Required skills

Required skills include

researching and interpreting complex information

usingadapting strategic planning processes

analysing the impact of strategic plans on all parts of the organisation including operations staffing and supply chain

communicating with a range of stakeholders

developing reports and recommendations

interpreting legislativeregulatory requirements

managing risk

managing change

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes

social sustainability issues practices and approaches in the organisation and its value chain that may provide strategic opportunities for the business such as

human rights and community issues in the supply chain such as child labour exploitation of labour access to decent work supply and quality of food and water and access to education

cultural diversity and heritage

the impact of environmental issues on peoples health and lifestyle

redesign of products andor services

supporting and actualising innovations

social license to operate

corporate social responsibility

creating shared value

shared ownership models

social purpose

social enterprises

conscious capitalism

social benefit bonds

stakeholders and their roles in the organisation

strategic planning processes

managing risk

managing change

legislativeregulatory requirements that have social sustainability implications such as

Competition and Consumer Act

Commonwealth and stateterritory antidiscrimination legislation

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act

Stateterritory and local government planning legislation

voluntary codes and standards that have social sustainability implications such as

Global Reporting Initiative GRI

ISO Guidance on social responsibility

industry codes principles and covenants

international covenants and agreements such as United Nations UN declarations and trade agreements

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to engage stakeholders in developing a social sustainability strategy with clear purpose proposed activities and next steps

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include

researching approaches to social sustainability that are proactive

facilitating processes to develop a social sustainability strategy

evaluating the implications of the social sustainability strategy for the organisation

documenting the strategy and recommending the next steps

evaluating the strategy against criteria and identifying opportunities for improvement

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment

Assessment should emphasise a workplace context and procedures found in the candidates workplace

This unit of competency may be assessed with other relevant units addressing sustainability at the enterprise level or other units requiring the exercise of the skills and knowledge covered by this unit

The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team

Method of assessment

In all cases practical assessment should be supported by questions to assess underpinning knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly

Where applicable reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity age gender demographics and disability

The language literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required to undertake the unit of competency in a worklike environment

Purpose of social sustainability strategy

Facilitate processes

It assumes that all relevant stakeholders will be encouraged and supported to participate in the processes.

The processes will use and/or adapt strategic analysis and planning techniques, such as

Strategic opportunities

Impact on resources and systems

Progressing the strategy

Evaluation criteria

Evaluation criteria may relate to issues, such as:

Equitable participation