Centre for Competitive Operations
Kangan Institute's Centre for Competitive Operations (CCO) provides a fully integrated approach for Competitive Manufacturing (Lean)-related training programs and services.
The Competitive Manufacturing Initiative (CMI) funded through the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) saw industry training boards band together to develop the new National Training Package in Competitive Manufacturing. Kangan Institute was one of only five TAFE institutes selected nationally to trial the CMI with its industry clients, through the delivery of CMI modules onsite for automotive companies.
Kangan Institute has a long history of delivering manufacturing training. A new approach to this training, under the umbrella of the industry-focused CMC, will co-ordinate Competitive Manufacturing training for all the Manufacturing sectors including Automotive, Aviation, Polymer, Furniture, Textiles, Foods, and the Transport and Logistics industry.
Our Centre for Competitive Operations also provides a skills recognition service which can help you attain a nationally-recognised qualification based on your prior work and life experience.
- Download Centre of Competitive Operations brochure [PDF document - 421KB]
- Download Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Recognition for Prior Learning brochure [PDF document - 665KB]
- Download Certificate IV & Diploma in Business (Operations Management) brochure [PDF document - 300KB]
Training principles
All training offered through Kangan Institute's Centre for Competitive Operations will reflect the principles of the CMI, which aims to increase the global competitiveness of Australian manufacturers by providing training with a stronger focus on:
- sound leadership in a competitive manufacturing environment
- strategic planning and looking at company targets
- the identification of waste in a manufacturing environment
- the rolling out of Lean tools including 5S, Quick Changeover, Mistake Proof
- innovative processes such as Just in Time and Kanban
- TPM / preventative maintenance systems
Lean manufacturing principles also underpin all training programs delivered by the Centre for Competitive Operations. Lean Manufacturing's emphasis is on eliminating waste while encouraging flexibility. A Lean Organisation is one where at every level there is an understanding of how to identify waste, a continuous process of eliminating it, improving output and reducing costs.
What Competitive Manufacturing courses can I access through Kangan Institute?
Courses offered through the Centre range from Certificate II to Advanced Diploma levels, as well as industry short courses and customised programs. The centre will also coordinate introductory manufacturing training for secondary school students through the VET in Schools and VCAL programs as well as assisting the existing workforce in developing and enhancing their skills.
We are currently offering training in:
General Manufacturing
Lean Enterprise (Competitive Manufacturing)
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Certificate III in Transport and Logistics (Warehousing and Storage)
Certificate IV in Transport and Logistics (Warehousing and Storage)
Operations Management
Polymer Engineering
Kangan Institute's trainers are also able to develop flexible on-site training solutions for manufacturing companies, fitting training programs around production schedules.
Our Partners
Kangan Institute partners with Vative in its Competitive Operations Group to provide specialist training and mentoring in Lean Operations education.
Our Customers
The Centre for Competitive Operations is working with the following manufacturing organisations:
Robert Bosch, Bostik, Australian Power Steering, Iveco Trucks, Volgren Bus, Amalgamated Casket Company, Heslop Contract Casters, APV Automotive Components, Futuris, Tuff Tonneaus, Arvin Meritor
Our services
We develop programs in conjunction with individual enterprises in a customer-centered manner. Accredited courses ensure the training is current, meets the industry requirements and offers pathways into further training, if required.
Employers have flexibility to choose how, when and where the training is conducted. This has the distinct advantage of the learning taking place at the workplace and the advantage of minimising productivity losses and disruption to your business.
We also offer customised training to meet specific client needs, where one or two modules of training are linked to specific skill sets or specific outcomes required by an organisation. Your senior management are involved and consulted throughout the training program to ensure company business objectives are linked to the training outcomes. This includes management identifying company targets and improvement opportunities, which we then include in the training program.
We are able to consult on the changes that are required to make your organisation globally competitive, and the training programs that are linked to that goal.
We will tailor a training course for you.
We have designed a flexible Certificate IV and Diploma program that is tailored so that individuals within an organisation can attend the Institute to learn the craft of Competitive Manufacturing with participants from a variety of manufacturing organisations. This allows individuals to take their knowledge and practical projects back to their organisation and implement competitive Manufacturing within their workplace. This unique style allows companies and individuals to take advantage of Competitive Manufacturing at a lower cost.
Contact us
| Joseph Patuto | |
|---|---|
| Phone: | 9094 6102 |
| Email: | jpatuto@kangan.edu.au |
| Garry Edwards | |
| Phone: | 0412 109 839 |
| Fax: | 9279 2212 |
| Email: | gedwards@kangan.edu.au |
