Diploma of Sustainable Operations
This qualification provides the skills and knowledge required to work in a technical, supervisory or operational role in sustainability in an organisation and/or it’s value chain (e.g. suppliers of goods or services, or customers). The qualification has been developed with manufacturing operations as a focus. However, because of the range of organisations in a typical manufacturing value chain it may also be applied to other types of organisations.
The qualification packaging has been developed on an assumption that competency will be developed through a combination of on and off-the-job learning strategies.
Job roles/employment outcomes
The MSS50111 Diploma of Sustainability specifies the competencies required for employment in job roles related to assisting organisations to improve sustainability and to meet their obligations under sustainability related regulatory arrangements, government or similar incentives, or other initiatives that apply to their operations.
Employment outcomes related to this qualification may include specialist roles, such as a sustainability manager, or the qualification can provide specialist sustainability competencies to technical, supervisory or operational employees.
This qualification provides sustainability skills that can be applied inside an organisation and its value chain. Examples include:
manufacturing enterprises
organisations in a value chain, such as:
suppliers
customers
distributors, warehouses, transport suppliers and other logistics support organisations
professional service suppliers to manufacturing, for example, legal, engineering, accounting and auditing suppliers
sustainability consulting enterprises.