UEERE0013 - Develop strategies to address environmental and sustainability issues in the energy sector

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Unit code: UEERE0013 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
Sunshine
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to develop strategies to address environmental and sustainability issues in the energy sector.It includes determining, developing and documenting environmental and sustainability issues strategies in the energy sector.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including 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:

  • applying problem-solving techniques
  • applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements
  • applying sustainable energy principles and practices
  • dealing with unplanned events/situations in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
  • determining the extent of the energy sector problems/issues
  • developing strategies to address environmental and sustainability issues
  • documenting instruction for implementation of solutions that incorporate risk control measure to be followed
  • documenting justification of solutions implemented in accordance with professional standards
  • forming effective strategies for solution development and implementation
  • obtaining energy system/component parameters, specifications and performance requirements appropriate to each issue.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • common issues/problems in a sustainable energy sector environment
  • efficient and sustainable energy use and supply, including techniques for reducing the greenhouse gas intensity of energy supply
  • environmental and sustainability strategies
  • greenhouse best practice in industrial processes and waste management, including types and methods of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from industry
  • greenhouse gas emissions profile
  • problem-solving techniques
  • relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes
  • relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements
  • relevant workplace documentation
  • relevant workplace policies and procedures.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the Victoria University Polytechnic e-Learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electrical
UEE62122 | Advanced diploma | Duration:

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