Qualification details

The following table contains a summary of the employability skills as identified by industry for this qualification. This table should be interpreted in conjunction with the detailed requirements of each unit of competency packaged in this qualification. The outcomes described here are broad industry requirements that reflect skill requirements for this level.

Employability Skill 

Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: 

Communication 

• Manage implementation sustainability improvement procedures and develop and distribute related information
• Develop standardised documentation on behalf of an area or group of work teams
• Share and discuss information with others about enterprise activities
• Develop and communicate workplace procedures
• Provide information and clarifications to team leaders and other employees on workplace procedures in relation to sustainability
• Provide and interpret instructions, specifications, standard operating procedures and other work-related documents
• Provide assistance or information to relevant personnel
• Debrief on workplace changes with relevant stakeholders
• Record production, emissions and other work-related information
• Access and use workplace communication tools and equipment
• Apply numeracy skills to work procedures
• Provide information about team activities to managers, supervisors and customers

Teamwork 

• Identify roles of work teams where teamwork is used as the form of work organisation
• Supervise and lead others in a production environment
• Share work-related information with peers, including team members, supervisors and management
• Identify hazards to employees and visitors
• Identify the value chain and advise other employees as to how they can contribute to the final quality of the product
• Review changes to work practices and work relationships with team leaders and other employees
• Provide assistance with planning work operations as required
• Seek assistance with work operations from specialists and other employees as required
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams as required

Problem solving 

• Monitor production and maintenance activities
• Analyse inconsistencies, non-compliances, faults or hazards
• Identify factors within work area that are a constraint to work efficiency or reaching of production outcomes
• Identify essential and non-essential practices
• Implement methods of increasing features/benefits of products or processes
• Monitor responsibilities of teams and make improvements to work organisation
• Identify process steps which cause a problem and implement improvement processes
• Monitor sustainability performance and implement improvement processes
• Compare shift or area required performance with actual performance
• Identify situations where compliance to specifications or safety standards is unlikely
• Identify, recommend and implement improvements
• Identify causes of identified faults and take appropriate action
• Investigate causes of deviations from targets and standards in relation to sustainability
• Undertake root cause analysis

Initiative and enterprise 

• Manage procedures and systems for optimum outcomes
• Analyse feedback on procedures and systems
• Analyse problems, implications or suggestions for improvements
• Adjust work activities according to changes in customer requirements
• Identify methods of increasing contribution of work teams to sustainability
• Identify and implement changes and improvements
• Monitor processes and equipment to ensure cost efficiency
• Implement and monitor work practices to reduce waste
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams to develop new products or processes

Planning and organising 

• Ensure work areas comply with sustainability obligations and requirements
• Identify and manage processes, tools and materials
• Implement improvements in accordance with procedures
• Distinguish between essential and non-essential practices
• Implement use of planning tools within work of teams
• Determine and prioritise required actions
• Collect, organise and analyse information from work activities
• Monitor work activities according to safety and workplace standards
• Set production targets and outcomes
• Interpret data and information as required by own job
• Ask questions to ensure there is understanding of work requirements in teams and among other employees

Self-management 

• Recommend methods of increasing own contribution to the value chain
• Adjust work processes according to procedures and customer requirements
• Identify and manage impact of change in own work
• Minimise waste in own work activity
• Assess own work performance
• Set personal objectives for work performance
• Manage own time

Learning 

• Identify skill requirements of self and team members
• Arrange skill development training for self and others
• Adapt to changing work requirements
• Ask questions to aid learning of others
• Identify personal skill gaps and additional skill needs
• Ask questions to ensure understanding of own work requirements
• Monitor own work and identify areas for improvement
• Seek feedback on work performance
• Provide feedback on work performance to team leaders and team members

Technology 

• Monitor technology to ensure sustainability according to legislative requirements and workplace standards
• Identify equipment and processes appropriate for jobs and skill levels of employees
• Provide appropriate equipment to ensure safety and efficiency according to skill levels of employees
• Assess operational efficiency of technology within own skill level and that of team members
• Analyse data and other information from equipment reports
• Use information technology appropriate for job
• Manage maintenance procedures appropriate to job and processes according to skill levels of team members

To be awarded the MSS50112 Diploma of Sustainable Operations, competency must be achieved in twenty (20)  units of competency.

