Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSS027001 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Coordinate environmental management activities
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSS027001 - Coordinate environmental management activities |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the ability to coordinate environmental management activities at a site, or within a project, to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, permits and/or licences. Personnel are required to interpret and explain environmental management policies, plans and procedures to other personnel and apply them to a wide range of activities. This includes recognising potential/actual environmental impacts of current and planned work/recreational activities, implementing and monitoring appropriate preventative and corrective actions to minimise harm to the environment, coordinating response to incidents, liaising with the site personnel and stakeholders, and providing site/project reports. Personnel work under the supervision of an environmental scientist or engineer, site manager or workplace environmental manager.This unit of competency is applicable to environmental site coordinators, environmental managers and senior environmental officers working in all industry sectors. Note that the term ‘manager’ is used to refer to management of a function, project and/or program and does not necessarily imply line management. While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, environmental monitoring and management activities are governed by relevant legislation, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements. Local requirements should be checked. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Judgement of competence must be based on holistic assessment of the evidence. Assessment methods must confirm consistency of performance over time, rather than a single assessment event. This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace, or a simulated workplace environment. A simulated workplace environment must reflect realistic operational workplace conditions that cover all aspects of workplace performance, including the environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills. Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate. Knowledge evidence may be collected concurrently with performance evidence or through an independent process such as workbooks, written assessments or interviews (provided a record is kept in each case). Holistic assessment methods include: review of environmental monitoring results, records and reports generated by the candidate review of environmental information and/or training materials developed by the candidate feedback from peers, managers and/or stakeholder representatives that the candidate is able to safely coordinate environmental management activities for site/project and provide reliable environmental performance reports/briefings at agreed times oral and/or written questions to assess the candidate’s understanding of environmental management terms and principles, legislative/regulatory requirements, risk assessment, common examples of non-compliance and management actions, recording and reporting requirements analysis of case studies/simulations/reports of relevant environmental management issues and incidents. Access is required to all instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures and specifications associated with this unit including, but not limited to: site/project history relevant legislation, codes, standards, workplace environmental management policies, plans, actions, procedures and checklists physical resources required for coordination activities, such as maps, laptop computer, digital camera, and monitoring and sampling equipment. Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator. The assessor must demonstrate both technical competency and currency. Technical competence can be demonstrated through: relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment AND/OR relevant workplace experience Currency can be demonstrated through: performing the competency being assessed as part of current employment OR having consulted with an organisation providing relevant environmental monitoring, management or technology services about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months. |
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Competency Field | Management |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Confirm environmental management responsibilities |
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Element: Develop and maintain positive relations with site personnel and stakeholders |
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Element: Provide environmental management information and training |
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Element: Assess environmental impacts and risks |
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Element: Ensure environmental monitoring and management plans are implemented |
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Element: Respond to environmental non-conformances and incidents |
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Element: Keep management informed about environmental performance |
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Element: Maintain environmental records |
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