Course Title: Apply quality standards
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2017
Course Code: MIET6155C
Course Title: Apply quality standards
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C3285 - Certificate III in Dry Cleaning Operations
Course Contact: Peter Bonnell
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171
Course Contact Email: peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 30
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge to work within a quality system and apply quality standards to work operations.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTGN2002B Apply quality standards |
Element: |
1 Work within a quality system |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Instructions and procedures are followed and duties performed according to requirements of a quality system. 1.2 Impact of quality system on own work is identified. |
Element: |
2 Assess own work |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Concepts of product quality in the workplace are identified. 2.2 Work is continuously checked for compliance with quality standards relevant to the operation being undertaken. 2.3 Impact of work activities on next in line process or final product outcomes is identified. 2.4 Faulty pieces or final products are identified. 2.5 Where required, the faults and any identified causes are recorded and reported to designated personnel. |
Element: |
3 Assess quality of materials, component parts or final products |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Received materials, component parts or final products are checked for compliance with quality standards and specifications. 3.2 Impact of the received materials or component parts on next in line process or final outcomes is identified. 3.3 Materials, component parts or products are measured, if and as required, using appropriate measuring techniques. 3.4 Faulty materials or component parts related to the operator's work are identified and isolated. 3.5 Where required, the faults and any identified causes are recorded and/or reported to the designated personnel. 3.6 Causes of any identified faults are investigated and addressed by corrective action or referral to designated personnel. |
Element: |
4 Investigate causes of quality deviations |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Causes of deviations from specified quality standards for materials, component parts or final products are investigated and reported, as required, using appropriate measuring techniques. 4.2 Suitable preventative action is recommended based on workplace quality standards. 4.3 Deviations due to skill limitations are identified and further skill development sought. |
Element: |
5 Complete documentation |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Information on quality and other indicators of production performance is recorded. 5.2 All production processes and outcomes are recorded. |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to work within a quality system, assess your own work, assess quality of materials, component parts or final products, investigate causes of quality deviations and complete documentation.
Details of Learning Activities
In general your training is contextualised according to the company’s production processes undertaken as a part of the trainees normal work duties.
Your tasks are selected for training and explanation of the task to be undertaken is given by the trainer and the correct procedure discussed. The task is demonstrated by the trainer and underpinning skills and knowledge are developed.
When the trainer is confident you are capable of undertaking the task safely you will then do the task. During this time your work will be monitored by the trainer and questioning and further instruction given.
You will also be given workplace based tasks and activities to complete and practice between visits. Any activities and work performed between visits are reviewed and further training is undertaken accordingly.
RMIT University learning resources are used to support your training.
Teaching Schedule
In general you will be taught by 6 means within a workplace training context as follows:
1. Introduction and overview of course. Basics of skills required and course content 2 hours
2. Use of learning resources and basic skills development 2 hours
3. Workshop 6 hours
4. Complete manuals 4 hours
5. Supervised skill development to competency 14 hours
6. Consolidation of skills and assessment 2 hours
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will be in the form of observation of your ability to work within a quality system, assess your own work, assess quality of materials, component parts or final products, investigate causes of quality deviations and complete documentation. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.
Assessment Tasks
You will be assessed by observation and of your ability to work within a quality system, assess your own work, assess quality of materials, component parts or final products, investigate causes of quality deviations and complete documentation (you can check the performance criteria above fore more details of these skills). You will be questioned for underpinning knowledge for all these operations.
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These matrices are available through the Program Coordinator.
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