Application
This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required for managers in water organisations with responsibility for the management of the wastewater treatment process.
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1Plan and prepare for wastewater treatment. | 1.1 Identify and interpret wastewater treatment plant management requirements including legislative and enterprise policies. 1.2 Access, review and interpret historic information relevant to the treatment of wastewater. 1.3 Identify and interpret issues that impact on the treatment of wastewater. 1.4 Identify and interpret stakeholder and customer requirements that impact on the discharge environment. 1.5 Identify and interpret wastewater catchment impacts. |
2Develop a wastewater treatment management plan. | 2.1 Identify and interpret wastewater quality and quantity requirements according to legislative and enterprise requirements. 2.2 Identify and assess environmental factors that impact on the treatment of wastewater. 2.3 Identify and assess testing and monitoring processes and incorporate into the plan's development. 2.4 Monitor information that impacts on the planning process according to enterprise procedures. 2.5 Identify, quantify and define available resources. 2.6 Prepare and present the wastewater treatment management plan. |
3Review and refine wastewater treatment management plan. | 3.1 Identify deviations from the management plan. 3.2 Identify and evaluate system changes to meet the requirements of the treatment management plan. 3.3 Identify and evaluate changes to the management plan required due to legislative, organisational, community and stakeholder requirements. 3.4 Report and recommend changes to the management plan according to legislative and organisational requirements. 3.5 Incorporate accepted recommendations into the updated and modified wastewater treatment management plan. 3.6 Implement changes to the management plan. |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required skills: communicate effectively plan effectively prepare reports interpret and apply legislation and policies coordinate measuring and testing activities use mathematical and scientific techniques to interpret test results conduct investigations assess environmental impacts use data to inform planning processes coordinate operations and maintenance activities |
Required knowledge: relevant legislation relevant enterprise policies range of appropriate measuring and testing procedures investigation procedures customer expectations and requirements enterprise financial systems and key performance indicators environmental legislation occupational health and safety legislation |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The candidate should demonstrate the ability to develop and monitor policies and plans for the treatment of wastewater including: gathering, interpreting and synthesising information (including historical system data, current legislation and standards, stakeholder views and monitoring results) to underpin the sound development of the wastewater treatment management plan consulting widely and effectively developing effective wastewater treatment management plans that address the water organisation's objectives and requirements using data from monitoring arrangements to track the performance of the wastewater treatment management plan and inform the review of the plan preparing reports and recommendations for changes to the objectives of the management plan and its implementation |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Access to the workplace and resources including: documentation that should normally be available in a water industry organisation relevant codes, standards, and government regulations Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities. Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Validity and sufficiency of evidence requires that: competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice a decision of competence should only be made when the assessor has complete confidence in the person's competence over time and in various contexts all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct, indirect and supplementary evidence where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (RCC/RPL), the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time assessment can be through simulated project-based activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge. Questioning will be undertaken in a manner appropriate to the skill levels of the operator, any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and reflecting the requirements of the competency and the work being performed. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. | |
Legislative requirements may include: | relevant federal legislation relevant state or territory legislation relevant local government by-laws Australian Standards |
Customer may include: | individual consumers regulators suppliers government community or specific enterprises industry |
Environmental factors that impact on the treatment process may include: | flora fauna organic and inorganic chemicals sediment impacts in discharge environment nutrients oils and greases pesticides trade waste community activities and attitudes natural events (e.g. floods, fires) industry activities and attitudes micro-organisms odour dispersion |
Testing may include but not be limited by: | physical analysis of wastewater: pH conductivity suspended solids chemical analysis of wastewater: chlorine nutrients chemical oxygen demand heavy metals microbiological analyses: coliforms plate counts algae identification and counts physical measures: power chemicals wastewater flows sludge volumes mechanical testing: vibration noise temperature |
Monitoring may include: | process control monitoring mechanical and electrical maintenance schedules mechanical and electrical equipment condition licensing requirements legislative requirements chemical, physical, biological and microbiological quality |
Sectors
Not applicable.
Competency Field
Treatment.
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
Not applicable.