Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver RIIENV601E, 'Establish and maintain the environmental management system'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Establish and maintain the environmental management system' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Establish and maintain the framework for the environmental management system | 1.1 Obtain, interpret and confirm work requirements 1.2 Access, interpret and apply documentation required to establish and maintain the environmental management system 1.3 Develop and document written policies and system procedures regarding the commitment of the organisation to environmental management and implementation of relevant environmental legislation 1.4 Identify and determine the responsibilities and duties for implementation and integration of the system in job descriptions and duty statements 1.5 Identify, source and provide resources for the operation of the environmental management system according to workplace procedures 1.6 Communicate the system, responsibilities and procedures to relevant personnel |
2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the environmental management system | 2.1 Establish and confirm the maintenance of appropriate consultative processes, in consultation with employees and their representatives 2.2 Confirm the outcomes of participation and consultation are communicated to relevant personnel as required |
3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying environmental hazards | 3.1 Identify and confirm existing and potential environmental hazards through site inspection and trends identified from the environmental record system 3.2 Develop and maintain written procedures for the ongoing identification of existing and potential environmental hazards 3.3 Monitor activities and confirm that environmental hazard identification procedures are implemented according to workplace procedures 3.4 Confirm procedures are applied to environmental hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation stages of changes in the workplace to confirm that new hazards are not created |
4. Establish and maintain procedures for assessing environmental risk | 4.1 Confirm an appropriate assessment of risks and identification of environmental hazards is implemented 4.2 Develop system procedures for ongoing assessment of risks confirm according to workplace procedures 4.3 Monitor activities to confirm the implementation of risk assessment procedures 4.4 Confirm procedures are applied for risk assessments at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any changes in the workplace to confirm that new risks are not created |
5. Establish and maintain procedures for treating environmental risks | 5.1 Develop and confirm the implementation of measures to treat assessed risks according to workplace procedures 5.2 Confirm the implementation of interim solutions, until a permanent control measure is developed 5.3 Develop system procedures for ongoing control of risks and confirm their integration according to workplace procedures 5.4 Monitor activities to confirm the implementation of risk treatment procedures 5.5 Confirm risk treatments and risk control measures are addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any changes in the workplace 5.6 Identify inadequacies in existing risk treatment measures and seek and provide resources to enable implementation of new measures |
6. Establish and maintain organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous environmental events | 6.1 Identify the range of most likely potential hazardous environmental events according to job requirements 6.2 Develop systems procedures in consultation with appropriate emergency services that would treat the risks associated with the potential hazardous events according to workplace procedures 6.3 Provide appropriate information and training to all employees according to workplace procedures |
7. Establish and maintain an environmental training program | 7.1 Develop and confirm the implementation of an environmental training program according to job requirements 7.2 Identify and address environmental training needs of employees according to workplace procedures |
8. Establish and maintain a system for environmental records | 8.1 Establish and monitor the system for keeping environmental records according to workplace procedures 8.2 Identify patterns of environmental non-compliance according to workplace procedures |
9. Evaluate the organisational environmental management system and related policies, procedures and programs | 9.1 Assess the effectiveness of the environmental management system according to workplace procedures 9.2 Develop and confirm implementation of improvements to the system to confirm more effective achievement of environmental aims 9.3 Assess compliance against compliance documentation and code of practice to confirm that legal environmental standards are maintained |