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Unit of competency details

MSTDC2008 - Carry out final inspection of articles (Release 1)

Summary

Usage recommendation:
Superseded
Mapping:
MappingNotesDate
Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTDC2008A - Carry out final inspection of articlesSupersedes and is equivalent to LMTDC2008A Carry out final inspection of articles 03/Jul/2016
Is superseded by MSTGN2017 - Prepare, finish and package products for storage or dispatchSupersedes MSTDC2008 Carry out final inspection of articles 30/Jan/2020

Releases:
ReleaseRelease date
1 1 (this release) 04/Jul/2016

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SchemeCodeClassification value
ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier 080317 Quality Management  

Classification history

SchemeCodeClassification valueStart dateEnd date
ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier 080317 Quality Management  17/Nov/2016 
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Modification History

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTDC2008A Carry out final inspection of articles

Application

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required for final checking and inspection of articles to ensure customer requirements and quality has been met.

Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within defined procedures under direct supervision.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil

Competency Field

Dry cleaning and laundry operations

Unit Sector

Not applicable

Elements and Performance Criteria

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

Inspect articles for quality outcomes 

2.1

Inspect articles against quality and workplace standards

2.2

Rectify minor problems, such as lint removal

2.3

Return articles not meeting quality standards for spotting, repressing or repair

2.4

Rectify articles requiring minor repair, report or otherwise attend to

3

Inspect articles for special requirements 

3.1

Check special attention tags and inspect article conforms with requirements

3.2

Inspect special articles to ensure they meet quality requirements

3.3

Inspect articles to ensure they are correctly packaged

3.4

Return articles not meeting required standards for further attention

3.5

Inform team members of quality issues

Foundation Skills

This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

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

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

Articles for inspection include one or more of the following: 
  • clothing, garments or fabric accessories
  • kitchen linen
  • hospitality linen
  • other fabric products

Unit Mapping Information

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTDC2008A Carry out final inspection of articles

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=a203ec5c-de7d-406b-b3e1-8f1a9b76e92e

 

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTDC2008A Carry out final inspection of articles

Performance Evidence

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 and other reference material
  • inspecting a range of articles of different types and materials to check compliance with standards on at least two occasions
  • interpreting special attention tags
  • determining procedure to complete a range articles (e.g. spotting, repressing and repair) to standards
  • communicating with team members to report quality issues as needed
  • complying with environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling requirements
  • complying with relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

  • safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Australian Standards that govern dry cleaning and laundry operations
  • inspection processes and requirements
  • procedures for finishing and completion of articles:
  • clothing, garments or fabric accessories
  • kitchen linen
  • hospitality linen
  • other fabric products
  • problem-solving techniques
  • safety and environmental aspects of workplace operation and manual handling
  • quality practices
  • workplace practices
  • practices for recording and reporting
  • AS/NZS 4146:2000 Laundry practice.

Assessment Conditions

  • 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 laundry and dry cleaning checking, 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.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=a203ec5c-de7d-406b-b3e1-8f1a9b76e92e

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