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Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply the principles of quality assurance, research and quality information to the production process, and perform quality tests to industry standards where analyses are confined to the use of basic instruments.

Where the interpretation of technical drawings is required unit MEM09002 Interpret technical drawing should also be selected.

Where the selection and use of engineering measurement is required unit MEM12023 Perform engineering measurements should also be selected.

Where the selection and use of tools is required unit MEM18001 Use hand tools and unit MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations, should also be selected as appropriate.

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

What You'll Learn

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, job sheets or work instructions

2. Apply principles of quality assurance

  • 2.1 Apply quality assurance standards to enterprise specifications
  • 2.2 Perform quality testing to industry standards and SOPs, as required

3. Apply research or quality data to production process

  • 3.1 Undertake liaison with in-house/external control laboratories
  • 3.2 Interpret data and recommend process changes
  • 3.3 Implement process changes in accordance with procedures
  • 3.4 Use laboratory/research data to determine and make changes/corrections to processes

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

applying quality standards to production processes in order to meet enterprise/industry specifications

safely handling surface finished products when undertaking quality testing and control

undertaking testing of surface finishes in the production environment to industry standards

liaising effectively with internal/external control laboratory

analysing results and other data to implement effective process changes/corrections

using appropriate tests, test equipment and techniques to test the surface coating for conformance with specifications.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

enterprise and industry quality assurance standards that apply to surface finish production and product quality

role of the control laboratory and procedures for liaising with internal/external control laboratories

surface finish specifications

characteristics of deviations of test/production data and their causes

procedures, calculations and formulae for determining surface finish process parameters

effect of varying process parameters on the specification of the surface finish

surface coating tests and the procedures, equipment and techniques necessary to carry out those tests

manual handling techniques.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in controlling surface finish production and finished product quality at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires

Where possible assessment must 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 that reflects 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

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications

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.

Foundation Skills

  • text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 25 February 2026