Course Title: Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: EASC5040C
Course Title: Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4226 - Certificate IV in Frontline Management
Course Contact : Seymour Jacobson
Course Contact Phone: 9925 1563
Course Contact Email:seymour.jacobson@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
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
There are no pre-requisites for this unit.
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to effectively analyse the workplace in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices and to implement improvements and monitor their effectiveness. This unit requires the ability to access industry information, applicable legislative and occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines. While no licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply holistically to this unit at the time of publication, relevant national, state and territory legislation, regulations and codes of practice impact upon this unit.
This unit applies to those with responsibility for a specific area of work or who lead a work group or team. It addresses the knowledge, processes and techniques necessary to implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices, including the development of processes and tools, such as:
- identifying areas for improvement
- developing plans to make improvements
- implementing and monitoring improvements to environmental performance.
A person who demonstrates competence in this unit must be able to provide evidence of the ability to implement and monitor integrated environmental and resource efficiency management policies and procedures within an organisation. Evidence must be strictly relevant to the particular workplace role.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBSUS301A Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices |
Element: |
1. Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage |
Performance Criteria: |
Identify environmental regulations applying to the enterprise Analyse procedures for assessing compliance with environmental/sustainability regulations Collect information on environmental and resource efficiency systems and procedures, and provide to the work group where appropriate Collect, analyse and organise information from a range of sources to provide information/advice and tools/resouces for improvement opportunities Measure and document current resource usage of members of the work group Analyse and document current purchasing strategies Analyse current work processes to access information and data to assist in identifying areas for improvement
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Element: |
2. Set targets for improvements |
Performance Criteria: |
Seek input from stakeholders, key personnel and specialists Acess external sources of information and data as required Evaluate alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues Set efficiency targets |
Element: |
3. Implement performance improvement strategies |
Performance Criteria: |
Source and use appropriate techniques and tools to assist in achieving efficiency targets Apply continuous improvement strategies to own work area of responsibility, including ideas and possible solutions to communicate to the work group and management Implement and integrate environmental and resource efficiency plans for own work group with other operational activities Supervise and support team members to identify possible areas for improved practices and resource efficiency in work area Seek suggestions and ideas about environmental and resource efficiency management from stakeholders and act upon where appropriate Implement costing strategies to fully value environmental assets |
Element: |
4. Monitor performance |
Performance Criteria: |
Use and/or develop evaluation and monitoring, tools and technology Document and communicate outcomes to report on efficiency targets to key personnel and stakeholders Evaluate strategies and improvement plans Set new efficiency targets, and investigate and apply new tools and strategies Promote successful strategies and reward participants where possible |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students are required to attend all classes to complete activities and in class assessments. The class activities provide an opportunity to develop skills and apply theory to real life situations. The learning activities may include:
- Case studies and project work
- Collaborative classroom activities and team activities
- Peer interaction, reflection and discussion
- Games and simulations
- Reading the text book and accessing materials on Learning Hub
Teaching Schedule
WEEK | CONTENT | HOMEWORK/ |
ASSESSMENT |
1 | Overview of unit Course Guide Assessment |
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2 | Investigate current practices in relation |
Tasks 1 and 2 |
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3 | Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage Procedures for assessing compliance |
Tasks 3 and 4 | Portfolio: Tasks 1 and 2 (Due: Bring completed Portfolio tasks to class each week) |
4 | Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage Collect relevant information for the workgroup Provide information and advice for improvement opportunities |
Tasks 8 and 10 | Portfolio: Tasks 3 and 4 |
5 | Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage Measuring resource use Purchasing strategies |
Task 12 | Portfolio: Tasks 8 and 10 |
6 | Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage Measuring resource use Purchasing strategies |
Task 14 | Portfolio: Task 12 |
7 | Set targets for improvement External sources of information and data |
Tasks 16 and 18 | Portfolio: Task 14 |
8 | Set targets for improvement Evaluate alternative solutions Set efficiency targets |
Tasks 19 and 20 | Portfolio: Tasks 16 and 18 |
9 | Implement performance improvement strategies |
Tasks 22 and 26 | Portfolio: Tasks 19 and 20 |
10 | Implement performance improvement strategies Environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans Supervise team members |
Tasks 28 and 31 | Portfolio: Tasks 22 and 26 |
11 | Implement performance improvement strategies Seek suggestions for improvements Costing strategies |
Tasks 32 and 33 | Portfolio: Tasks 28 and 31 |
12 | Monitor performance Tools and technology for evaluation and monitoring |
Task 34 | Portfolio: Tasks 32 and 33 |
13 | Monitor performance Communicating outcomes |
Task 37 | Portfolio: Task 34 |
14 | Monitor performance Evaluate strategies |
Task 38 | Portfolio: Task 37 |
15 | Monitor performance New targets, tools and strategies |
Task 39 | Portfolio: Task 38 |
16 | Monitor performance Promote successful strategies |
Portfolio: Task 39 Research Assignment Due: 3/06/11 |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Software Publications Writing Team, Implement and Monitor Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices, Software Publications Pty Ltd 2009 |
1-741230950-8 |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework, assignments, group and/or individual projects, in class exercises, written and practical assessments, problem solving exercises, presentations, direct observation of actual and simulated work practice, presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files, review of products produced through work-based or course activities.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress.
Assessment Tasks
Portfolio of Evidence
Evidence for your portfolio will be created and produced on a regular basis (weekly). (Please refer to the Teaching Schedule above.) Your portfolio pieces will be brought to the following week’s class for submission to your facilitator.
Workplace Research Assignment
You are required to carry out a small research project in order to ascertain the environmentally sustainable work practices of that organisation and make recommendations on improvements to such work practices. (Please refer to the Assignment Sheet on the RMIT Learning Hub/Blackboard.)
Please note:
Assessment for this unit is not graded. You will be assessed as either Competency Achieved or Not Yet Competent (CA/NYC).
- The Workplace Research Assignment should be submitted to the Assignment Box on Level 13 with a completed/signed assignment cover securely stapled to the front of it
- Do not use plastic folders or sleeves - as we need to follow sustainable work practices within the program
- Due to the complex nature of this unit, you may be asked to demonstrate competency more than once
- You must demonstrate competence in each of the elements of this unit in order to achieve a CA (Competency Achieved)
Assessment Matrix
Course Overview: Access Course Overview