CPCCBC5011 - Manage environmental management practices and processes in building and construction
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(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan and implement effective environmental practices and processes and manage improvements of environmental issues. It includes determining and managing energy efficient systems, measuring and dealing with non-conforming practices and improving performance.This unit of competency applies to builders, senior managers and other construction industry professionals responsible for developing effective environmental management plans and strategies to reduce environmental risk on building and construction projects.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* determine the impact of environmental legislation on the project
* research current trends in environmental management and controls
* assess the recording and reporting system’s effectiveness and efficiency
* manage organisational improvement processes to reduce environmental risk and non-conformance.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* current environmental legislative and regulatory requirements and obligations
* environmental management planning:
* environmental management practices and methodologies
* environmental prohibitions or restrictions applied within specific projects
* formally or informally gathered information concerning environmental issues and requirements
* key people to be consulted or included in decision making
* specific forms of activity to be pursued or which are subject to monitoring or evaluation
* timeframes and key environmental benchmarks to be achieved
* current trends in environmental management and controls
* benchmarking and the establishment of environmental goals
* penalties for various breaches and non-conformity
* environmental data gathering and feedback systems
* statistical analysis methodologies.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):