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

BSBSUS511 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency BSBSUS511 - Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement workplace sustainability policies and to modify the policy to suit changed circumstances.The unit applies to individuals with managerial responsibilities who undertake work developing approaches to create, monitor and improve strategies and policies within workplaces. These individuals also engage with a range of relevant stakeholders and specialists. 'Sustainability' in this unit refers to a broad approach that focuses on the minimisation of an organisation’s social, economic and environmental impact, as well as proactive value creation in these areas.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.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

corporate sustainability legislation, regulations, standards and codes

organisational documentation on sustainability and sustainable practices.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
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: Prepare workplace sustainability policies
  • Establish scope and objectives of workplace sustainability policies
  • Gather information for development of sustainability policies
  • Analyse information and consultation insights
  • Develop and document sustainability policies according to organisational processes
  • Incorporate implementation and continuous improvement processes into sustainability policies
       
Element: Implement workplace sustainability policies
  • Present workplace sustainability policies and implementation processes to key stakeholders
  • Identify and source resources required to implement sustainability policies
  • Support implementation of workplace sustainability policies
  • Track continuous improvements in sustainability approaches using recording systems
       
Element: Review implementation of workplace sustainability policies
  • Document outcomes and provide feedback to key personnel and stakeholders
  • Identify trends requiring remedial action to promote continuous improvement of performance
  • Modify sustainability policies to incorporate improvements
       


Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

develop and implement workplace policies and procedures for sustainability on at least one occasion, including:

implementing sustainability policy and procedures into wider organisational policies and procedures

consulting and communicating with relevant stakeholders to generate engagement with sustainability policy development, implementation and continuous improvement.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

Australian and international standards relating to corporate sustainability

environmental and sustainability legislation, regulations and codes of practice applicable to organisation

internal and external sources of information and their use in planning and developing organisational sustainability policies and procedures

elements required for the development of organisational sustainability policies and processes including:

agreed outcomes of the policy and procedures

policy timeframes and costs

performance indicators

activities to be undertaken

assigned responsibilities

record keeping, review and improvement processes

common sustainability issues with organisational systems and procedures

typical barriers to implementing policies and procedures in an organisation and possible strategies to address them.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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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
Establish scope and objectives of workplace sustainability policies 
Gather information for development of sustainability policies 
Analyse information and consultation insights 
Develop and document sustainability policies according to organisational processes 
Incorporate implementation and continuous improvement processes into sustainability policies 
Present workplace sustainability policies and implementation processes to key stakeholders 
Identify and source resources required to implement sustainability policies 
Support implementation of workplace sustainability policies 
Track continuous improvements in sustainability approaches using recording systems 
Document outcomes and provide feedback to key personnel and stakeholders 
Identify trends requiring remedial action to promote continuous improvement of performance 
Modify sustainability policies to incorporate improvements 

Forms

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