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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine data requirements
  2. Monitor data collection and processing
  3. Draft report
  4. Complete regulatory report

Required Skills

Required knowledge includes

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting NGER Act and other current reporting requirements or their equivalent

graphics and other means of presenting data

report writing and grammar

data sources both internal to and external from the organisation

ASNZS ISO Environmental Management Standards

Required skills include

negotiating with stakeholders

collating interpreting and presenting statistical data sets and other numeric information including data series means and averages

presenting data in an appropriate manner

writing technical and complex reports

working with other people to achieve the outcome

Evidence Required

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to develop and complete reports to meet sustainability related regulatory requirements including data collection and analysis

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include

identifying information required for regulated report including sources and any additional measurement or calculation required to meet report content requirements

establishing data collection procedures

drafting regulated report and obtaining appropriate stakeholder approvals

completing report to requirements

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment

Assessment should emphasise a workplace context and procedures found in the candidates workplace

This unit of competency may be assessed with other relevant units addressing sustainability at the enterprise level or other units requiring the exercise of the skills and knowledge covered by this unit

The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team

Method of assessment

In all cases practical assessment should be supported by questions to assess underpinning knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly

Where applicable reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity age gender demographics and disability

The language literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required to undertake the unit of competency in a worklike environment

Guidance information for assessment


Range Statement

Reporting category

Report will generally require reporting of activities above a defined threshold. Reporting categories may include:

greenhouse gas emissions

energy production

energy consumption

waste generation and disposal

water use, sources and disposal

other information specified under legislation

Threshold

Threshold is the level above/below which reporting is required

Sources of data

Sources of data means where the data comes from and may include, but is not limited to:

existing reports (internal and external)

process metrics

purchasing, sales and accounting data

test results and other measurements specifically undertaken to produce the required data

Measurement and calculation techniques

For greenhouse gases these are currently defined by the Kyoto protocol and may in the future be defined by replacement protocols or directly by regulation.

Measurement and calculation techniques may be defined by:

regulations

Australian (or other) standards

industry codes and protocols

standard mathematical, statistical, science or other techniques for converting raw data into the required information

Required authorisations

Required authorisations means those procedures and ‘sign-offs’ which the organisation or the regulation requires before releasing the report