ICTSUS811 — Conduct and manage life cycle assessments for sustainability

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• conduct and manage at least two life cycle assessments (LCA) and at least two life cycle inventories (LCI) for sustainability
• scope and define the goals of an LCA
• produce at least two LCI using required software and data collection strategies
• use at least two LCA and required software for researching and interpreting charts, flowcharts, graphs and other visual data and information
• evaluate LCI and life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) results in light of completeness, consistency and sensitivity factors
• make best practice recommendations based on results of LCA studies

Knowledge evidence

• required legislation, codes, company work practices, regulations and standards, work health and safety (WHS) requirements for scoped work
• applications and characteristics of LCA, LCI and LCIA
• industry-approved information sources and research resources used to conduct LCA, LCI and LCIA
• methods to construct life cycle flow diagrams
• industry-approved data collection strategies used in LCA, LCI and LCIA
• types of environmental impact categories (EIC) that affect sustainability
• types of weighting factors used to normalise impact of EIC
• requirements of LCA reports
• equal opportunity, equity and diversity principles when conducting sensitivity checks for policy development
• policy development processes and practices
• principles, practices and available tools and techniques of sustainability management required to the telecommunications industry
• quality assurance systems required to own organisation
• required organisational policies, procedures and protocols
• required systems and procedures to aid in the achievement of workplace sustainability
• information and communications technology (ICT) power consumption calculations
• power consumption and energy audit methodology
• methods to estimate CO2 emissions
• environmental impacts of products, processes, systems and services

Foundation skills

• Numeracy: Uses mathematical formulae to estimate CO2 emissions, and analyse and confirm capacity, personnel and budgetary requirements and all other incidental LCA calculations
• Oral communication: Articulates using specific language suitable for clients to convey requirements Uses listening and questioning techniques to confirm knowledge
• Reading: Identifies, analyses and evaluates a range of complex documentation, including legislative frameworks and technical specifications
• Writing: Produces complex, detailed and well-structured media releases and other reports and procedures, using specific language and specialised terminology to convey knowledge of outcomes
• Teamwork: Takes responsibility for defining key aspects of own workload, balancing own needs and priorities with those of the work group
• Planning and organising: Develops flexible plans for complex, high impact activities with strategic implications that involve a diverse range of stakeholders with potentially competing demands Systematically gathers and analyses all required information and evaluates options to make high impact and informed decisions Uses a broad range of strategies to store, access and organise virtual information, recognising that design choices will influence what information is retrieved and how it may be interpreted and used
• Problem solving: Uses formal analytical and lateral thinking techniques for identifying issues, and generating and evaluating possible solutions
• Technology: Considers the strategic and operational potential of digital trends to achieve work goals, enhance work processes, create opportunities and reduce risks

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