Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSS024001 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Work and communicate effectively as an environmental technician
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSS024001 - Work and communicate effectively as an environmental technician |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the induction of an environmental technician into an organisation. It includes working effectively within Australia’s framework for environmental management and the culture of the organisation, safely performing environmental technical services, and interacting effectively with a diverse range of people in many industry and community settings.This unit of competency is applicable to environmental technicians working in a range of industry sectors, such as environmental services (e.g. sampling and monitoring of air quality, water, soil and noise); environmental compliance, auditing and inspection; groundwater and clean water; water treatment, storm and wastewater management; solid and hazardous waste management, and site remediation; management of contaminated sites; geotechnical services and civil engineering; and natural resource management.While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, environmental monitoring and management activities 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. Judgement 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). Holistic assessment methods include: review of candidate’s work logbook and/or examples of candidate’s work outputs against relevant industry standards and workplace requirements feedback from supervisor about the candidate’s ability to comply with workplace policies and procedures, work safely, provide work outputs using available resources and within the agreed timeframe, and work efficiently either alone or in teams oral and/or written questions to assess the candidate’s knowledge of the environmental industry context, common environmental technical terminology, workplace procedures/methods covering environmental technical services and use of equipment and materials. Access is required to all instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures, and specifications associated with this unit, including, but not limited to: a standard laboratory/workshop equipped with basic equipment, common measuring instruments and materials documentation, such as organisational charts and flow diagrams, standard test methods, sampling/monitoring/survey methods, user and equipment manuals, safety data sheets (SDS) and safe work practices; employment, training and career information. 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. |
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Competency Field | Induction |
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: Work within Australia’s environmental management framework |
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Element: Work within organisation’s structure and culture |
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Element: Work in accordance with organisation’s agreements and legislative requirements |
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Element: Provide environmental technical services |
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Element: Organise daily work efficiently |
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Element: Communicate/liaise effectively with customers, contractors and stakeholders |
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Element: Accept responsibility for quality of own work |
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Element: Identify own learning needs |
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