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AHCWRK405 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCWRK405 - Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to effectively analyse the workplace in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices and to implement improvements and monitor their effectiveness.This unit applies to individuals who take responsibility for their own work and for the quality of the work of others within known parameters. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage
  • Identify environmental regulations applying to the enterprise
  • Analyse procedures for assessing compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations
  • Collect information on environmental and resource efficiency systems and procedures, and provide to the work group where appropriate
  • Collect, analyse and organise information from a range of sources to provide information, advice, tools and resources for improvement opportunities
  • Measure and document current resource usage of members of the work group
  • Analyse and document current purchasing strategies
  • Analyse current work processes to access information and data to assist in identifying areas for improvement
  • Follow enterprise work health and safety policies
       
Element: Set targets for improvements
  • Seek input from stakeholders, key personnel and specialists
  • Access external sources of information and data as required
  • Determine alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues
  • Set efficiency targets
       
Element: Implement performance improvement strategies
  • Source and use appropriate techniques and tools to assist in achieving efficiency targets
  • Apply continuous improvement strategies to own work area of responsibility, including ideas and possible solutions to communicate to the work group and management
  • Implement and integrate environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans for own work group with other operational activities
  • Supervise and support team members to identify possible areas for improved practices and resource efficiency in work area
  • Seek suggestions and ideas about environmental and resource efficiency management from stakeholders and act upon where appropriate
  • Implement costing strategies to fully value environmental assets
  • Implement efficient supply chain procedures
       
Element: Monitor performance
  • Use and develop evaluation and monitoring, tools and technology
  • Document and communicate outcomes to report on efficiency targets to key personnel and stakeholders
  • Analyse strategies and improvement plans
  • Set new efficiency targets, and investigate and apply new tools and strategies
  • Promote successful strategies and reward participants where possible
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage

1.1 Identify environmental regulations applying to the enterprise

1.2 Analyse procedures for assessing compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations

1.3 Collect information on environmental and resource efficiency systems and procedures, and provide to the work group where appropriate

1.4 Collect, analyse and organise information from a range of sources to provide information, advice, tools and resources for improvement opportunities

1.5 Measure and document current resource usage of members of the work group

1.6 Analyse and document current purchasing strategies

1.7 Analyse current work processes to access information and data to assist in identifying areas for improvement

1.8 Follow enterprise work health and safety policies

2. Set targets for improvements

2.1 Seek input from stakeholders, key personnel and specialists

2.2 Access external sources of information and data as required

2.3 Determine alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues

2.4 Set efficiency targets

3. Implement performance improvement strategies

3.1 Source and use appropriate techniques and tools to assist in achieving efficiency targets

3.2 Apply continuous improvement strategies to own work area of responsibility, including ideas and possible solutions to communicate to the work group and management

3.3 Implement and integrate environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans for own work group with other operational activities

3.4 Supervise and support team members to identify possible areas for improved practices and resource efficiency in work area

3.5 Seek suggestions and ideas about environmental and resource efficiency management from stakeholders and act upon where appropriate

3.6 Implement costing strategies to fully value environmental assets

3.7 Implement efficient supply chain procedures

4. Monitor performance

4.1 Use and develop evaluation and monitoring, tools and technology

4.2 Document and communicate outcomes to report on efficiency targets to key personnel and stakeholders

4.3 Analyse strategies and improvement plans

4.4 Set new efficiency targets, and investigate and apply new tools and strategies

4.5 Promote successful strategies and reward participants where possible

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify the environmental regulations applicable to the enterprise

analyse information on environmental and resource efficiency systems and explain it to the work group

measure and document current resource use

analyse current work processes to identify areas for improvement

set targets for improvement

implement environmental improvement plans for own work group

develop and use evaluation and monitoring tools

apply supervisory skills to work effectively with a team

use industry standard terminology.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

relevant compliance requirements in own area of work

hazards and risks associated with work area

environmental and energy efficiency issues, systems and procedures specific to industry practice

external benchmarks and support for particular benchmarks to be used within enterprise, including approaches to improving resource use for work area and expected outcomes

work health and safety issues and requirements

organisational structure and reporting channels and procedures

quality assurance systems relevant to own work area

strategies to maximise opportunities and to minimise impact relevant to own work area

supply chain procedures

terms and conditions of employment including policies and procedures, such as daily tasks, work area responsibilities, employee, supervisor and employer rights, equal opportunity.


Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage

1.1 Identify environmental regulations applying to the enterprise

1.2 Analyse procedures for assessing compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations

1.3 Collect information on environmental and resource efficiency systems and procedures, and provide to the work group where appropriate

1.4 Collect, analyse and organise information from a range of sources to provide information, advice, tools and resources for improvement opportunities

1.5 Measure and document current resource usage of members of the work group

1.6 Analyse and document current purchasing strategies

1.7 Analyse current work processes to access information and data to assist in identifying areas for improvement

1.8 Follow enterprise work health and safety policies

2. Set targets for improvements

2.1 Seek input from stakeholders, key personnel and specialists

2.2 Access external sources of information and data as required

2.3 Determine alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues

2.4 Set efficiency targets

3. Implement performance improvement strategies

3.1 Source and use appropriate techniques and tools to assist in achieving efficiency targets

3.2 Apply continuous improvement strategies to own work area of responsibility, including ideas and possible solutions to communicate to the work group and management

3.3 Implement and integrate environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans for own work group with other operational activities

3.4 Supervise and support team members to identify possible areas for improved practices and resource efficiency in work area

3.5 Seek suggestions and ideas about environmental and resource efficiency management from stakeholders and act upon where appropriate

3.6 Implement costing strategies to fully value environmental assets

3.7 Implement efficient supply chain procedures

4. Monitor performance

4.1 Use and develop evaluation and monitoring, tools and technology

4.2 Document and communicate outcomes to report on efficiency targets to key personnel and stakeholders

4.3 Analyse strategies and improvement plans

4.4 Set new efficiency targets, and investigate and apply new tools and strategies

4.5 Promote successful strategies and reward participants where possible

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify environmental regulations applying to the enterprise 
Analyse procedures for assessing compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations 
Collect information on environmental and resource efficiency systems and procedures, and provide to the work group where appropriate 
Collect, analyse and organise information from a range of sources to provide information, advice, tools and resources for improvement opportunities 
Measure and document current resource usage of members of the work group 
Analyse and document current purchasing strategies 
Analyse current work processes to access information and data to assist in identifying areas for improvement 
Follow enterprise work health and safety policies 
Seek input from stakeholders, key personnel and specialists 
Access external sources of information and data as required 
Determine alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues 
Set efficiency targets 
Source and use appropriate techniques and tools to assist in achieving efficiency targets 
Apply continuous improvement strategies to own work area of responsibility, including ideas and possible solutions to communicate to the work group and management 
Implement and integrate environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans for own work group with other operational activities 
Supervise and support team members to identify possible areas for improved practices and resource efficiency in work area 
Seek suggestions and ideas about environmental and resource efficiency management from stakeholders and act upon where appropriate 
Implement costing strategies to fully value environmental assets 
Implement efficient supply chain procedures 
Use and develop evaluation and monitoring, tools and technology 
Document and communicate outcomes to report on efficiency targets to key personnel and stakeholders 
Analyse strategies and improvement plans 
Set new efficiency targets, and investigate and apply new tools and strategies 
Promote successful strategies and reward participants where possible 

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