Qualification Outline
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Graduate Certificate In Sustainable Operations
Graduate Certificate In Sustainable Operations
MSS80116
BCU4
Replaced
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Releases
| Release Version | Release Date | TGA Status | DTWD Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | 22/06/2016 | Current | Approved |
Description
The MSS80116 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Operations 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 who have responsibility at a strategy level for improving sustainability within an organisation. Aspects of this responsibility may include regulatory responses, setting and monitoring of sustainability related performance indicators, liaison with stakeholders, including shareholders, 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 or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Schedule
Packaging Rules
To be awarded the MSS80116 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Operations competency must be achieved in five (5) units of competency.- two(2) core units of competency
- three (3) elective units of competency, as specified below:
- a minimum of two (2) units from Group A
- the balance of one (1) elective unit, may be selected from:
- Group A units, not previously selected
- Group B elective units, listed below.
One (1) elective unit may be selected from this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses, where that unit is available at Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma level.
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.
1. Core Units
All two (2) units must be completed.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL03 | MSS017001 | Analyse and determine organisational risk areas in sustainability | 80 | Unit of competency |
| BAL00 | MSS017004 | Lead sustainable strategy deployment | 100 | Unit of competency |
2. Elective Units - Group A
Three (3) electives must be completed, with at least two (2) units selected from the list below.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAK67 | MSS027002 | Apply environmental legislation, codes and standards | 120 | Unit of competency |
| BAK97 | MSS017007 | Design for sustainability | 100 | Unit of competency |
| BAL02 | MSS017002 | Determine process loss through mass or energy balancing | 70 | Unit of competency |
| BAK96 | MSS017008 | Develop a proactive social sustainability strategy | 70 | Unit of competency |
| BAK98 | MSS017006 | Identify and improve sustainability interactions with the community | 100 | Unit of competency |
| BAL01 | MSS017003 | Identify and respond to external sustainability factors for an organisation | 70 | Unit of competency |
| BAJ61 | MSS407012 | Lead a process to determine and solve root cause for a complex problem | 70 | Unit of competency |
| BAK99 | MSS017005 | Manage a major sustainability non-conformance | 100 | Unit of competency |
3. Elective Units - Group B
Up to one (1) unit may be completed.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D548 | MSS70111 | Graduate Certificate In Sustainable Operations | Qualification |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEA7 | MSS80118 | Graduate Certificate In Sustainable Operations | Qualification |
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Entry Requirements
Entrants to the MSS80116 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Operations should have one or more of the following:
Advanced Diploma or Diploma in a sustainability related discipline or relevant technical field, or a relevant Certificate IV or Certificate III together with significant relevant vocational practice in a relevant technical field
a Bachelor Degree in a relevant technical field
another relevant higher education qualification, often with relevant vocational practice
relevant extensive vocational practice, without formal qualifications but which result in appropriate entry level skills.
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.
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