MSS014016 — Evaluate sustainability impact from a work area or process

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What an assessment for MSS014016 must cover

32 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Define the work area or process to be evaluated

1.1Identify the boundaries of the process or work area to be evaluated
1.2Identify all process steps within the boundaries
1.3Identify the change which occurs at each step
1.4Define sustainability interactions at each step

2 Determine impacts on sustainability from the work area or process

2.1Identify organisation’s sustainability goals as they relate to the process or work area
2.2Identify sustainability sensitivities at each step in the process or work area
2.3Identify sustainability issues at each step in the process or work area
2.4Estimate the sustainability impact of sensitivities and issues identified
2.5Short-list sustainability issues and/or sensitivities with probable high negative impact

3 Recommend changes to reduce negative sustainability impact

3.1Determine root cause of each short-listed item
3.2Determine possible solutions to root causes and alternative mitigation strategies
3.3Estimate resources required for solution and mitigation options
3.4Rank solution and mitigation options by desirability
3.5Recommend preferred options in accordance with organisational procedures and protocols

Performance evidence

evaluate at least 5 process steps within a work area or process to determine the sustainability impacts of each step
develop recommendations to solve or mitigate at least 3 sustainability sensitivities and/or issues with probable high negative impact

Knowledge evidence

sustainability process mapping
process and changes which occur within the process
direct and indirect environmental impacts of materials, resources and energy used and emitted (wasted)
current and emerging approaches to quantifying and evaluating costs, benefits, impacts and risks in relation to sustainability including direct, indirect and intangible factors
current and emerging approaches to sustainability and circularity in the industry
types of incremental and radical change for sustainability relevant to the work area or process
systems approach to identifying sustainability sensitivities and issues in all areas impacted by the work area or process
root cause analysis and problem solving
simple cost-benefit analysis techniques as applied to sustainability
factors that may affect desirability ranking
sustainability-related regulatory and reporting requirements relevant to the work area or process

Foundation skills

Reading: Reading skills to interpret workplace documentation and information about approaches to sustainability
Writing: Writing skills to communicate familiar and unfamiliar workplace information
Oral communication: Oral communication skills to discuss sustainability issues and sensitivities and possible solutions and mitigation strategies with people at different levels of the organisation
Numeracy: Numeracy skills to perform calculations using time, quantities, fractions and percentages
Learning: Learning skills to identify and interpret information about approaches to sustainability.

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Questions about assessing MSS014016

What does an assessment tool for MSS014016 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSS014016 needs to address all 32 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 11 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MSS014016?

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