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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Research and develop goals for own practice
  2. Identify key sustainability issues in own practice
  3. Take action to implement sustainable individual practice

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

research and collaborate with informed others to identify development ideas and issues relevant to own practice

develop realistic goals for own practice based on research and review

identify opportunities to enhance sustainability in own practice and implement strategies to harness them

develop and implement professional development activities that enhance the sustainability of own practice.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.


Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

outline the professional context for a given area of practice in terms of opportunities and constraints

describe how the following factors affect contemporary practice:

buying trends

economic considerations

impacts of technology on practice

lifestyle trends

location of practice

social issues

intellectual property considerations

summarise the tools, techniques and strategies used by practitioners to build sustainable practice

explain key aspects of individual, social, economic, environmental sustainability, and how they impact on a particular area of practice.