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MSS015005 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop required sustainability reports

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MSS015005 - Develop required sustainability reports
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency covers drafting reports required to meet regulatory or other sustainability reporting requirements. The reports may require the inclusion or interpretation of technical data. It includes the development of formats or internal reporting templates to meet the public reporting needs of the organisation.This unit applies to the development, production and oversight of sustainability reports for an organisation or part of an organisation. The reports may be required for regulatory, Board, employee, shareholder or community reporting purposes. Reports may be completed by an individual or be prepared by a team. Where team preparation is involved this unit supplies the skills for coordinating the report production.Reports covered by this unit may relate to all aspects of an organisation’s sustainability or may focus on particular aspects, such as carbon footprint, waste generation and control, environmental, ecological and community impacts. The complexity of the presentation and organisation of data will vary according to the reports required and type and scale of the organisation’s processes. A manager or technical specialist who had a major responsibility for sustainability as part of a broader work role would typically undertake this, or sustainability may be their primary work responsibility. The manager or technical specialist may undertake this alone or as part of a team.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements 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.

The unit should be assessed holistically and the judgement of competence shall be based on a holistic assessment of the evidence.

The collection of performance evidence is best done from a report and/or folio of evidence drawn from:

a single project which provides sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria

multiple smaller projects which together provide sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria.

A third party report, or similar, may be needed to testify to the work done by the individual, particularly when the project has been done as part of a project team.

Assessment should use a real project where a sustainability report is developed for an operational workplace.

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).

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.

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.

Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately.

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 competency 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 an organisation providing relevant environmental monitoring, management or technology services about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Sustainable operations
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: Determine requirements of sustainability report
  • Establish purpose of report.
  • Determine compliance requirements of report.
  • Identify any commercial requirements which may be impacted by these requirements.
  • Determine benefits which may be obtained from report for the organisation.
       
Element: Locate data sources and processes needed to generate required information
  • Identify sources of data currently available within the organisation.
  • Identify external sources of data required.
  • Identify any data gaps and develop strategies for obtaining required data.
  • Obtain necessary authority to access external data sources, as required.
  • Negotiate with relevant stakeholders to obtain necessary data which is not currently available.
       
Element: Develop templates, protocols and procedures needed for report
  • Develop data collection and information reporting templates and procedures.
  • Implement systems and procedures for obtaining required information from collected data.
  • Develop templates and protocols for required report sections and appendices.
  • Ensure other report contributors have the required competencies and resources to draft their input.
  • Agree on timelines for preparation of report components.
       
Element: Compile required report
  • Monitor the development of report components.
  • Take action to ensure timely completion of components to requirements.
  • Assemble components into report.
  • Complete report.
  • Review and adjust completed report, as required.
       


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.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Determine requirements of sustainability report

1.1

Establish purpose of report.

1.2

Determine compliance requirements of report.

1.3

Identify any commercial requirements which may be impacted by these requirements.

1.4

Determine benefits which may be obtained from report for the organisation.

2

Locate data sources and processes needed to generate required information

2.1

Identify sources of data currently available within the organisation.

2.2

Identify external sources of data required.

2.3

Identify any data gaps and develop strategies for obtaining required data.

2.4

Obtain necessary authority to access external data sources, as required.

2.5

Negotiate with relevant stakeholders to obtain necessary data which is not currently available.

3

Develop templates, protocols and procedures needed for report

3.1

Develop data collection and information reporting templates and procedures.

3.2

Implement systems and procedures for obtaining required information from collected data.

3.3

Develop templates and protocols for required report sections and appendices.

3.4

Ensure other report contributors have the required competencies and resources to draft their input.

3.5

Agree on timelines for preparation of report components.

4

Compile required report

4.1

Monitor the development of report components.

4.2

Take action to ensure timely completion of components to requirements.

4.3

Assemble components into report.

4.4

Complete report.

4.5

Review and adjust completed report, as required.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include the ability, for one or more reports, to:

accurately identify compliance and commercial aspects of the report

ensure information collection and processing are appropriate for scope of required report

produce report to required format and timeline.

Must provide evidence that demonstrates sufficient knowledge to interact with relevant personnel and be able to draft/develop sustainability reports including knowledge of:

sustainability related regulatory and other compliance reporting requirements

commercial reporting requirements

possible organisational benefits from sustainability reporting

internal and external data sources

organisational protocols and procedures for obtaining and using data

data manipulation and interpretation

project planning and control

editing and reviewing of report inputs by others

AS/NZS ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards (or its authorised replacement or other relevant standard).

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:

(add new lines for each of the assessment tasks)

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.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Determine requirements of sustainability report

1.1

Establish purpose of report.

1.2

Determine compliance requirements of report.

1.3

Identify any commercial requirements which may be impacted by these requirements.

1.4

Determine benefits which may be obtained from report for the organisation.

2

Locate data sources and processes needed to generate required information

2.1

Identify sources of data currently available within the organisation.

2.2

Identify external sources of data required.

2.3

Identify any data gaps and develop strategies for obtaining required data.

2.4

Obtain necessary authority to access external data sources, as required.

2.5

Negotiate with relevant stakeholders to obtain necessary data which is not currently available.

3

Develop templates, protocols and procedures needed for report

3.1

Develop data collection and information reporting templates and procedures.

3.2

Implement systems and procedures for obtaining required information from collected data.

3.3

Develop templates and protocols for required report sections and appendices.

3.4

Ensure other report contributors have the required competencies and resources to draft their input.

3.5

Agree on timelines for preparation of report components.

4

Compile required report

4.1

Monitor the development of report components.

4.2

Take action to ensure timely completion of components to requirements.

4.3

Assemble components into report.

4.4

Complete report.

4.5

Review and adjust completed report, as required.

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Compliance requirements include one or more of

regulatory requirements (e.g. energy efficiency, hazardous waste, National Pollutant Inventory (NPI), emissions and carbon)

state/federal environment departments

local government

energy/water authorities

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

AS/NZS ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards (or its authorised replacement or other relevant standard)

other regulatory bodies.

Commercial reporting requirements include reports required by, or for one or more of

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Board of Directors

shareholders

lending and insurance organisations

employees

community groups.

Sustainability impact includes one or more of

resource footprint (e.g. water, carbon and carbon equivalent) of product and process

current and future availability of raw materials

current and future availability of energy

waste generation and disposal

efficiency of process

the extent to which the production process and product affects the environment

relationship with the local and broader community

extent of regulatory oversight and cost of compliance.

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
Establish purpose of report. 
Determine compliance requirements of report. 
Identify any commercial requirements which may be impacted by these requirements. 
Determine benefits which may be obtained from report for the organisation. 
Identify sources of data currently available within the organisation. 
Identify external sources of data required. 
Identify any data gaps and develop strategies for obtaining required data. 
Obtain necessary authority to access external data sources, as required. 
Negotiate with relevant stakeholders to obtain necessary data which is not currently available. 
Develop data collection and information reporting templates and procedures. 
Implement systems and procedures for obtaining required information from collected data. 
Develop templates and protocols for required report sections and appendices. 
Ensure other report contributors have the required competencies and resources to draft their input. 
Agree on timelines for preparation of report components. 
Monitor the development of report components. 
Take action to ensure timely completion of components to requirements. 
Assemble components into report. 
Complete report. 
Review and adjust completed report, as required. 

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