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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

Required skills include

process mapping of goods andor services

interpreting specifications operating procedures manuals regulations and other complex documents

consulting and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders

analysing and problem solving including determination of root cause

interpreting and manipulating data including establishing series means correlations and rates of change

drafting formal reports

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes

process and changes which occur at each step in selected value chain

principles of sustainability

causes of climate change impacts of greenhouse gases

sources and impacts of pollution and other ecological degradation and methods of eliminating controlling or reducing them

causes of adverse social impacts and methods of eliminating controlling or reducing them

causes of adverse economic impacts and methods of eliminating controlling or reducing them

root cause analysis

hierarchy of hazard control and its application to sustainability hazards

relevant legislation regulation and protocols government incentives and other initiatives

risk analysis and its application to sustainability risks

Evidence Required

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to analyse an organisations interaction with the environment determine impacts and suggest responses to minimise risks and vulnerabilities

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

analysing sustainability susceptibilities for a chosen portion of a value chain

identifying appropriate responses

communicating the above as appropriate

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

Sustainability	Sustainability incorporates the three aspects of: survival of the ecology/physical environment (to manage the impact of the business to ensure the survival of the physical environment) economic viability (efficiency, cost and waste reduction and competitiveness to support survival of the business) social sustainability (to manage the impact of the business to ensure its continued survival within the community and the survival of the community)
Process mapping	Process mapping is a technique for visualising/drawing a set of interrelated work activities characterised by a set of inputs and value-added tasks that produce a set of outputs. It applies to any process producing a good or a service
Portion of the value chain	Value chain is the sequence of activities that a firm undertakes to create value/product (good or service). Portion of the value chain includes: sections internal or external to the organisation
Interactions with the environment	Interactions are value-free statements of how each step, or the entire process, interact with the ecology, society and the organisation’s economy
Sustainability issues of particular relevance	Sustainability issues of particular relevance include: particular sensitivities of the local ecology, such as: endangered species sensitive local flora/fauna material scarcity water availability general ecology issues and regulations, such as: climate change and carbon footprint pollution control measures particular local social issues, such as: distortions to the housing market disruption to local lifestyles general social issues, such as: corporate citizenship use or/deterioration to infrastructure particular local economic issues, such as: cost of capital profit margins competition general economic issues, such as: state of the economy stage of the business cycle product improvement/life cycle, such as: organisational risk of loss of sales due to consumer preference/economic opportunity for more sustainable products competitors meeting this market, consumer preferences not to use companies with poor sustainability credentials
Significance of impact	Significance of impact includes: permanent loss or degradation loss or degradation which inhibits use by the following generation temporary degradation requiring remediation temporary degradation which is self-remediating speed of change/degradation/loss
Appropriate response	Appropriate response includes: application of the hierarchy of hazard control to sustainability hazards when the impact cannot be prevented application of mitigation and amelioration techniques, such as: capture and storage (e.g. scrubbing) and similar ‘end of pipe’ solutions dilution/dispersion and similar techniques which reduce concentration but not amount capitalising on revealed opportunities other approaches which meet the sustainability requirements