Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify the demographic composition of the community, and of interest groups and organisations in the community
- Identify community need for information, skills and opportunities for involvement in environmental management practices
- Relevant information to assist community knowledge , skills and opportunities for community involvement in environmental management is identified, researched and collated.
- Links with community interest groups, organisations and the broader community are established to identify information, skills and opportunities.
- Community needs and opportunities for community involvement are established.
- Gaps between expectations and current environmental management practices in the community are identified.
- The need for modification or improvement of existing environmental practices in the community is identified.
- New areas that require the implementation of environmental management practices in the community are identified.
- Identify and assess the effectiveness of methods for creating and raising community awareness of environmental management practices
- Data on the effectiveness of various methods is gathered and analysed in the context of known community data and environmental management targets.
- Criteria for determining the range and effectiveness of methods are determined, based on known information.
- Criteria are applied to known methods in order to determine relative effectiveness.
- Specialist knowledge and skills are applied to determine the most suitable methods in the community.
- Implement appropriate methods to improve community awareness, skills and involvement in community environmental management practices
- Financial resources are identified within budget cycles to support the achievement of required outcomes.
- Personnel are identified, trained and assigned to tasks so that strategy requirements for skills and knowledge are met.
- Physical facilities and equipment are identified and procured within budget cycles.
- Prioritised methods are implemented appropriately by identified staff.
- Improvement in community awareness of environmental issues is achieved in accordance with local policy, procedures and relevant legislative requirements.
- Monitor and review levels of community awareness
- Regular data is collected and analysed to provide accurate measures of performance.
- Comparisons are made with required outcomes to assess effectiveness.
- Recommendations are made for changes to methods and systems.
- Changes to methods and systems are made to ensure outcomes are achieved.
- Information obtained during monitoring and review is used to develop new methods and systems that are based on accumulated knowledge and experience.