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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

Required skills include

conducting SWOT analysis

conducting cause and effect analysis and diagrams

process mapping

applying formal problemsolving techniques including root cause analysis

interpreting specifications operating procedures manuals regulations and other complex documents

communicating consulting and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders

analysing and problem solving

interpreting and manipulating data

drafting reports

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes

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

principles of sustainability

causes of adverse social impacts and methods of controllingreducing them

causes of adverse economic impacts and methods of controllingreducing them

causes of adverse ecological impacts and methods of controllingreducing them

principles of strategy deploymenthoshin kanri

development of vision mission and strategy

root cause analysis

hierarchy of hazard control and its application to sustainability hazards

sustainability hierarchy

project management principles and the management of multiple related projects

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 lead sustainable strategy deployment across the whole organisation or major part of a large organisation in a manner consistent with the organisations vision and business strategy

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

development of sustainability strategy

facilitating the implementation of sustainability improvements

reviewing the progress towards goals and the fit with external forces

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)
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
Current operations	Current operations includes, but is not limited to: production maintenance logistics and warehousing administration and human resources client/customer, contractor and supplier liaison and administration
Develop	Develop means to: develop a new, or improve an existing process, product or service
Sustainability strategy	Sustainability strategy includes: scope timeline key performance indicators (KPIs) budget
Required changes	Required changes include: new/modified metrics, where required changes resulting from kaizen data feeding into kaizen
Kaizen	Kaizen is continuous improvement of an entire value stream or an individual process to create more value with less waste
Convene periodic review process	Convening may mean any, some or all of: a formal or informal meeting a series of meetings a virtual meeting/series of meetings an electronic interchange other form of interchange Periodic reviews are in addition to kaizen and may include: reviews to targets (e.g. against set KPIs) reviews to external environment which may include techniques, such as: SWOT analysis search conference Delphi technique
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
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 other approaches which meet the sustainability requirements