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

NWPTRT004 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop and manage a water treatment plan

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency NWPTRT004 - Develop and manage a water treatment plan
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to develop and manage a water treatment plan.It includes monitoring, operating and maintaining water treatment and reviewing and reporting on the water treatment plan. It also includes evaluating maintenance budgets, assessing environmental factors, managing resources, investigating breaches of usage provisions and analysing testing results.This unit applies to leaders with responsibility for the management of the water treatment process. Those undertaking this unit would work autonomously, leading staff, while performing sophisticated tasks in a range of familiar contexts.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.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Treatment.
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: Plan for water treatment
  • Identify, interpret and synthesise historic water collection system information relevant to the management process
       
Element: Identify and analyse water quality and quantity requirements according to relevant legislation, industry regulations, industry standards and workplace procedures
       
Element: Identify and assess process capability and performance design according to specifications
       
Element: Identify hazards, assess risks and implement control measures according to workplace procedures
       
Element: Identify and interpret issues impacting the catchment and treatment of water
       
Element: Identify and interpret stakeholder requirements impacting on the treatment processes
       
Element: Identify and assess environmental factors impacting the treatment of water
       
Element: Confirm performance measures for the water treatment plan
       
Element: Identify and define available resources against wastewater specifications
       
Element: Develop water treatment plan
  • Apply system specification requirements for water treatment planning according to regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
       
Element: Assess public health, environmental and community factors impacting the water treatment system
       
Element: Analyse performance data and incorporate into plan development
       
Element: Design and implement monitoring and testing programs according to the objectives of the water treatment plan
       
Element: Develop and document a plan for managing water treatment
       
Element: Implement water treatment plan
  • Provide advice and guidance to plan users and stakeholders according to relevant legislation, regulations, industry standards and workplace procedures
       
Element: Manage resources to achieve objectives of the water treatment plan
       
Element: Operate the system according to the water treatment plan, legislation, regulations and industry standards
       
Element: Monitor and evaluate water treatment
  • Monitor treatment process resource usage according to the water treatment plan
       
Element: Implement emergency action plans according to the water treatment plan
       
Element: Identify, report and recommend opportunities for improving process performance according to the water treatment plan
       
Element: Analyse and interpret monitoring and testing results and report according to regulatory regulations, industry standards and workplace procedures
       
Element: Investigate breaches of usage provisions or discharge provisions and report results and recommendations according to regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
       
Element: Identify and evaluate changes to the water treatment plan as a result of changes in legislation, regulations, industry standards and stakeholder requirements
       
Element: Modify and implement the water treatment plan, incorporating accepted recommendations
       
Element: Evaluate maintenance budgets, activity programs and output target measures and identify, investigate and report deviations from target
       
Element: Identify and record links between operational problems and maintenance activities
       
Element: Review and refine plan
  • Review objectives of water treatment and implementation plans
       
Element: Make recommendations for changes to plan objectives and operational and maintenance procedures
       
Element: Implement outcomes from audits and internal reviews
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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
Identify, interpret and synthesise historic water collection system information relevant to the management process 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Apply system specification requirements for water treatment planning according to regulatory requirements and workplace procedures 
 
 
 
 
Provide advice and guidance to plan users and stakeholders according to relevant legislation, regulations, industry standards and workplace procedures 
 
 
Monitor treatment process resource usage according to the water treatment plan 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Review objectives of water treatment and implementation plans 
 
 

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