Sustainability in the Workplace

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Sustainability in the Workplace

Units of Competency

1

Course Access

3 months access to online course

Support Hours

7am - 9pm AEST (Mon - Fri)

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Simulated Workplace

Full access to our unique virtual company that brings your course material to life.

Delivery Mode

100% online, available 24/7
No classroom attendance or work placement

Trainer Support

One-on-one unlimited

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Course Overview

A sustainable business, plans and manages environmental, social and financial concerns to ensure responsible, ethical success now and into the future.

With the increasing awareness about environmental issues, it is considered best practice for an organisation to develop a Sustainability Policy to help make sustainability a core mission within their business. This involves defining the policy scope, setting objectives, and gathering information from a variety of sources, as well as developing initiatives, implementation plans and continuous improvement processes to help achieve sustainability goals.

This short course provides extensive details about how to develop, implement and review implementation of workplace sustainability processes, including processes for consulting and communicating with relevant stakeholders to generate engagement and promote continuous improvement.

Successful completion of the unit of competency outlined below for this short course will earn you a Statement of Attainment in partial completion of BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management.

Career Pathways
  • Team Leader
  • Operations Manager
  • Head of Department
  • Business Manager
  • Business Owner

Study Pathways

You may apply for a credit transfer towards several qualifications. At AOT, these include:

  • BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management

Talk to our course advisor for more information on credit transfer rules and the qualification that will best suit your needs.

BSBSUS511 Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement workplace sustainability policies and to modify the policy to suit changed circumstances.

The unit applies to individuals with managerial responsibilities who undertake work developing approaches to create, monitor and improve strategies and policies within workplaces. These individuals also engage with a range of relevant stakeholders and specialists.

'Sustainability' in this unit refers to a broad approach that focuses on the minimisation of an organisation’s social, economic and environmental impact, as well as proactive value creation in these areas.

Topics:

  1. Prepare workplace sustainability policies
  2. Implement workplace sustainability policies
  3. Review implementation of workplace sustainability policies
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will:
  • Develop and implement workplace policies and procedures for sustainability on at least one occasion, including:
    • implementing sustainability policy and procedures into wider organisational policies and procedures
    • consulting and communicating with relevant stakeholders to generate engagement with sustainability policy development, implementation and continuous improvement.
Demonstrate knowledge of:
  • Australian and international standards relating to corporate sustainability
  • Environmental and sustainability legislation, regulations and codes of practice applicable to organisation
  • Internal and external sources of information and their use in planning and developing organisational sustainability policies and procedures
  • Elements required for the development of organisational sustainability policies and processes including:
    • agreed outcomes of the policy and procedures
    • policy timeframes and costs
    • performance indicators
    • activities to be undertaken
    • assigned responsibilities
    • record keeping, review and improvement processes
    • common sustainability issues with organisational systems and procedures
  • Typical barriers to implementing policies and procedures in an organisation and possible strategies to address them.
Nominal hours = 50 hours

You will be assessed for these units of competency using a variety of tasks to assess your understanding and skills. A virtual session means you will be one on one with your assessor either answering questions or taking part in a role play, just as you would do in any classroom, only we do it online.

All of our assessments are marked by your assessor within ten (10) working days following the day you submitted your work. You have three (3) attempts for each assessment task to achieve a satisfactory outcome (100% pass mark), with your assessor giving you detailed feedback following each submission.

Unit Written
Activities		 Virtual Classroom/Roleplay Scenario/
Case study		 Project/
Report
BSBSUS511 Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability✔Written Activities✔Virtual Classroom✔Scenario/Case Study✔Project/Report

We provide you with up to three (3) months to complete this course. How long it actually takes you to complete each unit will be reflective of the time you are able to dedicate to your studies.

In the units list, you will see the government’s nominal hours for each unit, which are their anticipated number of study hours. Our students usually find that their actual study hours are less than this.

Requirements

There are no formal requirements. However, learners will need:
  • Sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills to complete the course
  • Basic computer skills
    • Knowledge of common computing terms and word processing
    • Proficiency with web browser software and sending/receiving e-mail including e-mail with attachment
    • Familiarity with navigating the Internet
  • Meet technology requirements
  • Be at least 18 years old or have completed Year 12 if enrolling in a Diploma

Technology requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 7 or higher (recommended); MAC OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher (recommended)
  • CPU: Min. of 2 GB of RAM, Min. of 2 GB of spare disk space is recommended
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz processor or higher (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • A desktop or laptop as we do not actively support other devices
  • Monitor with at least 1024x768 screen resolution
  • Internet access: Minimum ADSL1 with a speed of at least 3 Mbps
  • An email address that is unique to you and that you will maintain throughout your enrolment
  • Headset (or speakers and microphone) and webcam
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher) or similar software
  • Up-to-date web browser version

Support you can expect from AOT

Our focus is to provide the real-world skills and knowledge that you need to advance your career, fulfil your goals and achieve success in the workplace. No matter what course you choose, here at AOT you will receive the assistance and support that will help make your study time convenient, manageable and worthwhile. The benefit of studying with us is that you don't have to schedule your time to attend face-to-face classroom sessions. You can study at times convenient to you in your own home or anywhere that suits your learning style. To support you in your study we provide:

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Trainer support available whilst you are studying 7am – 9pm AEST (Mon to Fri).

Contact us form

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Mentoring sessions

You can book unlimited appointments with a trainer to discuss the learning material, assessment expectations, or assessment feedback.

Virtual classroom sessions

This can be booked with your trainer for specific assessments.

Course induction

You are provided with a course induction tutorial and you may also request for a Learner Support Officer to personally take you through the sauceLMS and your course.

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