Qualification details

The following table contains a summary of the employability skills as identified by manufacturing industry for this qualification. This table should be interpreted in conjunction with the detailed requirements of each unit of competency packaged in this qualification. The outcomes described here are broad industry requirements that reflect skill requirements for this level.

Employability skill 

Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: 

Communication 

• Consult with internal and external stakeholders on the implementation of change
• Communicate processes and goals to managers, other employees and members of the value chain
• Use interpersonal and language skills to encourage collaboration
• Through discussion with team members, identify new improvement opportunities

Teamwork 

• Cultivate collaboration and participation in change processes
• Meet with stakeholders to resolve problems
• Establish support and ownership among stakeholders for future state objectives

Problem solving 

• Collect, analyse and interpret data
• Determine root causes of non-conformances
• Evaluate options for improvements to standardised work
• Analyse effects of potential and actual equipment failures

Initiative and enterprise 

• Ensure data collection and feedback mechanisms are established for all change implementation processes
• Provide leadership during major non-conformances
• Identify and implement process improvements
• Use analytical and decision making skills to prioritise improvement activities
• Adjust and implement production or process schedule changes

Planning and organising 

• Identify data requirements to determine current and future states
• Organise data collection systems
• Establish team responsibilities for implementation of change
• Plan change implementation strategy and identify risk factors

Self-management 

• Manage own time and establish own work schedule
• Monitor and evaluate own work quality
• Maintain professional and ethical standards in own work
• Comply with legislative requirements, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures

Learning 

• Identify opportunities for individual and organisational learning
• Use feedback from others to establish improvement processes
• Record learning according to organisational procedures
• Ensure stakeholders are able to access and apply relevant knowledge/learning

Technology 

• Analyse systems and technology implications of change options
• Implement procedures to monitor and record equipment availability, performance and availability
• Determine systems compatibility with other members of the value chain
• Use record keeping equipment and programs

To be awarded the MSS80312 Vocational Graduate Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices competency must be achieved in eight (8)  elective units of competency as specified below:

• a minimum of two (2) units  of competency from Group A
• three (3)  additional units of competency must be selected from either Group A or Group B
• the remaining three (3)  units of competency may be selected from either Group A, Group B or Group C.

Units with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk*. Note that no Group A or Group B units have prerequisites. If Group C units with a prerequisite are selected, only the prerequisites included in this qualification can be counted. Any prerequisites not listed must be completed in prior study or additional to the qualification.

Group A 

Unit code 

Unit title 

MSS408001A

Develop the competitive systems and practices approach

MSS408002A

Audit the use of competitive tools

MSS408003A

Develop models of future state operations practice

MSS408004A

Develop the value stream

MSS408005A

Develop the learning processes of the operations organisation

MSS408006A

Develop and refine systems for continuous improvement in operations

MSS408007A

Develop problem solving capability of an organisation

MSS408008A

Analyse data for relevance to organisational learning

Group B 

Unit code 

Unit title 

MSS407001A

Prepare for and implement change

MSS407002A

Review operations practice tools and techniques

MSS407003A

Analyse process changes

MSS407004A

Facilitate improvements in the internal value stream

MSS407005A

Undertake a qualitative review of a process change

MSS407006A

Build relationships between teams in a operations environment

MSS407007A

Respond to a major non-conformance

MSS407008A

Capture learning from daily activities in a organisation

MSS407009A

Facilitate improvements in the external value stream

MSS407010A

Improve visual management in the workplace

MSS407011A

Manage benchmarking studies

MSS407012A

Lead a problem solving process to determine and solve root cause

MSS407013A

Review continuous improvement processes

Group C 

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

MSS405002A

Analyse and map a value stream

MSS405003A

Manage a value stream

MSS405006A

Develop a Balanced Scorecard

MSS405007A

Introduce competitive systems and practices to a small or medium enterprise

MSS405020A

Develop quick changeover procedures

MSS405022A

Design a process layout

MSS405023A

Develop a levelled pull system for operations and processes

MSS405024A

Apply the theory of constraints

MSS405030A

Optimise cost of product or service

MSS405031A

Undertake value analysis of a product or process costs in terms of customer requirements

MSS405032A

Analyse cost implications of maintenance strategy

MSS405033A

Optimise office systems to deliver to customer demand

MSS405040A

Manage 5S system in an organisation

MSS405050A

Determine and improve process capability

*

MSS405052A

Design an experiment

*

MSS405053A

Manage application of six sigma for process control and improvement

*

MSS405070A

Develop and manage sustainable energy practices

MSS405081A

Develop a proactive maintenance strategy

MSS405082A

Adapt a proactive maintenance strategy to the process operations sector

*

MSS405083A

Adapt a proactive maintenance strategy for a seasonal or cyclical business

*

MSS017001A

Analyse and determine organisational risk areas in sustainability

MSS017002A

Determine process loss through mass balancing

MSS017003A

Identify and respond to external sustainability factors for an organisation

MSS017004A

Lead sustainable strategy deployment

MSS027002A

Apply environmental legislation, codes and standards

MSAENV672B

Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability

A maximum of one (1)  Group C unit may be selected from other qualifications in this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where the unit is available at Diploma level or above. Registered Training Organisations should seek a determination from Manufacturing Skills Australia regarding the suitability of any unit proposed for use in this qualification.