Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSS015001A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Measure and report carbon footprint
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSS015001A - Measure and report carbon footprint |
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Description | This unit of competency covers determining the carbon footprint of a product or product class across the value chain. It includes determining the carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent tonnes and the point of obligation for reporting purposes.It also includes calculating the embodied carbon of a product. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit applies to the measuring of the carbon footprint along a value chain or portion of a value chain which may be internal or external to the enterprise. The requirement to measure the carbon footprint could occur as part of an enterprise’s regulatory obligation, market or social response or for other purposes. It would typically be undertaken by a manager or technical specialist who had a major responsibility for sustainability as part of a broader work role, or sustainability may be their primary work responsibility.Skills covered by this unit may be applied individually or in a team context. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | Not applicable. | ||
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 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Map carbon sources and sinks along the value chain |
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Element: Determine nature and source for carbon emissions |
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Element: Quantify carbon |
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Element: Recommend strategies for reducing carbon footprint |
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Element: Report carbon footprint |
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