Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement an optimisation plan for sustainability performance of a work area or process.
This unit applies to team leaders, managers or others who have been given the responsibility to implement improvements to systems and practices to improve performance and compliance in sustainability. The individual will identify current areas of suboptimal performance, determine probable causes and develop and implement an optimisation plan using a continuous improvement approach.
This unit applies to any organisation.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and demonstrated the ability to:
• develop and implement a plan to optimise sustainability performance of at least one work area or process.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• principles and theory of the process, equipment and systems used in the work area
• systems approach to identifying impact of sustainability improvements
• regulatory requirements related to sustainability, work health and safety (WHS) and risk control relevant to work area or process
• direct and indirect environmental impacts of materials, resources and energy used and emitted (wasted)
• current and emerging approaches to sustainability and circularity in the industry
• types of incremental and radical change for sustainability relevant to the work area or process
• current and emerging approaches to quantifying and evaluating costs, benefits, impacts and risks in relation to sustainability including direct, indirect and intangible factors
• current and emerging approaches to reducing waste including:
• identifying, retaining and/or managing residual resources
• biological materials flow
• technical materials flow
• impact of supply chain decisions
• role of digitalisation
• efficiency maximisation processes relevant to process or work area
• energy efficiency concepts relevant to process or work area
• effect of changes to building management system, utilities, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning on sustainability outcomes
• basic comfort parameters and psychometrics relevant to work area
• labour utilisation concepts relevant to work area
• potential of improved workplace layout and workflow.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions and contingencies. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
• use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources
• modelling of industry operating conditions.
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.\n• Reading skills to interpret workplace documentation to identify sustainability goals, performance issues and causes\n• Writing skills to document optimisation plan, recommendations, workplace documentation and continuous improvement strategies\n• Oral communication skills to communicate with a range of stakeholders on improvement options\n• Numeracy skills to determine areas for performance improvements and measurable objectives\n• Learning skills to identify and interpret information about approaches to sustainability.\nOther foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.'}

Related Units

• MSS015046 — Develop a business case for sustainability improvements
  Same training package
• MSS403056 — Map an internal value stream
  Same training package
• MSS402062 — Use SCADA systems in operations
  Same training package
• MSS402055 — Apply quality standards
  Same training package
• MSS405077 — Develop a proactive maintenance strategy
  Same training package
• MSS025031 — Assess the environmental risk and impact of a project activity or process
  Same training package