Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSL976002 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Prepare plans and quality assurance procedures for environmental field activities
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSL976002 - Prepare plans and quality assurance procedures for environmental field activities |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the ability to use a systematic planning process to develop plans and quality assurance procedures covering multiple environmental field monitoring or survey activities for a wide range of environmental systems. The unit covers both defining the purpose of the environmental field activities and establishing their overall requirements. These requirements will involve the collection of appropriate data, the monitoring/survey methodologies to be used, and the design and documentation of a final overall implementation plan that includes budget, training and resource requirements. This unit of competency does not cover the development of monitoring or survey protocols.This unit of competency is applicable to laboratory supervisors and managers working in the environmental industry sector. All operations must comply with relevant standards, appropriate procedures and/or workplace requirements.While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, laboratory operations are governed by relevant legislation, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements. Local requirements should be checked. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Judgment of competence must be based on holistic assessment of the evidence. Assessment methods must confirm consistency of performance over time, rather than a single assessment event. This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment. A simulated workplace environment must reflect realistic operational workplace conditions that cover all aspects of workplace performance, including the environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills. Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate. Knowledge evidence may be collected concurrently with performance evidence or through an independent process, such as workbooks, written assessments or interviews (provided a record is kept in each case). This unit of competency may be assessed with: MSL916002 Manage and develop teams MSL916005 Manage complex projects Holistic assessment methods include: review of monitoring and survey plans, quality assurance procedures, field implementation plan and budget prepared by the candidate feedback from stakeholders that their input was sought and considered by the candidate feedback from staff and supervisors that plans were clear, comprehensive and able to be implemented effectively and that any training was effective oral and written questions to assess required knowledge of statutory and workplace requirements for field activities, relevant policies, procedures, protocols and codes of practice review of the candidate’s responses to simulation exercises, such as management of risks, constraints and resources observation of the candidate explaining details of plans and field activities to staff and/or conducting training. Access is required to instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures and specifications associated with this unit, including, but not limited to: legislation, regulations, policies, codes of practice, workplace procedures and field protocols resources required for field activities. Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator. The assessor must demonstrate both technical competence and currency. Technical competence can be demonstrated through: relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment AND/OR relevant workplace experience. Currency can be demonstrated through: performing the competency being assessed as part of current employment OR having consulted with a laboratory about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months. |
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Competency Field | Testing |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Establish the overall requirements of the field activities |
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Element: Scope all requirements to collect appropriate data under field conditions |
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Element: Select and adapt field protocols covering the field activities |
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Element: Design and document a detailed implementation plan |
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Element: Prepare a financial budget and staff training and work programs |
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