National Certificate in Plastics Processing Technology (Production) (Level 1) with strands in General, Injection Moulding, Extrusion, Extrusion Blow Moulding, Thermoforming, Blown Film Extrusion, Film Conversion, Injection Stretch-Blow Moulding, Rotational Moulding, Film Slitting, and Expanded Polystyrene Moulding

The National Certificate in Plastics Processing Technology (Production) (Level 1) with strands in General, Injection Moulding, Extrusion, Extrusion Blow Moulding, Thermoforming, Blown Film Extrusion, Film Conversion, Injection Stretch-Blow Moulding, Rotational Moulding, Film Slitting, and Expanded Polystyrene Moulding [Ref: 1361] is an introductory qualification intended to meet the requirements of a wide range of plastics processing industries. The strands within the qualification are designed to recognise the basic skills and knowledge necessary to work in a production environment in specific sectors within the plastics industry. The General strand provides a relevant qualification for people from allied manufacturing sectors where plastics processing also takes place, or it allows people the opportunity to customise their learning more closely to their specific job roles. The Core Elective section offers significant flexibility to meet specific enterprise requirements.

Holders of this certificate are able to work under supervision, typically as production operators. People intending a career in plastics processing may commence training towards the qualification by gaining credit for selected unit standards prior to employment.

This qualification is a prerequisite for the National Certificate in Plastics Processing Technology (Production) (Level 2) with strands in General, Injection Moulding, Extrusion, Extrusion Blow Moulding, Pressure Thermoforming, Vacuum Thermoforming, Blown Film Extrusion, Film Conversion, Injection Stretch-Blow Moulding, Rotational Moulding, Expanded Polystyrene Moulding and Polystyrene Pre-expansion [Ref: 1362]. Certificate holders are encouraged to undertake further training. Alternatively, career paths are available through specialised National Certificates up to Level 4 (as detailed below), for which cross crediting of unit standards is available.

The National Certificates in Plastics Processing Technology (Production) at Levels 1, 2, and 3 with strands [Refs: 1361, 1362, 1363] complement the National Certificates in Plastics Processing Technology at Levels 2, 3, and 4 with strands [Refs: 0394, 0395, 0396]. The National Certificates in Plastics Processing Technology (Production) at Levels 1, 2, and 3 [Refs: 1361, 1362, 1363] require specified and elective credits from the Plastics Processing Technology subfield and therefore share significant credits with the technically focused National Certificates in Plastics Processing Technology at the same levels [Refs: 0394, 0395]. The production focused qualifications are for hands-on production personnel, and in comparison to the technically focused qualifications the compulsory engineering content is much lower, the qualification suite has fewer levels, and they are significantly smaller in terms of credit requirements.

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