Course Title: Apply quality standards

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2013

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:

1Work 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

You will practice skills and understanding as a part of your workplace duties between sessions. Activities and work performed between visits are reviewed in the following session and further training is undertaken accordingly.


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

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