Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine the actual (as distinct from design) capability of a process and then to analyse that process to remove assignable causes and reduce random causes. This unit applies to an individual (who may be a production manager, plant/process engineer, technical specialist or similar) who is responsible for developing plans to stabilise and then improve process capability and, following agreement, the implementation of the plans to improve process capability. The organisation may use either a six sigma or three sigma process.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.

What You'll Learn

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:
• determined and improved the capability of at least 1 process.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• statistical methods of processing and describing data
• data collection methods
• data processing techniques required to establish variability and normal distribution
• how to calculate three sigma or six sigma process capability
• random and non-random results and processes for recognition of assignable causes
• causes of different types of non-random results
• causes of random variation
• process to translate the data into variations in the process and determine methods of controlling them.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions, contingencies, facilities, equipment and resources.
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.'}

Prerequisite Units

• MSS404054

Parent Qualifications

• PMB50121 — Diploma of Polymer Technology
  PMB

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