MSA30208 - Certificate III in Manufacturing Technology

MSA30208 - Certificate III in Manufacturing technology is made up of 11 units of competency. This includes 3 core and 8 elective units.

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MSAENV272B - Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Unit descriptor:

This is a core unit.

This competency covers the outcomes required to effectively measure current resource use and carry out improvements including those reducing negative environmental impacts of work practices.
This unit is based on the sustainability guideline standard GCSSUS01A Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices.

Application of the unit:

This competency applies to operators/team members who are required to follow procedures so as to work in an environmentally sustainable manner. This ensures regulatory compliance and also aims at minimising environmental risks and maximises the environmental performance of the process and the organisation.

It includes:
•    Resources used
•    Potential environmental hazards
•    Improving environmental performance (within scope of competency and authority).

This competency applies to all sectors of the manufacturing industry and members of its value chain. It may also be applied to all sections of an organisation, including office, warehouse etc. This unit will need to be appropriately contextualised as it is applied across an organisation and across different industry sectors.

Required skills we'll look for when assessing student competence
We'll look for evidence that confirms skills in:

•    report as required by procedures
•    follow procedures and instructions and respond to change
•    ask questions and seek clarifications relating to work requirements
Reading and writing is required in order to interpretrequired procedures and complete required workplace forms/reports.
Numeracy is required to interpret numeric workplace information, readings and measurements, handle data as required and complete numeric components of workplace forms/reports.

Required knowledge we'll look for when assessing student competence
We'll look for evidence that confirms knowledge to:

•    have a basic understanding of sustainability
•    know the environmental hazards/risks, resource use and inefficiencies associated with own workplace (at an appropriate level)
•    know the relevant environmental and resource efficiency systems and procedures for own work area
•    know the impact of laws and regulations to a level relevant to the work context

MSS402051A – Apply Quality Standards

Unit descriptor:

This is a core unit.

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to apply quality standards to work operations in an organisation. The unit is designed to complement competitive systems and practices units.

Application of the unit:

 This unit applies to an individual who is expected to take responsibility for the quality of their own work, and to take actions specified in the procedures and within the scope of their job and authority to ensure that quality standards are met.
This unit requires the application of skills associated with interpreting and applying workplace standards and identifying and addressing problems that interfere with quality outcomes. The unit requires initiative, enterprise and self-management to ensure quality standards are achieved.

Required skills we’ll look for when assessing student competence
We’ll look for evidence that confirms skills in:

  • interpreting work instructions, specifications, standards and patterns appropriate to own work
  • carrying out relevant visual inspections of materials, component parts and final products
  • carrying out relevant physical/chemical measurements or tests
  • maintaining accurate work records in accordance with procedures
  • carrying out work in accordance with occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures
  • meeting work specifications
  • communicating effectively within defined 

Required knowledge we’ll look for when assessing student competence
We’ll look for evidence that confirms knowledge in:

  • relevant quality standards, policies and procedures
  • relevant production processes, materials and products
  • basic characteristics of materials used in the relevant production processes
  • safety and environmental aspects of relevant production processes
  • relevant measurement techniques and quality checking procedures
  • workplace procedures
  • reporting procedures