Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to oversee the implementation of pre-existing sustainability plans.
This unit applies to managers, operational or technical specialists and others who are required to interpret sustainability plans, engage and maintain support from stakeholders, oversee the implementation of project activities and identify further opportunities for improvement.
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:
• oversee the implementation and evaluate the results of at least one sustainability plan.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• current and emerging industry sustainability practices relevant to sustainability plan
• common sustainability indicators and sources of data related to sustainability plan
• current and emerging approaches to quantifying and evaluating costs, benefits, impacts and risks in relation to sustainability, including direct, indirect and intangible factors
• design thinking as applied to problem solving and innovation for sustainability
• likely causes of resistance relevant to sustainability improvements
• methods of dealing with resistance and/or change management strategies
• data validation techniques
• techniques to analyse data for trends, aberrations and factors requiring action
• project planning and monitoring
• AS/NZS ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems or its authorised replacement
• sustainability-related regulatory and reporting requirements relevant to the industry
• sustainability-related voluntary standards, codes, reporting frameworks, certification and co-regulatory arrangements relevant to the industry.

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, including:
• project plan (or action plan) for sustainability related improvement/s
• access to relevant sources of data
• 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 sustainability plans and related information\n• Writing skills to document project results\n• Oral communication skills to facilitate problem-solving and negotiate with stakeholders\n• Numeracy skills to interpret metrics and measurements.\nOther foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.'}

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