Certificate IV in Competitive Manufacturing

Certificate IV in Competitive Manufacturing

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  • Improve efficiency and profitability
  • Nationally accredited training
  • Raise the skill profile of your organisation
  • Drive innovation and best practice culture
  • Implement Lean methodologies including JIT, 5S, Six Sigma & CI
  • Improve waste minimisation
  • Drive process and quality improvement
  • Develop leadership and team effectiveness
  • Improve problem solving and business procedures
  • Improve safe workplace practices and compliance

Program Outline

The Competitive Manufacturing Training Package has been developed in consultation with industry to make a broad range of modern manufacturing excellence practices available to all Australian manufacturing organisations. Competitive Manufacturing training is considered necessary for manufacturers to become more globally competitive and innovative. Part of a Federal Government initiative to keep manufacturing in Australia, this new approach to continuous improvement ensures that your team has the most up-to-date knowledge and skills through exposure to the latest business improvement techniques via existing worker traineeships.

who should attend?

Production Operators, Team Leaders, Machine Operators and Process Operators who have or will have responsibilities with facilitating Lean practices and change programs aimed at delivering improved capacity, quality, service delivery and costs.  Government funding is available for eligible participants.

delivery method

This program comprises class room theory and shop floor mentoring, delivering tangible business outcomes through participation in identified improvement projects in the workplace over an 8 month period.

qualification and assessment requirements

For successful completion of MSA41108 Certificate IV in Competitive Manufacturing, competency must be achieved in ten units. A number of assessment strategies are utilised in relation to each participants’ performance including activities completed in session and workplace based projects. All assessments are conducted at the student’s workplace.

Course Structure

Core Competency

MSACMC410A Lead change in a manufacturing environment

Systems Competency (complete minimum of one unit)

MSACMS400A Implement a competitive manufacturing system
MSACMS401A Ensure process improvements are sustained
MSACMS405A Lead a manufacturing team using a balanced scorecard approach
MSACMC411A Lead a competitive manufacturing team
MSACMC413A Lead team culture improvement

Tools Competency (complete minimum of two units)

MSACMT421A Facilitate a JIT system
MSACMT423A Monitor a manufacturing levelled pull system
MSACMT430A Improve cost factors in work practices
MSACMT432A Analyse manual handling process
MSACMT440A Lead 5S in a manufacturing environment
MSACMT441A Facilitate continuous improvement in manufacturing
MSACMT450A Undertake process capability improvements (Prerequisite MSACMT452A)
MSACMT451A Mistake proof a production process
MSACMT452A Apply statistics to processes in manufacturing
MSACMT453A Use six sigma techniques (Prerequisite MSACMT452A)
MSACMT460A Facilitate the use of planning software systems in manufacturing
MSACMT461A Facilitate SCADA systems in a manufacturing team or work area
MSACMT481A Undertake proactive maintenance strategy
MSACMT482A Implement a proactive maintenance strategy
MSAPMSUP390A Use structured problem solving tools

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