MSS014017 — Implement social sustainability in work practices
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What an assessment for MSS014017 must cover
44 assessable components: 5 elements (29 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Investigate social sustainability issues and practices
- 1.1Identify social sustainability issues that may relate to the work area or work group
- 1.2Identify current and any emerging industry practices to address social sustainability issues
- 1.3Identify legislative and regulatory requirements that relate to social sustainability issues and determine how they apply to the work area or work group
- 1.4Identify voluntary codes and standards that relate to social sustainability issues
- 1.5Collect and read information on systems, procedures and work practices that have social sustainability implications
- 1.6Identify how the organisation’s stated values, strategies and goals relate to social sustainability
- 1.7Determine the relevance of the social sustainability issues and practices to the work area or work group
2 Determine social sustainability improvements
- 2.1Identify stakeholders and their interest in social sustainability in the work area or work group
- 2.2Facilitate activities to review current systems, procedures and work practices, and identify areas for improvement in social sustainability issues
- 2.3Determine changes that are likely to achieve desired improvements
- 2.4Evaluate the feasibility, benefits and costs of making the changes
- 2.5Prioritise and negotiate agreement on changes to be made
- 2.6Report suggestions for improvements that are beyond own area of responsibility to appropriate people
3 Implement and update changes
- 3.1Source techniques and tools to assist in implementing the selected changes
- 3.2Plan for budget, personnel, other resources and approvals requirements
- 3.3Seek approval to make changes
- 3.4Allocate tasks and responsibilities to team or work group members
- 3.5Implement and update the approved changes
- 3.6Monitor progress and implement strategies to address barriers and resistance to changes
- 3.7Determine skill and/or other development needs of team in relation to changes and provide or initiate support
4 Analyse and interpret social sustainability data
- 4.1Use predetermined social sustainability metrics to identify current performance and performance after changes
- 4.2Read and interpret data to identify the implications for social sustainability activities
- 4.3Document outcomes and communicate them to stakeholders
5 Promote engagement with social sustainability
- 5.1Encourage equitable participation from all stakeholders
- 5.2Use behaviours and work practices that support social sustainability in own work and communications
- 5.3Encourage application of procedures that support engagement
- 5.4Use change management strategies to promote change
- 5.5Present accurate information targeted to stakeholder interests and needs
- 5.6Identify achievements and promote them throughout the organisation
Performance evidence
- identify implications of at least 3 social sustainability issues for the organisation and/or work area or work group
- facilitate processes for planning, implementation and evaluation of at least one change to work practices to improve social sustainability.
Knowledge evidence
- social sustainability issues that may relate to the work area or work group including at least 3 of the following: human rights/exploitation in the supply chain, the impact of organisation’s activities and products on health and wellbeing of people in local communities, impact of purchasing/procurement decisions on health and wellbeing of communities in the supply chain, community concerns and perceptions of organisation’s activities, workplace policies and practices in relation to diversity, equity, participation, bullying, discrimination and harassment
- current and emerging industry practices relevant to social sustainability issues
- legislative and regulatory requirements that have social sustainability implications for the work area or work group
- voluntary codes and standards that have social sustainability implications
- organisation’s processes for implementing initiatives, amending procedures, making recommendations and reporting
- factors that contribute to lack of engagement, discrimination and poor participation in the workplace and strategies to address them
- change management strategies
- possible skill and/or other development needs in relation to social sustainability and options to address them
- current and emerging approaches to quantifying and evaluating costs, benefits, impacts and risks in relation to social sustainability, including direct, indirect and intangible factors.
Foundation skills
- Reading skills: to read and interpret complex information to identify implications for social sustainability
- Writing skills: to document outcomes and achievements
- Oral communication skills: to facilitate stakeholder participation, promote awareness and change
- Numeracy skills: to use metrics and interpret data related to social sustainability.
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What does an assessment tool for MSS014017 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSS014017 needs to address all 44 unit components: 5 elements with 29 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 9 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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Related units
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