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Graduate Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices

Graduate Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices

Qualification
National Code:
MSS80422
State Code:
BIR5
TGA Status:
Current
DTWD Status:
Approved
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0301 - Manufacturing Engineering And Technology
Original TGA Release Date
16/12/2022
Approved Date
03/05/2023
Stream of Study
Paraprofessional - Technical (3400)
VET Act Classifier
C
Nominal Hours
530
Duration
2 Semesters
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
16/12/2022
VET Act Conditions
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Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 16/12/2022 Current Approved
Description

This qualification applies to managers, leaders, technical experts, specialist advisors or others who exercise strategic, leadership and/or change management roles across an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices.
This qualification provides extensive specialised skills and knowledge in competitive systems and practices with an emphasis on leadership, alignment of organisational strategy and values with competitive systems and practices, developing the organisational culture and systems and value chain liaison. This qualification can also integrate high level technical expertise.
‘Competitive Systems and Practices’ is not an approach or system in its own right. It is a broad collective term intended to encompass the flexible application of various tools, techniques, systems and approaches that have synergies around continuous improvement, efficiency, business improvement or similar goals.Examples includeLean, Agile, Kaizen and Six Sigma.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
Total number of units = eight (8)
- eight (8) elective units, as specified below:
- at least four (4) units from Group A
- the balance of four (4) units may be selected as follows:
- up to four (4) units from Groups A and/or B
- up to three (3) units from Group C
- up to one (1) unit from any endorsed Training Package qualification or accredited course at Graduate Certificate level or above.

All electives chosen must contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.

Note: Prerequisite units must be counted in the total number of units required for achievement of the qualification. Refer to individual units on training.gov.au (TGA) for details.
1. Group A Elective Units

At least four (4) units must be chosen from Group A.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
OEQ06 MSS408017 Analyse and refine improvement systems 70 Unit of competency
OEQ08 MSS408018 Analyse data to determine organisational learning 70 Unit of competency
OEQ61 MSS407025 Build internal relationships to support competitive systems and practices 70 Unit of competency
OEQ47 MSS408013 Develop best practice model for future state operations 70 Unit of competency
OEQ11 MSS408011 Develop knowledge systems and learning processes for an organisation 70 Unit of competency
OEQ07 MSS408012 Develop problem solving capability of an organisation 70 Unit of competency
OEQ01 MSS408015 Develop the competitive systems and practices approach 70 Unit of competency
OER55 MSS408016 Develop the value stream 55 Unit of competency
OEQ03 MSS408014 Establish systemic supports for competitive systems and practices 70 Unit of competency
OEQ17 MSS407034 Respond to a major non-conformance 70 Unit of competency
2. Group B Elective Units

Up to four (4) units may be chosen from Group B.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
OEQ40 MSS407032 Facilitate improvements in the internal value stream 70 Unit of competency
OEQ69 MSS407029 Improve visual management in the workplace 70 Unit of competency
OEQ58 MSS407026 Lead a process to determine and solve root cause for a complex problem 70 Unit of competency
OCE17 BSBSTR801 Lead innovative thinking and practice 70 Unit of competency
OCE16 BSBSTR802 Lead strategic planning processes for an organisation 90 Unit of competency
OEQ62 MSS407030 Manage benchmarking studies 70 Unit of competency
OEQ68 MSS407024 Prepare for and implement change 70 Unit of competency
OEQ57 MSS407033 Qualitatively review and improve process changes 70 Unit of competency
OEQ64 MSS407023 Quantitatively analyse impact of process changes 70 Unit of competency
3. Group C Elective Units

Up to three (3) units may be chosen from Group C.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
OEQ76 MSS404056 Apply statistics to operational processes 40 Unit of competency
OEQ81 MSS405057 Design an experiment 80 Unit of competency
OEQ89 MSS405019 Develop a Balanced Scorecard 40 Unit of competency
OEQ05 MSS405077 Develop a proactive maintenance strategy 55 Unit of competency
OER38 MSS405037 Facilitate application of theory of constraints 45 Unit of competency
OER11 MSS405076 Facilitate the development of a new product 70 Unit of competency
OEQ36 MSS027026 Implement environmental legislation, codes and standards 115 Unit of competency
OER33 MSS405055 Manage application of Six Sigma for process control and improvement 55 Unit of competency
OBV33 MSS405088 Plan, implement and monitor energy management 60 Unit of competency
OER34 MSS405047 Undertake analysis of cost and waste in terms of customer value 55 Unit of competency
OER18 MSS405056 Use three or six sigma processes to determine and improve process capability 60 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BCT6 MSS80416 Graduate Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices Qualification
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Entry Requirements

Entrants to the MSS80422 Graduate Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices are required to have one or more of the following:
Certificate IV or higher qualification in competitive systems and practices, management, technical or related discipline
experience in competitive systems and practices at the supervisor, manager or technical specialist level or above
experience in leadership and management.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
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