Modification History
New unit, superseding MSACMC210A Manage the impact of change on own work - Equivalent
Unit Descriptor
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required by an employee to effectively manage the changes in their own work resulting from their organisation’s implementation of competitive systems and practices.
Application of the Unit
This unit applies to an employee in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices that affect the employee’s own work. The unit includes the skills required to positively participate in ongoing and continuous change as it affects their work. The employee will be expected to deal with these changes as part of a team and to give feedback from their own perspective.
This unit requires the application of skills associated with problem solving, planning and organising and self-management for assessing and managing the impact of change on own work. This unit also requires the ability to seek information and feedback from team members on the impact of changes and suggested improvements.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not applicable.
Pre-Requisites
Not applicable.
Employability Skills Information
This unit contains employability skills.
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
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Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
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Examine the impact of change on own work practices |
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Identify competitive systems and practices relevant to changes in own work |
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1.2 |
Examine changes to work flow |
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Examine changes to equipment/process/physical environment |
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Examine changes to work relationship with team members and other teams |
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Examine changes to data collection needs |
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Examine changed work for impacts on health, safety and environment (HSE) |
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Examine changes to quality requirements |
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Identify any additional individual skill needs |
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1.9 |
Identify other areas requiring assistance |
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Implement change |
2.1 |
Review changes which may have an adverse impact with team leader |
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2.2 |
Adopt changes to individual work practice |
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Seek assistance in gathering/processing data, as required |
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Implement the data collection/processing and take actions on resulting information in accordance with procedures |
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2.5 |
Seek assistance/training to meet needs caused by change |
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Implement continuous improvement |
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Critically examine all changes |
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Identify impacts of changes both up and down the immediate value stream |
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Identify areas for improvement |
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Make recommendations for improvement in accordance with procedures |
Required Skills and Knowledge
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This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit. |
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Required skills |
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Required skills include:
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Required knowledge |
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Required knowledge includes:
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Evidence Guide
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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. |
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of the ability to:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Assessment of performance must be undertaken in a workplace using or implementing one or more competitive systems and practices. Access may be required to:
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Method of assessment |
A holistic approach should be taken to the assessment. Competence in this unit may be assessed by using a combination of the following to generate evidence:
In all cases it is expected that practical assessment will be combined with targeted questioning to assess underpinning knowledge. Where applicable, reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity, age, gender, demographics and disability. |
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Guidance information for assessment |
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. |
Range Statement
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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
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Competitive systems and practices |
Competitive systems and practices may include, but are not limited to:
Competitive systems and practices should be interpreted so as to take into account:
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Managing impact of change |
Managing impact of change may include:
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Procedures |
Procedures may include:
Procedures may be:
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Gathering and monitoring performance data |
The gathering and monitoring of performance data may be:
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Continuous improvement |
Continuous improvement in competitive systems and practices (often referred to as kaizen) includes:
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Value stream |
The value stream begins with the customer and includes all actions (both value adding and non-value added) by both internal sections/departments and external organisations to meet a customer requirement. Depending on the operations and the customer requirement stages where value stream actions may occur include:
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Unit Sector(s)
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Unit sector |
Competitive systems and practices |
Custom Content Section
Not applicable.
