RPL for Certificate III in Manufactured Mineral Products

Certificate III in Manufactured Mineral Products takes 18 units. Through Recognition of Prior Learning, each unit is assessed on evidence of work you have already done rather than on training you sit through.

What the assessment looks at

Every unit sets out what you must be able to do and what you must know. An assessor works through them one at a time, asking the same question each time: does this person's evidence show they can do this reliably, in a real workplace, recently enough to count?

You can read the full requirements for MSM30325 on the national training register. They are public, and worth a look before you spend anything — if the units describe work you have never done, RPL is not your route.

Evidence worth gathering before you start

• Photos of completed jobs, ideally showing a few stages of the same job, with their original dates intact.
• Job sheets, dockets, work orders or site diaries covering a spread of jobs.
• Supervisors, employers or clients who will confirm specifically what you did.
• Any licences or tickets you already hold.

How the guided process works

You work through the 18 units one at a time, talking about jobs you have actually done. You can speak rather than type. Add photos as you find them, and stop whenever you like — progress saves itself, and most people spread this over weeks while they dig out records. At the end you have an evidence portfolio your RTO's assessor can work through.

What this does not do

It does not assess you, and it cannot promise you MSM30325. An assessor at a registered training organisation makes that decision and may require further evidence or training. What a complete portfolio buys you is a fair assessment rather than a rejection over paperwork.

See what MSM30325 involves →

The 18 units you complete, chosen from these 64

You do not do all 64. Certificate III in Manufactured Mineral Products is 5 core units, which everyone does, plus 13 chosen from the 59 electives below. Read both lists before you spend anything — it is the fastest way to tell whether RPL is your route. If most of this describes work you have done, you have a case to make. If whole sections describe work you have never touched, an assessor will say so, and doing the course is the honest answer.

Worth knowing: 17 of them have a prerequisite unit, so the order you gather evidence in matters; 1 carry licensing or regulatory notes, which differ by state and are worth checking before you start.

Core units — everyone does these

• MSMENV272 — Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
• MSMSUP100 — Apply workplace context to own job
• MSMSUP101 — Clean workplace or equipment
• MSMSUP102 — Communicate in the workplace
• MSMWHS200 — Work safely

Electives — you choose from these

• AUMABA012 — Operate load shifting equipment
• CPCCCM2007 — Use explosive power tools
• CPCCCM2012 — Work safely at heights
• CPCCLDG3001 — Licence to perform dogging
• CPCCLRG3001 — Licence to perform rigging basic level
• CPCCLRG3002 — Licence to perform rigging intermediate level
• CPCCOM1016 — Identify requirements for safe precast and tilt-up work
• CPCCON2021 — Handle concreting materials and components
• CPCCSF2003 — Cut and bend materials using oxy-LPG equipment
• CPCCSF2004 — Place and fix reinforcement materials
• CPCCSF2006 — Machine-cut reinforcement materials
• CPCCWHS2001 — Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
• CPCPRE3000 — Lift and place prefabricated concrete elements
• CPCPRE3001 — Patch prefabricated components of concrete elements
• CPCSIL3001 — Work with products and materials containing crystalline silica
• MEM09002 — Interpret technical drawing
• MEM12023 — Perform engineering measurements
• MEM12024 — Perform computations
• MEM13015 — Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
• MEM16006 — Organise and communicate information
• MSAPMSUP201A — Receive or despatch goods
• MSMOPS101 — Make measurements
• MSMOPS200 — Operate equipment
• MSMOPS212 — Use organisation computers or data systems
• MSMPMC200 — Organise self
• MSMPMC301 — Store materials for production
• MSMPMC302 — Operate equipment to blend/mix materials
• MSMPMC303 — Operate grinding equipment
• MSMPMC304 — Prepare for production
• MSMPMC307 — Operate a calcining kiln
• MSMPMC321 — Batch mix concrete
• MSMPMC322 — Deliver concrete to site
• MSMPMC323 — Prepare asphalt
• MSMPMC324 — Move materials
• MSMPMC325 — Operate bulk materials handling equipment
• MSMPMC326 — Deliver customer service
• MSMPMC329 — Prepare moulds and dies
• MSMPMC333 — Meet compliance and quality requirements in precast concrete manufacture
• MSMPMC334 — Assemble, use and maintain moulds in precast concrete manufacture
• MSMPMC335 — Fabricate, assemble and place reinforcement in precast concrete products
• MSMPMC336 — Cast, finish and cure precast concrete products
• MSMPMC337 — Prestress concrete in precast elements
• MSMPMC400 — Carry out stock control
• MSMPMC401 — Set up and tune a process
• MSMPMC402 — Process raw meal into product
• MSMSUP106 — Work in a team
• MSMSUP200 — Achieve work outcomes
• MSMSUP210 — Process and record information
• MSMSUP240 — Undertake minor maintenance
• MSMSUP280 — Manage conflict at work
• MSMSUP330 — Develop and adjust a production schedule
• MSMWHS300 — Facilitate the implementation of WHS for a work group
• MSS402042 — Apply 5S procedures
• MSS402055 — Apply quality standards
• PMAOPS101 — Read dials and indicators
• RIIMPO304E — Conduct wheel loader operations
• TLID0016 — Operate a forklift
• TLILIC0023 — Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes)
• TLILIC0040 — Licence to operate a non-slewing mobile crane (greater than 3 tonnes capacity)

Each unit breaks down further into elements and performance criteria — the specific things you have to be able to show. The guide works through them one unit at a time and asks about jobs you have actually done, rather than making you read the register yourself.

Related qualifications

Same training package, and a common second choice for people who find this one is not quite their trade:

• Certificate III in Fenestration (MSM30418, 14 units)
• Certificate III in Process Manufacturing (MSM30116, 21 units)
• Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application (MSM30216, 31 units)

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When you are ready, see what MSM30325 costs and what the guide asks you for, or read what counts as evidence and how RPL compares with doing the course.