• Five (5)  core units of competency
• Fifteen (15)  elective units of competency, as specified below.

Note: Units with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk. Refer to the unit for details.

Core units of competency 

• Complete the following five (5)  units of competency.

Unit code

Unit title

MSS015001A

Measure and report carbon footprint

MSS015002A

Develop strategies for more sustainable use of resources

MSS015007A

Develop a business case for sustainability improvements

MSS015008A

Develop strategic sustainability plans

MSS015009A

Implement sustainability plans

Elective units of competency 

• Complete fifteen (15)  units of competency, made up of:

• a minimum of seven (7)  units from Group A
• a minimum of three (3)  units from Group B
• the balance of units, to a maximum of five (5) , may be selected from:

• Group A or B units, not previously selected
• Group C elective units, listed below.

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

MSS014001A

Improve sustainability through readily implementable change

MSS015003A

Analyse product lifecycle for sustainability

MSS015004A

Design sustainable product or process

MSS015005A

Develop required sustainability reports

MSS015006A

Report to Global Reporting Initiative guidelines

MSS015010A

Conduct a sustainability water audit

MSS015011A

Conduct a sustainability energy audit

MSS015012A

Conduct an emissions audit

MSS015013A

Conduct a sustainability related transport audit

MSS015014A

Develop response to sustainability related regulation

MSS015015A

Evaluate sustainability impact of a process

MSS015016A

Implement and monitor reengineering for sustainability

MSS015017A

Develop regulated sustainability reports

MSS015018A

Inform and educate organisation and community representatives on sustainability issues

MSS405070A

Develop and manage sustainable energy practices

PMASUP520B

Review procedures to minimise environmental impact of process

PMASUP620B

Manage environmental management system

Group B: Elective units  

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

MSS015019A

Establish metrics for social sustainability

MSS025001A

Assist with assessing site environmental indicators

* 

MSS025002A

Assess the environmental risk or impact of a project activity or process

* 

MSS405010A

Manage relationships with non-customer external organisations

MSS405011A

Manage people relationships

MSS405012A

Manage workplace learning

MSS405013A

Facilitate holistic culture improvement in an organisation

MSS405014A

Develop a communications strategy to support operations

MSS405001A

Develop competitive systems and practices for an organisation

MSS405002A

Analyse and map a value chain

MSS405003A

Manage a value chain

MSS405004A

Develop business plans in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices

MSS404052A

Apply statistics to operational processes

MSS405020A

Develop quick changeover procedures

MSS405021A

Develop a Just in Time system

MSS405031A

Undertake value analysis of a product or process costs in terms of customer requirements

MSS405032A

Analyse cost implications of maintenance strategy

MSS405040A

Manage 5S system in an organisation

MSS405041A

Implement improvement systems in an organisation

MSS405050A

Determine and improve process capability

* 

MSS405060A

Develop the application of enterprise control systems in an organisation

MSS405061A

Determine and establish information collection requirements and processes

MSS405062A

Develop a documentation control strategy for an organisation

MSS405075A

Facilitate the development of a new product

* 

MSS405081A

Develop a proactive maintenance strategy

MSAENV672B

Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability

MSAPMOHS510A

Manage risk

Group C: Elective units 

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

MSS014007A

Implement social sustainability in work practices

MSS024003A

Apply an understanding of environmental principles to a site

MSS403010A

Facilitate change in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices

MSS403001A

Implement competitive systems and practices

MSS402030A

Apply cost factors to work practices

MSS402060A

Use planning software systems in manufacturing

MSS402061A

Use SCADA systems in operations

MSS402080A

Undertake root cause analysis

MSS403023A

Monitor a levelled pull system of operations

MSS403051A

Mistake proof an operational process

MSS404053A

Use six sigma techniques

*

MSS404060A

Facilitate the use of planning software systems in a work area or team

MSS404081A

Undertake proactive maintenance analyses

MSAPMSUP390A

Use structured problem solving tools

A maximum of four (4)  elective units may be selected from this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses, where those units are available at Diploma level. Units chosen should be relevant to the workplace and would normally be drawn from the appropriate sector Training Package, or possibly the Business Services Training Package.