Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify the business context for energy management, research the energy management framework and determine broad potential opportunities for a business.
This unit applies to operational and technical specialists, managers or similar who use critical thinking and communication skills to research energy management. Energy management responsibilities may be part of a broader work role or a primary job role. In some cases, the individual may work as an external advisor.
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:
• investigated and reported on the status and broad potential of energy management in at least 1 organisation, area of operation or process.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• energy management key concepts and principles
• the different ways organisations use energy
• key drivers of business energy costs
• current and emerging energy trends:
• management systems
• market
• technologies and their comparative carbon emissions
• renewables
• storage
• current and emerging public policy context for energy management in the context of the organisation
• regulatory environment and requirements
• key features and requirements of ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems, its key stages, and related management system approaches
• relationship between energy management and other energy-related concepts, including:
• efficiency
• carbon emissions and the concept of fuel switching
• sustainability
• how to identify potential energy management opportunities for organisations
• risk identification and management.

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:
• information about organisation operations
• current and relevant information technology.
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.\n• Reading skills to interpret varied and unfamiliar information\n• Oral communication skills to articulate and discuss potentially complex energy management concepts\n• Numeracy skills to interpret business financial information to identify energy costs\n• Technology skills to research information using digital media\nOther foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.'}

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