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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Plan and prepare for waste management education.
  2. Identify and prepare education medium.
  3. Present information on waste management.
  4. Evaluate education provision.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Research must include a review of at least two of the following:

bin audits

common public inquiries

community consultation

public compliance levels

surveys

waste management trends and issues.

Relevant personnel must include at least three of the following:

clients

general public

interest groups

local government representatives

staff

state or territory government representatives

waste education professionals.

Educational objectives must include:

audience

behaviour: what behaviour should be influenced

condition: under what circumstances will learning occur

degree: primary and secondary learning.

Compliance requirements must include:

best practice guidelines for public education

commonwealth, state and territory legislation relating to waste management, including:

environmental protection

hazardous substances and dangerous goods

industry codes and standards

work health and safety and duty of care

licensing requirements.

Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.

The person must prepare and present information on waste management to the public on two occasions. On each occasion, the person must:

establish educational objectives for providing information to public target groups:

through review of common public inquiries, public compliance levels and waste management trends and issues

confirming target group requirements through discussion with clients, general public, local government and relevant interest groups

incorporating legislation and codes and environmental policy

prepare educational presentation on waste management:

relevant to the needs of the target group

focusing on key messages to be delivered

using up-to-date and relevant educational mediums

present information on waste management to the target group:

using suitable strategies to communicate waste management information clearly and in a manner suitable to the learning needs of the target group

seeking clarification and confirmation of understanding from target group in a timely manner

providing details of organisational waste management services on offer to assist in future service provision as required

providing information on responsibilities of community, government and industry services where possible

seek feedback from target group regarding the effectiveness of the session in meeting educational objectives

suggest continuous improvement for future sessions by incorporating lessons learned from session presented and feedback sought from target group.

Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

best practice in waste management

education mediums and strategies for communicating to different target groups

environmental issues relating to waste management

presentation standards for designing education sessions and summarising key points

principles for meeting a range of learning styles, including:

setting objectives and outlining the parameters of the learning experience

relating learning to workplace activity

relating learning to previous experience

appealing to visual and audio senses

summarising key points

range of waste management services provided by the organisation, community, government and industry

sources of waste management information

waste management options

waste management hierarchy

waste minimisation strategies

waste audit techniques.