficiency improves
  • Maintain international production and supply documentation, monitor records and prepare reports, where necessary
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Determine job requirements

1.1

Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)

1.2

Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times

1.3

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs

1.4

Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions

2

Prepare to work with international supply chain

2.1

Identify members in the international supply chain for products or services within area of responsibility

2.2

Determine value added by each supplier

2.3

Identify supplier characteristics and practices, and any acute or chronic issues affecting suppliers

2.4

Identify import and export regulations and practices of relevant country

2.5

Research local customs and workplace practices and identify relevant factors affecting supply chain operations

2.6

Access and assess information on local industry markets and conditions and identify transportation and shipping practices

3

Confirm relationships with international suppliers or customers

3.1

Review past relations with suppliers or customers to identify relationship history

3.2

Confirm specifications for international contracts

3.3

Identify quality assurance processes and confirm communication channels

3.4

Establish and maintain ongoing communication to foster positive commercial relations

3.5

Identify and adhere to relevant Australian and international export and import regulations

4

Monitor international supply operations

4.1

Check compliance of international suppliers or customers with specified contractual requirements

4.2

Communicate and monitor required quality standards

4.3

Identify, report and record non-compliance and investigate to determine causes

4.4

Seek feedback from overseas contact

5

Contribute to implementing and recording improvements to global production operations

5.1

Review outcomes of monitoring and feedback

5.2

Identify opportunities for corrective or preventative action to improve commercial relationship with international suppliers or customers

5.3

Recommend and activate corrective or preventative action, where appropriate.

5.4

Communicate changes to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner

5.5

Monitor changes to confirm production efficiency improves

5.6

Maintain international production and supply documentation, monitor records and prepare reports, where necessary

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices

applying relevant standards, and relevant Australian and international export and import regulations

detailing a range of members in the international supply chain able to provide the required products or services for at least three (3) products or a small range within area of responsibility

investigating, interpreting, recording and using data about international supply chain characteristics and operations, supplier characteristics and practices, import and export regulations, local customs and workplace practices of at least two (2) relevant countries

identifying any acute or chronic issues affecting suppliers

establishing and maintaining ongoing communication with international supply chains to foster positive commercial relations with international supply chains to establish specifications and monitor product quality

checking compliance against specified requirements, identifying whether production meets workplace standards and dealing with non-compliance according to specifications

identifying opportunities for corrective or preventative action to improve commercial relationship with international suppliers or customers

maintaining international production and supply documentation, monitoring records and preparing reports, where necessary.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

production control and efficiency processes

product and process specifications

practices and procedures for international supply arrangements

quality assurance processes

production processes

international regulations, pricing structures, import and export factors, production times, quality assurance factors, and production and marketing arrangements

communication and negotiation skills to deal with international and domestic supply arrangements

quality standards and practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Determine job requirements

1.1

Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)

1.2

Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times

1.3

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs

1.4

Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions

2

Prepare to work with international supply chain

2.1

Identify members in the international supply chain for products or services within area of responsibility

2.2

Determine value added by each supplier

2.3

Identify supplier characteristics and practices, and any acute or chronic issues affecting suppliers

2.4

Identify import and export regulations and practices of relevant country

2.5

Research local customs and workplace practices and identify relevant factors affecting supply chain operations

2.6

Access and assess information on local industry markets and conditions and identify transportation and shipping practices

3

Confirm relationships with international suppliers or customers

3.1

Review past relations with suppliers or customers to identify relationship history

3.2

Confirm specifications for international contracts

3.3

Identify quality assurance processes and confirm communication channels

3.4

Establish and maintain ongoing communication to foster positive commercial relations

3.5

Identify and adhere to relevant Australian and international export and import regulations

4

Monitor international supply operations

4.1

Check compliance of international suppliers or customers with specified contractual requirements

4.2

Communicate and monitor required quality standards

4.3

Identify, report and record non-compliance and investigate to determine causes

4.4

Seek feedback from overseas contact

5

Contribute to implementing and recording improvements to global production operations

5.1

Review outcomes of monitoring and feedback

5.2

Identify opportunities for corrective or preventative action to improve commercial relationship with international suppliers or customers

5.3

Recommend and activate corrective or preventative action, where appropriate.

5.4

Communicate changes to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner

5.5

Monitor changes to confirm production efficiency improves

5.6

Maintain international production and supply documentation, monitor records and prepare reports, where necessary

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:

requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment

SOPs

work instructions

oral, written and visual communication

quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output

housekeeping

tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling

WHS practices

Australian Standards include:

the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken

Specifications include, but are not limited to, the following:

Contractual requirements in relation to:

delivery dates

costs and procedures for variations to costs

amount and type of product to be delivered

quality of product to be supplied

transportation details

regulations to be adhered to

dispute mechanisms

Value added includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

contribution to the customer

additional benefits and features compared with other suppliers

technical benefits and features

location benefits and features

aesthetic benefits and features

information benefits and features

Issues affecting suppliers include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

labour force

delivery and distribution

resource availability

expertise

technology

communication

WHS

quality

documentation

reliability

environment

trade agreements

political situation or sensitivities

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) 
Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times 
Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs 
Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions 
Identify members in the international supply chain for products or services within area of responsibility 
Determine value added by each supplier 
Identify supplier characteristics and practices, and any acute or chronic issues affecting suppliers 
Identify import and export regulations and practices of relevant country 
Research local customs and workplace practices and identify relevant factors affecting supply chain operations 
Access and assess information on local industry markets and conditions and identify transportation and shipping practices 
Review past relations with suppliers or customers to identify relationship history 
Confirm specifications for international contracts 
Identify quality assurance processes and confirm communication channels 
Establish and maintain ongoing communication to foster positive commercial relations 
Identify and adhere to relevant Australian and international export and import regulations 
Check compliance of international suppliers or customers with specified contractual requirements 
Communicate and monitor required quality standards 
Identify, report and record non-compliance and investigate to determine causes 
Seek feedback from overseas contact 
Review outcomes of monitoring and feedback 
Identify opportunities for corrective or preventative action to improve commercial relationship with international suppliers or customers 
Recommend and activate corrective or preventative action, where appropriate. 
Communicate changes to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner 
Monitor changes to confirm production efficiency improves 
Maintain international production and supply documentation, monitor records and prepare reports, where necessary 

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