Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSS024002 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Implement environmental management plans and procedures
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSS024002 - Implement environmental management plans and procedures |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the ability to apply environmental management plans and procedures to minimise the environmental impact of work activities and ensure legislative compliance. Personnel are required to identify environmental requirements in everyday work activities, issues and risks for projects and/or sites, recognise environmental incidents and apply the specified procedures or actions to control and minimise their impacts. This unit of competency is applicable to environmental technicians working in a range of industry sectors, such as environmental monitoring, sampling and field testing (e.g. air, water, soil and noise); geotechnical services; natural resource management; occupational hygiene monitoring (e.g. air, noise and radiation); groundwater and clean water; water treatment, storm and wastewater management; solid and hazardous waste management; site remediation; and resource efficiency (e.g. energy, water and waste auditing).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 site reports, including details such as observations, assessments and any actions taken review of candidate’s response to simulated scenarios involving, for example, complaints, cultural heritage finds, potential environmental issues and incidents feedback from supervisor about the candidate’s ability to implement environmental management plans and procedures; work safely; respond effectively to potential/actual environmental issues and incidents; and work efficiently either alone or in teams oral and/or written questions to assess the candidate’s understanding of common environmental technical terminology; procedures for recognising and assessing risks, actions for minimising environmental impacts for specific work activities and sites. Access is required to all instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures, and specifications associated with this unit including, but not limited to: a standard work space equipped with basic computer equipment and access to organisation’s information management system; maps, digital camera; and monitoring and sampling equipment documentation, such as site/project history, relevant workplace environmental management policies, plans, actions, procedures and checklists. 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 | Compliance |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Identify environmental management obligations |
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Element: Implement specified management plans and procedures |
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Element: Respond to potential/actual environmental issues and incidents |
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Element: Report the application of environmental plans and procedures |
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