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

MSS025030 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Assist with assessing site environmental indicators

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency MSS025030 - Assist with assessing site environmental indicators
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
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: Read and interpret existing site or locality information
  • Confirm the scope of the proposed project and details of the site or locality
  • Identify legislative, regulatory and planning requirements relevant to project
  • Access, read and interpret available information about the site or locality
  • Summarise existing data and relate them to legislative, planning and organisational requirements relevant to project
       
Element: Identify environmental indicators relevant to site or locality
  • Determine which environmental indicators and statutory environmental quality concentration limits are relevant to proposed project and requirements of site or locality
  • Identify core environmental indicators and source and collate data
  • Identify statutory environmental quality concentration limits and source and collate data
  • Identify additional site, locality or project specific environmental indicators and source and collate data
  • Identify gaps in available data and refer to supervisor for further action
       
Element: Analyse data to establish environmental condition of site or locality
  • Determine compatibility of data sets and seek advice on any issues
  • Compare compatible data with core environmental indicators, established standards, regulatory limits, and statutory environmental quality concentration limits
  • Apply environmental chemistry and biodiversity concepts and principles to estimate the environmental health of the site or locality
  • Identify significant trends in environmental data and correlations and differences with indicators
  • Make a final assessment of environmental condition of site or locality to meet project requirements
  • Report final assessment of environmental condition in required format and expected timeframe
  • Brief supervisor and stakeholders about environmental assessment process and outcomes
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Confirm the scope of the proposed project and details of the site or locality 
Identify legislative, regulatory and planning requirements relevant to project 
Access, read and interpret available information about the site or locality 
Summarise existing data and relate them to legislative, planning and organisational requirements relevant to project 
Determine which environmental indicators and statutory environmental quality concentration limits are relevant to proposed project and requirements of site or locality 
Identify core environmental indicators and source and collate data 
Identify statutory environmental quality concentration limits and source and collate data 
Identify additional site, locality or project specific environmental indicators and source and collate data 
Identify gaps in available data and refer to supervisor for further action 
Determine compatibility of data sets and seek advice on any issues 
Compare compatible data with core environmental indicators, established standards, regulatory limits, and statutory environmental quality concentration limits 
Apply environmental chemistry and biodiversity concepts and principles to estimate the environmental health of the site or locality 
Identify significant trends in environmental data and correlations and differences with indicators 
Make a final assessment of environmental condition of site or locality to meet project requirements 
Report final assessment of environmental condition in required format and expected timeframe 
Brief supervisor and stakeholders about environmental assessment process and outcomes 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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