Certificate IV in Competitive Systems and Practices - MSS40312

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Description

The MSS40312 Certificate IV in Competitive Systems and Practices specifies the competencies required by team leaders or those in similar job roles that are responsible for the implementation of competitive systems and practices in the work of a team or in a work area.

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge required by a team leader or other person to implement competitive systems and practices in the work of a team or work group, or by a specialist in competitive systems and practices. The qualification packaging has been developed on an assumption that competency will be developed through a combination of on and off-the-job learning strategies.

This qualification provides the skills needed to improve efficiency in a team or work area as well as in a person’s own work role through the implementation of competitive systems and practices. It complements but does not duplicate qualifications supplying operational, production, maintenance, logistics or other technical skills to industry. Where these skills are required appropriate qualifications from other Training Packages should be considered.

The skills in this qualification are often known in industry under a variety of titles many of which relate to manufacturing which is the origin of many competitive systems and practices. The most common term is lean manufacturing. However, other names for some of the system skills and techniques include agile manufacturing, lean operations, six sigma, lean six sigma, and so on.

Job roles/employment outcomes

Job roles related to this qualification may be in small or large organisations and include individuals who provide a specialist support role in competitive systems and practices for an organisation. The target job roles may be in production or operations, office, maintenance, transport and logistics, and other job roles requiring the skills delivered by completing the qualification.

In addition to the job roles listed above, employment outcomes related to this qualification also include working as a member of a project team implementing competitive systems and practices.

Application

The primary application of this qualification is where an individual has responsibility for leading and implementing competitive systems and practices in a work area or in the work of a team. The qualification also applies to individuals who act as technical resource personnel for others in the implementation of competitive systems and practices. The emphasis in the qualification is on leading and implementing competitive systems and practices as well as applying the competencies to one’s own work.

This qualification provides competitive systems and practices skills that can be applied in the following organisations and environments:

manufacturing enterprises

mining and service organisations

office environments

organisations in a value chain, such as:

suppliers

customers

distributors, warehouses, transport suppliers and other logistics support organisations

professional service suppliers, for example, legal, engineering, accounting, auditing, and education and training suppliers that may be assisting other organisations in implementing competitive systems and practices

other organisations implementing competitive systems and practices, for example, Government Departments, healthcare providers, transport organisations, and so on.

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Student Outcomes

Students who graduate from VET courses are surveyed approximately 6 months after they have completed their training. For more information on the statistics provided in this section, including the different levels (course, field of education, all fields of education) of data available please select the Learn more button below.

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field who were satisfied with the training (Certificate IV).

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay (Certificate IV).

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field starting their first ever full-time job after graduating (Certificate IV).

Jobs

Graduates of the Engineering and Related Technologies field (Certificate IV) are most often employed as:

43.7%

Technicians and Trades Workers

20.8%

Machinery Operators and Drivers

11.3%

Community and Personal Service Workers

Industries

Graduates of the Engineering and Related Technologies field (Certificate IV) are most often employed in:

19.3%

Mining

18.9%

Transport, Postal and Warehousing

14.5%

Manufacturing

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

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Units & Packaging

To be awarded the MSS40312 Certificate IV in Competitive Systems and Practices, competency must be achieved in twelve (12) units of competency. three (3) core units of competency a minimum of one (1) unit of competency from the Group A electives listed below a minimum of five (5) units of competency from the Group B electives listed below the balance of three (3) elective units of competency may be selected in any combination from Group A, Group B and Group C. Note: Units with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk*. Prerequisite units must be counted in the total number of units required for completion of the qualification.

Core units of competency

Unit code	Unit title
MSS403001A	Implement competitive systems and practices
MSS403010A	Facilitate change in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices
MSAENV472B	Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Elective units of competency

Group A

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MSS403002A	Ensure process improvements are sustained
MSS403005A	Facilitate use of a Balanced Scorecard for performance improvement
MSS403006A	Facilitate implementation of competitive systems and practices in an office
MSS403011A	Facilitate implementation of competitive systems and practices
MSS403013A	Lead team culture improvement

Group B

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MSS403007A	Map an office value stream
MSS403021A	Facilitate a Just in Time system
MSS403023A	Monitor a levelled pull system of operations
MSS403024A	Work within a constrained process
MSS403030A	Improve cost factors in work practices
MSS403032A	Analyse manual handling processes
MSS403033A	Map an operational process
MSS403034A	Organise products into groups
MSS403035A	Implement the visual workplace
MSS403039A	Facilitate and improve 5S in an office
MSS403040A	Facilitate and improve implementation of 5S
MSS403041A	Facilitate breakthrough improvements
MSS403042A	Facilitate mistake proofing in an office
MSS403043A	Facilitate breakthrough improvements in an office
MSS403044A	Facilitate continuous improvement through the use of standardised procedures and practices
MSS403051A	Mistake proof an operational process
MSS403084A	Improve changeovers
MSS404050A	Undertake process capability improvements	*
MSS404052A	Apply statistics to operational processes
MSS404053A	Use six sigma techniques	*
MSS404060A	Facilitate the use of planning software systems in a work area or team
MSS404061A	Facilitate the use of SCADA systems in a team or work area
MSS404081A	Undertake proactive maintenance analyses
MSS404082A	Assist in implementing a proactive maintenance strategy
MSS404083A	Support proactive maintenance
MSAPMSUP390A	Use structured problem solving tools

Group C

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MSS402080A	Undertake root cause analysis
MSS405001A	Develop competitive systems and practices for an organisation
MSS405002A	Analyse and map a value stream
MSS405003A	Manage a value stream
MSS405004A	Develop business plans in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices
MSS405005A	Manage competitive systems and practices responding to individual and unique customer orders
MSS405006A	Develop a Balanced Scorecard
MSS405007A	Introduce competitive systems and practices to a small or medium enterprise
MSS405010A	Manage relationships with non-customer external organisations
MSS405011A	Manage people relationships
MSS405012A	Manage workplace learning
MSS405013A	Facilitate holistic culture improvement in an organisation
MSS405014A	Develop a communications strategy to support operations
MSS405020A	Develop quick changeover procedures
MSS405021A	Develop a Just in Time system
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
MSS405041A	Implement improvement systems in an organisation
MSS405050A	Determine and improve process capability	*
MSS405052A	Design an experiment	*
MSS405053A	Manage application of six sigma for process control and improvement	*
MSS405060A	Develop the application of enterprise control systems in an organisation
MSS405061A	Determine and establish information collection requirements and processes
MSS405062A	Develop a documentation control strategy for an organisation
MSS405070A	Develop and manage sustainable energy practices
MSS405075A	Facilitate the development of a new product	*
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	*
MSS014003A	Optimise sustainability of a process or plant area
MSS014004A	Develop team strategies for more sustainable use of resources
MSS024003A	Apply an understanding of environmental principles to a site
MSAPMOHS200A	Work safely
MSAENV672B	Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability
A maximum of three (3) Group C units may be selected from other qualifications in this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where those units are available at Certificates III, IV or Diploma level. Units chosen should be relevant to the workplace and would normally be drawn from the appropriate sector Training Package, or possibly the Business Services Training Package.

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