Modification History
Release 1. Code updated, core units updated, qualification template updated, qualification description changed, entry requirements simplified and changes to elective list. Supersedes and is equivalent to MSS80116 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Operations.
Qualification Description
This qualification provides professional development training and recognition to people exercising leadership or change management functions in an organisation on sustainability, including setting of sustainability strategy and leadership and planning for the deployment of the sustainability strategy.
The qualification applies to individuals demonstrating advanced theoretical and technical knowledge, autonomy and well developed judgement to improve sustainability within an organisation. Aspects of this responsibility may include regulatory responses; setting and monitoring of sustainability related performance indicators; and liaison with stakeholders (including employees, value chain members and the local and general community). Target groups include supervisors, managers and technical experts responsible for implementing sustainability improvement strategies and practices in their organisation and/or all or part of the value chain.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Entry Requirements
Entrants to the MSS80118 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Operations should have one or more of the following:
- Diploma or higher in a sustainability related discipline or equivalent industry experience
- Certificate III or higher together with work experience at a senior or advanced level in a related technical field
Entrants for the qualification should also possess operational or technical skills related to the organisation seeking sustainability improvements either through prior experience or previous study.
Packaging Rules
Total number of units = 5
- 2 core units
- 3 elective units, consisting of:
- a minimum of 2 units from Group A
- the balance of 1 elective unit, may be selected from:
- Group A
- Group B
- any endorsed Training Package or accredited course at Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma level – these units must be relevant to the work outcome.
Note : Units with prerequisite requirements are marked with an asterisk*. Prerequisite units must be counted in the total number of units required for achievement of the qualification. Refer to individual units for details.
All electives chosen must contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.
Core units
|
Unit code |
Unit title |
|
MSS017009 |
Analyse and determine organisational risk areas in sustainability |
|
MSS017012 |
Lead sustainable strategy deployment |
Elective units
Group A
|
Unit code |
Unit title |
|
MSS017010 |
Determine process loss through mass or energy balancing |
|
MSS017011 |
Identify and respond to external sustainability factors for an organisation |
|
MSS017013 |
Manage a major sustainability non-conformance |
|
MSS017014 |
Identify and improve sustainability interactions with the community |
|
MSS017015 |
Design for sustainability |
|
MSS017016 |
Develop a proactive social sustainability strategy |
|
MSS027014 |
Apply environmental legislation, codes and standards |
|
MSS407016 |
Lead a process to determine and solve root cause for a complex problem |
Group B
|
Unit code |
Unit title |
|
BSBPMG609 |
Direct procurement and contracting for a project program |
|
MSMENV672 |
Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability |
|
MSS407002 |
Review operations practice tools and techniques |
|
MSS407003 |
Analyse process changes |
|
MSS407004 |
Facilitate improvements in the internal value stream |
|
MSS407005 |
Undertake a qualitative review of a process change |
|
MSS407008 |
Capture learning from daily activities in an organisation |
|
MSS407009 |
Facilitate improvements in the external value stream |
|
MSS407010 |
Improve visual management in the workplace |
|
MSS407011 |
Manage benchmarking studies |
|
MSS407014 |
Prepare for and implement change |
|
MSS407015 |
Build relationships between teams in an operations environment |
|
MSS407017 |
Review continuous improvement processes |
|
MSS408001 |
Develop the competitive systems and practices approach |
|
MSS408002 |
Audit the use of competitive tools |
|
MSS408008 |
Analyse data for relevance to organisational learning |
Qualification Mapping Information
Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MSS80116 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Operations.
Links
The MSS Sustainability Companion Volume implementation Guides are available from VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5b04f318-804f-4dc0-9463-c3fb9a3fe998
