Qualification Outline
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Certificate III in Competitive Systems and Practices
Certificate III in Competitive Systems and Practices
MSS30316
BCV1
Replaced
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Releases
| Release Version | Release Date | TGA Status | DTWD Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.00 | 25/06/2019 | Current | Approved |
| 2.00 | 22/10/2018 | Replaced | Approved |
| 1.00 | 22/06/2016 | Replaced | Approved |
Description
The MSS30316 Certificate III in Competitive Systems and Practices specifies the competencies required to apply competitive systems and practices to one’s own work as well as, where required, to assist others to apply competitive systems and practices to their work.
This qualification provides a mixture of introductory and more advanced skills in competitive systems and practices.
This qualification provides the skills needed to improve efficiency in a person’s own work role or the efficiency of a team or work area. It complements but does not duplicate qualifications supplying operational, production, maintenance, logistics, administration 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.
This qualification is not intended to supply operational or technical skills that are used in conjunction with competitive systems and practices skills.
This qualification assumes that a learner has current or past work experience where operational or technical skills have already been gained and a supervisory, facilitation or similar level of responsibility exists. The qualification is not suitable for direct entry from school.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Schedule
Packaging Rules
To be awarded the MSS30316 Certificate III in Competitive Systems and Practices, competency must be achieved in ten (10) units of competency.- three (3) core units of competency
- seven (7) elective units of competency, as specified below:
- a minimum of one (1) unit of competency from Group A
- a minimum of two (2) units of competency from Group B
- the balance of four (4) elective units of competency may be selected from:
- Group A, not previously selected
- Group B, not previously selected
- Group C units listed below.
A maximum of four (4) 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.
Note: Units with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk*. Prerequisite units must be counted in the total number of units required for achievement of the qualification. Refer to individual units for details.
1. Core Units
All three (3) units must be completed.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWC13 | MSMENV272 | Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | 20 | Unit of competency |
| BAK38 | MSS403001 | Review competitive systems and practices | 50 | Unit of competency |
| AWC15 | MSMWHS200 | Work safely | 26 | Unit of competency |
2. Elective Units - Group A
Seven (7) electives must be completed, with at least one (1) unit selected from the list below.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAF92 | MSS403085 | Ensure process improvements are sustained | 50 | Unit of competency |
| BAK32 | MSS403010 | Facilitate change in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices | 50 | Unit of competency |
| BAJ96 | MSS405013 | Facilitate holistic culture improvement in an organisation | 60 | Unit of competency |
| BAK33 | MSS403011 | Facilitate implementation of competitive systems and practices | 40 | Unit of competency |
| BAK35 | MSS403006 | Facilitate implementation or review of competitive systems and practices in an office | 40 | Unit of competency |
| BAK36 | MSS403005 | Facilitate use of a Balanced Scorecard for performance improvement | 40 | Unit of competency |
3. Elective Units - Group B
Seven (7) electives must be completed, with at least two (2) units selected from the list below.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
4. Elective Units - Group C
Up to four (4) units may be completed.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| J129 | MSS30312 | Certificate III in Competitive Systems and Practices | Qualification |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIR6 | MSS30322 | Certificate III in Competitive Systems and Practices | Qualification |
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Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
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