Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required for the administration of inventory procedures using manual or electric systems to support or maintain stores or inventory systems, for example, Just-in-Time or KANBAN systems.

Where routine activity within standard operating procedure (SOP) is undertaken unit MEM16006 Organise and communicate information and unit MEM16008 Interact with computing technology, should be selected as appropriate.

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

What You'll Learn

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

identifying and interpreting instructions on requisition, purchasing, shipping and invoice documentation, charts, lists and other applicable documents for administering inventory procedures

accessing, organising, maintaining, recording and filing manual and electronic inventory information

undertaking numerical operations and calculations to administer inventory procedures

completing all enterprise documentation in accordance with SOPs

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)

features and application of inventory systems, including Just-in-Time and KANBAN

inventory procedures

measurement techniques, tools and equipment for administering inventory procedures.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in administering inventory procedures 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.

Prerequisite Units

• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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