Required knowledge includes

basic sustainability principles

value chain concepts

significant sustainability issues including climate change carbon pollution waste generation and control

principles of energy and water conservation

precautionary principle

sustainability and environmental legal context

principles of biological and ecological diversity

methods of interpreting and presenting data

sources of relevant data and information in own organisation and from public sources

ASNZS ISO Environmental Management Standards

Required skills include

explaining sustainability concepts and processes including implications for individuals organisations and the local and wider community

adjusting information detail and content for needs of individuals and audiences with different degrees of prior knowledge of sustainability

liaising with technical and professional experts

analysing reports and other information for sustainability implications

relating sustainability and environmental concepts to specific locations processes logistics material usages and products within a manufacturing value chain

analysing the regulatory environment as it applies to an organisation site or process and determining implications for communication of sustainability related information

communicating and negotiating to identify key sustainability issues and options

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to explain and present sustainability related information to a range of internal and external individuals including representatives of the community suppliers customers and other organisations

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

conducting consultations with stakeholders who need sustainability information

matching sustainability information need with commercial and regulatory requirements

presenting information at different levels of complexity and in different formats

analysing documentation for sustainability implications and information

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

Organisation and community representatives

Need for sustainability information dissemination

Information covered by special provisions

Sustainability related information and concepts