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Application

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to identify, monitor and participate in strategies to improve production efficiencies.
This unit applies to all work environments and all operators across all functions, including experienced team leaders or supervisors, who are required to provide input into process improvement initiatives for a team or work area.
This unit applies to a wide range of processes and equipment. In large plants with multiple processes, it may apply to more than one process if those processes interact with each other.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must also be applied.

What You'll Learn

1.

  • 1.1 Investigate issues affecting output and quality
  • 1.3 Identify or develop appropriate performance measurement indicators
  • 1.4 Identify hazards and required controls associated with the process

2.

  • 2.1 Monitor performance of process or equipment or raw material usage
  • 2.2 Identify variations and divergence from trends
  • 2.3 Identify factors inhibiting process efficiency

3.

  • 3.1 Analyse problems and areas for improvement in process efficiencies
  • 3.3 Identify and take into account external factors
  • 3.4 Identify required changes to process, standards and procedures
  • 3.5 Recommend strategies for improvement to relevant personnel

4.

  • 4.1 Implement strategies to improve process efficiency
  • 4.2 Monitor performance of changes
  • 4.3 Evaluate results of changes
  • 4.4 Report results to relevant personnel

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and:
• identified process efficiency issues, recommended improvements and contributed to the development, implementation and review of improvement strategies

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• duty of care
• organisation procedures
• information systems and data collation
• process inefficiencies
• measures of process efficiency
• problems and hazards that may arise in the work role and work environment, including:
• their possible causes
• potential consequences
• appropriate risk controls
• relevant equipment and operational processes.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions and contingencies. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
• use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:
• workplace documentation, forms and production reports
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 07 April 2026