Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSS027011 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Select, commission and maintain environmental monitoring instruments
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSS027011 - Select, commission and maintain environmental monitoring instruments |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the ability to provide fully functioning environmental monitoring instruments to implement a workplace’s environmental management plan and monitoring programs. Personnel are required to identify the need for specific kinds of instruments, determine the suitability of available instruments, procure and commission instruments, check their serviceability and calibration, perform routine maintenance, train staff to operate instruments correctly and maintain relevant records.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 records of instrument selection, commissioning and maintenance generated by the candidate review of instrument training materials and records generated by candidate feedback from manager that sufficient monitoring instruments are fit for purpose and available when required oral and/or written questions/calculations to assess the candidate’s understanding of environmental monitoring parameters; and the operating principles, set-up, calibration and basic maintenance of environmental monitoring instruments used in job role observation of the candidate checking, using and maintaining monitoring instruments and/or instructing others in their use. Access is required to all instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures and specifications associated with this unit including, but not limited to: environmental management plans environmental monitoring instruments, specifications and manuals workplace procedures for procurement of equipment and materials background information for environmental sites/projects/programs workplace information management systems, project management procedures and tools. 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 environmental monitoring, management or technology related services about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months. |
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Competency Field | Project management |
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 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Procure suitable instruments |
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Element: Commission new instruments |
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Element: Train instrument operators |
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Element: Maintain instruments fit for purpose |
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