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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Define the intended sustainability improvement project
  2. Quantify expected benefits from the project
  3. Determine costs required to implement project
  4. Prepare a proposal justifying project

Range Statement

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.

Expected benefit may be benefit against one or more of

business

ecological

social

sustainability goals.

Capital improvements covers all of

the purchase, installation, construction and commissioning of new equipment

alterations to existing equipment designed to improve the sustainability of the organisation’s operations and which will be classed as capital in the organisation’s balance sheet.

Production improvements include one or more of

work re-organisation

eliminating or changing operating steps

use of different materials, components or supplies

changing equipment and process conditions.

Maintenance related improvements include an increase in one or more of

condition monitoring

maintenance frequency

efficiency and sustainability of operating equipment.

Personnel costs include costs related to one or more of

recruiting new staff

retrenchments

training and retraining

use of contract labour.

Time-related costs include one or more of

time value of money

maintenance of new plant as part of the project.

Performance Evidence

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 the whole or part of an organisation or the whole or part of the value chain, to:

identify sustainability goals and relate these goals to current and future states

determine costs of sustainability related improvements across an organisation’s operation or value chain

make return on investment (ROI) calculations

prepare project proposals that clearly define and quantify costs and benefits and present a cogent and valid argument for proceeding with the project (or otherwise).

Knowledge Evidence

Must provide evidence that demonstrates sufficient knowledge to interact with relevant personnel and be able to develop an appropriate business case including knowledge of:

characteristics of good project purposes and goals

regulatory environment and requirements for sustainability related project, including health, safety and environment (HSE) aspects

concept of capital versus operational improvements

characteristics of good critical success factors and key performance indicators

internal and external data sources

project costing methods for capital, personnel, financial and time related costs

methods of quantifying project benefits

ROl calculations

cost-benefit calculation

relevant accounting conventions and requirements and the alternative lean view, where appropriate

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