Subjects
To be awarded the five (5) core units of competency seven (7) elective units of competency, as specified below: a minimum of three (3) units from Group A the balance of units, to a maximum of four (4), may be selected from: Group A units, not previously selected Group B units, listed below. A maximum of two (2) Group B units may be chosen from this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses, where those units are available at Diploma level and above. The core units listed below are considered to be essential for all environmental site coordinators, environmental managers and senior environmental officers. The units listed as electives may only apply to some personnel according to the size and scope of their particular enterprise and the industry sectors that they work in. Note: Units with prerequisite requirements are marked with an asterisk*. Prerequisite units must be counted in the total number of units required for achievement of the qualification. Refer to individual units for details. | ||
Core units of competency | ||
Unit code | Unit title | |
Coordinate environmental management activities | ||
Apply environmental legislation, codes and standards | ||
Provide environmental advice to clients | ||
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | ||
Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety | ||
Elective units of competency Group A | ||
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Contribute to environmental decision making | ||
Contribute to improving environmental performance | ||
Coordinate water quality management activities | * | |
Coordinate air quality management activities | * | |
Coordinate noise management activities | * | |
Coordinate site remediation or rehabilitation activities | * | |
Undertake complex environmental project work | * | |
Select, commission and maintain environmental monitoring instruments | ||
Implement and maintain the site health and safety management system | * | |
Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability | ||
Assist with applying hygiene to manage WHS risks | ||
Improve community knowledge and skills in environmental management practices | ||
Lead a workplace emergency initial response team | ||
Supervise environmental drilling operations | ||
Implement, monitor, rectify and report on contracts | ||
Group B | ||
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Develop required sustainability reports | ||
Inform and advise organisation and community representatives on sustainability issues | ||
Produce site maps | * | |
Collect and evaluate groundwater data | ||
Perform sampling and testing of soils | * | |
Monitor and evaluate noise | ||
Perform sampling and testing of air | ||
Assist with odour source assessment | ||
Assist with odour field assessment | ||
Assist with assessing and monitoring wetlands | ||
Perform sampling and testing of contaminated sites | * | |
Perform sampling and testing of stationary emissions | ||
Collect spatial and discrete environmental data | ||
Perform sampling and testing of water | ||
Collect and evaluate meteorological data | ||
Recognise common geological landforms and samples | ||
Assist with assessing and monitoring stormwater systems | ||
Undertake environmental field-based monitoring | ||
Undertake field-based, remote sensing monitoring | ||
Design and supervise complex environmental field surveys | * | |
Monitor radiation | ||
