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

MSS027018 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Undertake complex environmental project work

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency MSS027018 - Undertake complex environmental project work
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge to carry out complex environmental project activities and/or coordinate the activities of concurrent projects. Personnel are required to review and confirm the requirements of each project activity, organise and carry out project activities, oversee the progress of projects activities and finalise the work in each case. They may be responsible for all or some project deliverables, work in teams on aspects of projects, and may liaise with multiple clients. This unit applies to environmental site coordinators, environmental managers and senior environmental officers working in all industry sectors. They may also work under the supervision of an environmental scientist or engineer, site manager or workplace environmental manager.No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
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
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Review and confirm project requirements with manager
  • Confirm own role, limits of responsibility and reporting requirements for assigned projects
       
Element: Read and interpret workplace project management procedures and controls
       
Element: Read and interpret background information for each project to clarify intended outcomes, key stakeholders, drivers and likely constraints
       
Element: Read and interpret project plans and clarify roles and responsibilities of project team members, deliverables, timeframes, stakeholder involvement and available resources
       
Element: Negotiate changes to project plans in accordance with workplace project management procedures
       
Element: Update project plans with confirmed information for milestones, resources, team members and stakeholder details
       
Element: Organise and undertake project activities
  • Use project management tools to achieve efficient integration and sequencing of projects activities
       
Element: Consolidate schedules of activities, timeframes and milestones on a single planning management framework to enable efficient monitoring of each project activity
       
Element: Identify possible and actual clashes in activities and negotiate alternatives with management
       
Element: Carry out own project tasks in accordance with project plans and manage any variations in accordance with workplace project management procedures
       
Element: Capture, record and store required project information and data
       
Element: Support project team members to achieve project milestones and assigned outputs with resources available
       
Element: Seek manager’s advice when challenges are beyond own technical competence or when input from environmental specialists is required
       
Element: Manage the progress of multiple projects
  • Anticipate risks to progress or achievement of project outcomes and notify relevant personnel in accordance with risk management plans
       
Element: Monitor completion of project activities and progress against targets and milestones
       
Element: Negotiate and implement corrective actions with project team members and managers in accordance with workplace project management procedures and controls
       
Element: Develop solutions in response to project problems and unforeseen or changed circumstances in consultation with manager
       
Element: Provide regular project reports in accordance with project plans and workplace project management procedures
       
Element: Finalise project activities
  • Provide deliverables for each project activity in accordance with the specified timeframe and quality standards
       
Element: Provide deliverables for each project activity in accordance with the specified timeframe and quality standards
       
Element: Ensure all project records are accurate and complete
       
Element: Evaluate project processes to identify unresolved issues and recommend opportunities for improvement of future project activities
       
Element: Write timely and accurate project reports in accordance with workplace project management procedures and using the specified style, language and formats
       
Element: Archive project information and return borrowed and unused resources in accordance with workplace project management procedures
       

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
Confirm own role, limits of responsibility and reporting requirements for assigned projects 
 
 
 
 
 
Use project management tools to achieve efficient integration and sequencing of projects activities 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anticipate risks to progress or achievement of project outcomes and notify relevant personnel in accordance with risk management plans 
 
 
 
 
Provide deliverables for each project activity in accordance with the specified timeframe and quality standards 
 
 
 
 
 

Forms

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