Modification History
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Unit Descriptor
This unit of competency covers leading teams and developing strategies for more sustainable use of resources. The team may be in operations, an operational support function (e.g. maintenance, office or warehouse) or along the value chain (e.g. supplier of goods or services or a customer).
Application of the Unit
This unit applies inside organisations and their value chains. The unit has been developed with manufacturing operations as a focus. However, because of the range of organisations in a typical manufacturing value chain it may also be applied to other types of organisations.
This unit applies where a team leader needs to integrate a range of skills and knowledge covering process skills and knowledge and sustainability. The team leader must lead and assist team members to understand and apply a holistic view of their job and the team's role within the organisation and the objectives that the team must meet as part of the sustainability impacts made by the enterprise.
The unit scope includes products made or services offered, and use of sites by an organisation or manufacturing value chain member (e.g. supplier of goods or services or a customer).
Environmental sensitivities referred to in this unit are at the issue level. The technical measurement of operational performance or measurement of emissions or other environmental impact is not covered by this unit.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
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Pre-Requisites
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Employability Skills Information
This unit contains employability skills
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
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Elements and Performance Criteria
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Facilitate the development of process and sustainability knowledge |
1.1 |
Identify sustainability goals of enterprise as they relate to work area |
1.2 |
Ensure capability of the team |
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1.3 |
Develop mentoring processes for team members in process and sustainability related skills |
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1.4 |
Structure team activities to facilitate the ongoing development of team members |
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1.5 |
Arrange for the development of competency by team members as required |
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1.6 |
Encourage team members to apply technical knowledge to the process |
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2 |
Facilitate team improvements to sustainability |
2.1 |
Ensure sustainability requirements, operating procedures and other relevant documents are available to the team |
2.2 |
Assist team members apply relevant information to the sustainability requirements of the team |
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2.3 |
Encourage team members to identify sub-optimal sustainability performance and make improvement suggestions |
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3 |
Resource a proactive approach to sustainability |
3.1 |
Develop communications between specialists outside the team and team members |
3.2 |
Develop strategies to monitor and deal with key sustainability issues in work area |
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Arrange for resources for team members to identify and take appropriate action on sustainability issues |
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3.4 |
Arrange workforce development for team members, as required, in proactive sustainability techniques |
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Implement sustainability improvements for work area |
4.1 |
Plan the implementation of team suggested and externally directed sustainability improvements |
4.2 |
Facilitate team member commitment to and involvement in the implementation and monitoring of improvements |
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4.3 |
Encourage the application of the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) approach to the job |
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4.4 |
Arrange for workforce development as required to facilitate continued team involvement in sustainability improvement |
Required Skills and Knowledge
Required knowledge includes:
Required skills include:
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Evidence Guide
Overview of assessment |
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to integrate process and sustainability skills and knowledge to develop strategies for a team to implement more sustainable use of resources in a process or work area. |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts. Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
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Method of assessment |
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Guidance information for assessment |
Range Statement
Process |
Process may include:
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Capability of the team |
Capability of the team includes:
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Mentoring processes |
Mentoring processes covers formal and informal one-on-one support to team members and may include:
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Interactions with the environment |
Interactions with the environment may include:
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Environmental sensitivities |
Environmental sensitivities may include:
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Sustainability issues |
Sustainability issues (as relevant to the work/process area) may include:
Sustainability related issues may also exist irrespective of the carbon equivalence aspects of the issue. This may include:
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Procedures |
Procedures include:
Procedures may be:
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Team |
Team may include:
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PDCA |
PDCA is:
An appropriate alternative is PDMIC:
Either approach (or a similar one) is appropriate |
Unit Sector(s)
Sustainability
Custom Content Section
Not applicable.