Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MSS015002A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop strategies for more sustainable use of resources

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Issue Date: April 2024


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Unit of Competency MSS015002A - Develop strategies for more sustainable use of resources
Description This unit of competency covers identifying strategies for more sustainable uses of resources. The unit includes the identification of waste as defined in lean manufacturing (muda) as part of a strategy for achieving better sustainability outcomes in a process as well as quantifying theoretical and actual resource (including energy) consumption.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies inside organisations and their value chains and specifically applies to the use of resources as part of an overall response to improving sustainability. The unit 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 unit assumes that a decision to attempt to achieve more sustainable use of resources has already been made. The unit covers the skills needed for developing a strategic approach to resource use at the organisation or value chain level. The unit does not cover the technical skills required to implement specific initiatives that may be identified as part of the strategic plan. However, there is a requirement to present and organise data. The complexity of this requirement will vary according to the type and scale of the organisation’s processes. Where required, appropriate mathematics and statistics units should be selected from the MEM05 Metal and Engineering Training Package or other appropriate Training Package.Where the carbon footprint (or water footprint or similar) of an enterprise or value chain is known, the unit can be applied to developing strategies for the reduction of that footprint. 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.For specific techniques covering the auditing of water, energy, emissions and transport, refer to relevant sustainability audit units.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
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
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Quantify resource consumption
  • Identify all significant resources used by process
  • Identify consumption measurements available for each resource
  • Determine consumption for each resource
       
Element: Quantify resource loss
  • Determine theoretical consumption of each resource
  • Compare theoretical consumption with actual consumption
  • Determine loss (emission) for each resource
       
Element: Recommend strategies for reducing waste
  • Short-list high emission process steps
  • Analyse process to identify emission steps or locations
  • Determine root cause of emission
  • Investigate methods for reducing emission
  • Develop strategies and recommendations for improvement
       
Element: Prepare resources use audit report
  • Identify purpose of report and key stakeholders
  • Compile data, implications and recommendations
  • Consult with stakeholders as appropriate
  • Draft and present report
       


Evidence Required

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Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to identify and quantify resources and waste in a process, recommend strategies to reduce waste and prepare a report with recommendations.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts. Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include:

quantifying significant resource consumption and emission using materials balancing

identifying and consulting with stakeholders

developing strategies for reducing emissions

preparing and presenting a resources use report.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment.

Assessment should emphasise a workplace context and procedures found in the candidate’s workplace.

This unit of competency may be assessed with other relevant units addressing sustainability at the enterprise level or other units requiring the exercise of the skills and knowledge covered by this unit.

The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team.

Method of assessment

In all cases, practical assessment should be supported by questions to assess underpinning knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly.

Where applicable, reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity, age, gender, demographics and disability.

The language, literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required to undertake the unit of competency in a work-like environment.

Guidance information for assessment

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required knowledge includes:

the concept of muda. Muda is usually summarised under the headings of the ‘seven wastes’ which include:

overproduction

delay/waiting

transportation

over processing

excess inventory

unnecessary motion

defects and rework

methods of material balancing

methods of energy balancing

methods of comparing theoretical with actual resource consumption

methods for mapping manufacturing processes and resources consumed

methods of measuring actual resource usage

concept of muda and muda categories

muda reduction methods and strategies

AS/NZS ISO 14000 Environmental Management Standards

Required skills include:

calculating, manipulating and interpreting numerical data, including establishing series, means and averages, absolute and proportional material and energy usage per product or process, correlations and rates of change

analysing and conducting root cause analysis

calculating theoretical consumption of resources as the minimum amount of resources per product or process step as defined by the customer multiplied by the rate of production or process

calculating actual consumption of resources per unit (e.g. per product, operation, site or value chain)

writing technical reports

consulting with technical experts and internal and external stakeholders

Waste

Waste in this unit is used in the broader sense of ‘muda’ as used in lean manufacturing and the competitive manufacturing units of competency developed by Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA)

Emissions

Emissions means all materials which enter the process/site but which do not leave as part of the product and so includes:

known or able to be physically measured emissions of:

gases, vapours and fumes

liquids

solids

assumed emissions through material balancing

assumed emissions through energy loss, including heat, friction and other energy conversion yield losses

Theoretical consumption

Theoretical consumption of resources is the minimum amount of resources per product as defined by the customer multiplied by the rate of production

Actual consumption

Actual consumption is the amount of a resource entering the value chain

Significant resources

Significant resources includes resources which are deemed to be significant because they are:

high volume

high value

high environmental significance

important to the product or process

covered by legislation or regulation

important to the enterprise

It need not include resources which are incidental to the activity and which are not otherwise significant

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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 all significant resources used by process 
Identify consumption measurements available for each resource 
Determine consumption for each resource 
Determine theoretical consumption of each resource 
Compare theoretical consumption with actual consumption 
Determine loss (emission) for each resource 
Short-list high emission process steps 
Analyse process to identify emission steps or locations 
Determine root cause of emission 
Investigate methods for reducing emission 
Develop strategies and recommendations for improvement 
Identify purpose of report and key stakeholders 
Compile data, implications and recommendations 
Consult with stakeholders as appropriate 
Draft and present report 

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