Course Title: Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2012

Course Code: EASC5049C

Course Title: Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C3285 - Certificate III in Dry Cleaning Operations

Course Contact: Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9171

Course Contact Email: peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 30

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to participate in environmentally sustainable work practices


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

MSAENV272B Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Element:

1 Identify current resource use and environmental issues

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify workplace environmental and resource efficiency issues
1.2 Identify resources used in own work role
1.3.Measure and record current usage of resources using appropriate
techniques
1.4 Identify and report workplace environmental hazards to appropriate
personnel.

Element:

2 Comply with environmental regulations.

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Follow procedures to ensure compliance
2.2 Report environmental incidents to appropriate personnel. Quality requirements are confirmed and interpreted.

Element:

3 Seek opportunities to improve environmental practices and resource efficiency.

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Follow enterprise plans to improve environmental practices and resource
efficiency.


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Details of Learning Activities

In general your training is contextualised according to the company’s production processes undertaken as a part of the trainees normal work duties.

 
Your tasks are selected for training and explanation of the task to be undertaken is given by the trainer and the correct procedure discussed.


The task is demonstrated by the trainer and underpinning skills and knowledge are developed. When the trainer is confident you are capable of undertaking the task safely you will then do the task. During this time your work would be monitored by the trainer and questioning and further instruction given.


You will also be given workplace based tasks and activities to complete and practice between visits. Any activities and work performed between visits are reviewed and further training is undertaken accordingly.


RMIT University learning resources are used to support your training


Teaching Schedule

In general the course is taught over 6 sessions. The sessions take the following form:


1 Introduction and overview of course. Basics of skills required and course content, 2 hrs. 
2 Use of learning resources and basic skills development, 2 hrs. 
3 Workshop, 6 hrs. 
4 Complete manuals, 4 hrs.
5 Supervised skill development to competency, 14 hrs. 
6 Consolidation of skills and assessment, 2 hrs. 


You will practice skills and understanding as a part of your workplace duties between sessions. Activities and work performed between visits are reviewed in the following session and further training is undertaken accordingly.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation of work done by yourself and by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment will be in the form of observation of work done by yourself and by questioning for underpinning knowledge. You can check the performance criteria above for more details of these skills.


Assessment Matrix

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