Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge to identify strategies for more sustainable uses of resources. The unit includes the identification of waste (muda) as part of a strategy for achieving better sustainability outcomes in a process as well as quantifying theoretical and actual resource (including energy) consumption.
This unit applies inside organisations and their value chains and specifically applies to the use of resources as part of an overall response to improving sustainability.
Where the carbon footprint (or water footprint or similar) of an organisation or value chain is known, the unit can be applied to developing strategies for the reduction of that footprint. A manager or technical specialist who has a major responsibility for sustainability as part of a broader work role would typically undertake this, or sustainability may be their primary work responsibility.
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:
• quantified significant resource consumption and emission using materials balancing for at least 1 organisation or value chain, including developing strategies for reducing emissions and preparing and presenting a resources use audit report.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• the concept of muda (waste) and muda categories
• muda reduction methods and strategies
• methods and uses of material balancing
• methods and uses of energy balancing
• methods of comparing theoretical with actual resource consumption
• methods for mapping processes and resources consumed
• methods of measuring actual resource usage
• AS/NZS ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems or its authorised replacement.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions, contingencies, facilities, equipment and resources.
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.\nFoundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.'}

Parent Qualifications

• PMB50121 — Diploma of Polymer Technology
  PMB

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