Operating in Plastics Manufacturing

NQF Levels 2, 3 & Part of 4

This 5 day course takes learners from a very basic level of understanding of how the Plastics Manufacturing process works, and teaches solid fundamentals of raw materials, safety and housekeeping, time management, and concepts such as the importance of mould and machine maintenance. The course then goes onto build on the fundamentals learnt by teaching technical skills such as correct start up and shut down procedures as well as efficient purging techniques. 

People who should attend:
Production and Quality Trainees, Packers with the capacity to develop into mould changers and setting, Production Foremen, Production technicians, team Leaders, etc. that need and have the capability to be fast tracked.
Please feel free to discuss course entrance level with us.

Venue: Run in-plant only
Min / Max no of candidates: 5 / 9 learners
Duration: 5 Days
Available Technologies: Injection Moulding & Extrusion Blow Moulding
Min entry level: Completed NQF Level 1/2 Equivalent and / or relevant experience
Attainable Credits: 101  

This training workshop is specifically run as a combination of the following Skills Programs:
SP 0051/06-17 (NQF 2)
SP 0091/07-17 (NQF 3)
SP 0092/07-17 (Part of NQF 4)


The Operating in Injection Moulding Training Workshop involves improving individual and team proficiency in the following areas:

• Raw Material basics
• Injection Moulding Basics
• Safety and Housekeeping
• Time Management
• Quality Basics
•  Injection Moulding Theory
• Material Characteristics
• Mould Designs
• Records and Maintenance
• Start-up,
• Shut-down
• Purge
• Team Start-up and Shut-down Exercises
• Examination

SP 0051/06-71 – NQF 2
This technology specific skills program is aimed at assisting novice learners (operators, packers, quality inspectors, machine minders) achieve competence on part of the National Certificate in Plastics Manufacturing dealing with the following:

• Raw Material basics
• Health, Safety & housekeeping
• Process technology basics
• Monitoring & operating the equipment
• Product quality inspection
• Finished goods handling
• Basic maintenance
• Formative assessments & related assignments

SP 0091/07-17 – NQF 3
This technology specific skills program is aimed at assisting learners (with basic knowledge and experience such as setters, mould changers, quality personnel, artisans, etc.) achieve competence on part of the National Certificate in Plastics Manufacturing dealing with the following:

• Principles of Quality and applications
• Time Management
• Teamwork & communication
• Basic & Intermediate Raw materials
• Raw material preparation and control
• Waste management
• Health, Safety & housekeeping application
• Process Operations and change-overs
• Start-up & Shut down the equipment
• Basic maintenance
• Formative assessments & related assignments

SP 0092/07-17 – NQF 4 (Part of) 
This technology specific skills program is aimed at assisting learners (with basic to intermediate knowledge and experience such as setters, mould changers, quality personnel, artisans, etc.) achieve competence on part of the National Certificate in Plastics Manufacturing dealing with the following:

• Plastic Raw material processing & behaviours
• Use of information resources
• Moulds
• Waste management & control
• Health, Safety & housekeeping application
• Start up and Shut down procedures
• Optimising change-overs
• Maintenance contributions
• Formative assessments & related assignments

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