BSBSUS511 Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
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| General Information for this assessment: |
| Re-assessment of Result & Academic Appeal procedures: |
| If a student is not happy with his/ her results, that student may appeal against their grade via a written letter, clearly stating the grounds of appeal to the Chief Executive Officer. This should be submitted after completion of the subject and within fourteen days of commencement of the new term. Re-assessment Process: will delegate another faculty member to review the assessment. The cost of reassessment will be borne by the Institute. The external assessor will base his/her judgement based on principles of assessment. These principles require assessment to be reliable, fair, practical and valid. Academic Appeals: Student Support Officer, Western Sydney College (WSC), 55 High St, Parramatta NSW 2150, Email: info@wsc.nsw.edu.au |
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Information for students
In this task, you are required to demonstrate your skills and knowledge by working through a number of activities and submitting acompleted project portfolio (Part B).
You will need access to:
Ensure that you:
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| Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide.Refer to the appendix for information on: Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A template is provided in Appendix B of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that. |
| IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS You have two options for this section of your assessment – Option 1 is for students who are working from the case study business. Option 2 is for students who are working from their own business. |
| Important: You should only complete ONE of the following options. If you are unsure which option you should complete, speak to your assessor. |
Activities – Option 1 (Grow Consultants)
Option 1 is for students who worked from the Grow Consultants case study in Assessment Task 2. If you completed Assessment Task 2 using your own business, skip straight to Option 2. If you are unsure, speak to your assessor. DO NOT COMPLETE BOTH OPTIONS.
Complete the following activities:
7. Undertake an inspection of your RTO facility
| Assume that, following acceptance of your sustainability policy and procedures, you have been asked to implement strategies identified in your action plan for the continuous improvement of resource efficiency. This is to include an inspection of the workplace to identify environmental sustainability and resource usage issues and to identify and report on possible solutions. You will therefore undertake an inspection of the RTO facility using the environmental sustainability and resource Usage Record Template provided in Section 5 of your Project Portfolio (Part B). Record at least three actual or potential environmental sustainability and resource usage issues that you find. Your assessor will advise you of the date and time of the inspection and will observe you conducting the inspection. | |
| Make sure you have answered all questions in Section 5 of your Portfolio (Part B). Submit to your assessor for review. You are also required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence – review the documents you need to attach as outlined in Section 5 of the Project Portfolio(Part B) and make sure you attach these upon submission. |
| Assume that you wish to commence implementing a further initiative from the action plan, which is to provide regular communications to staff about sustainability practices. Based on one of the issues identified in your environmental sustainability and resource usage record, develop a short memo to send to staff about best practice sustainability procedures. For example, if you have identified that water usage is high, you could write about tips to reduce water usage. The memo you develop must be written in plain English and in user-friendly language and be designed to promote engagement in sustainability initiatives. The memo should be no more than one page and include images such as photos or graphs to assist with understanding and engagement. Work into Section 6 of your Portfolio (Part B). | |
| Make sure you have answered all questions in Section 6 of your Portfolio (Part B). Submit to your assessor for review. You are also required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence – review the documents you need to attach as outlined in each copy of Section 6 of the Project Portfolio and make sure you attach these upon submission. |
| You are required to develop a register for recording and tracking all continuous improvements in resource efficiency. The register should be able to include, as a minimum, the ability to record the reported opportunity, action to be taken, responsibility, timelines and outcome. | |
| Work into Section 7 of your Portfolio (Part B). | |
| Make sure you have answered all questions in Section 7 of your Portfolio. Submit to your assessor for review. You are also required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence – review the documents you need to attach as outlined in each copy of Section 7 of the Project Portfolio and make sure you attach these upon submission. |
| Assume that the sustainability policy and procedure you developed has been implemented, as well as findings from regular sustainability inspections. Sustainability initiatives implemented include: Assume also the following sustainability targets: A staff survey has been undertaken (see the Simulation Pack for results), as well as an energy audit. The results of the energy audit are as follows: Actions implemented: Prior to energy audit: Six months later: One year later: Note: Four new staff members employed may account for increase. Energy targets were not adjusted to account for the new staff. | |
| You are required to review the results of the staff survey and the energy statistics provided. Based on your review, develop a short report that outlines: | |
| Work into Section 8 of your Portfolio (Part B). | |
| Make sure you have answered all questions in Section 8 of your Portfolio. Submit to your assessor for review. |
Assessment Task 3: Checklist (Option 1)
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| Did the student: | Completed successfully? | Comments | |||
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| Implement workplace policy for one area of sustainability within a business or organisation? | |||||
| Consult and communicate with relevant stakeholders regarding the implementation and improvement of sustainability policy? | |||||
| Provide support for the implementation of a sustainability policy or initiative? | |||||
| Utilise a recording system to track continuous improvement, identify trends and outcomes? | |||||
| Document implementation outcomes? | |||||
| Provide implementation support? | |||||
| Review implementation by: | |||||
| Task outcome: | ¨ Satisfactory | ¨ Not satisfactory | |||
| Assessor signature: | |||||
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Activities – Option 2 (Your own business)
Option 2 is for students who worked from their own business in Assessment Task 2. If you completed Assessment Task 2 using the case study business, DO NOT COMPLETE OPTION 2. You should only complete Option 1. If you are unsure, speak to your assessor. DO NOT COMPLETE BOTH OPTIONS.
Complete the following activities:
24. Implement your action plan
| Now that you have developed policies, procedures and an action plan, it is time to implement. Put the action plan that you developed in Assessment Task 2 in place and monitor the results for enough time to track results. Report on the following by completing Section 5 of your Project Portfolio: | |
| Make sure you have answered all questions in Section 5 of your Portfolio (Part B). Submit to your assessor for review. You are also required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence – review the documents you need to attach as outlined in Section 5 of the Project Portfolio(Part B) and make sure you attach these upon submission. | |
Assessment Task 3: Checklist (Option 2)
| Student’s name: | |||||
| Did the student: | Completed successfully? | Comments | |||
| Yes | No | ||||
| Implement workplace policy for one area of sustainability within a business or organisation? | |||||
| Consult and communicate with relevant stakeholders regarding the implementation and improvement of sustainability policy? | |||||
| Provide support for the implementation of a sustainability policy or initiative? | |||||
| Utilise a recording system to track continuous improvement, identify trends and outcomes? | |||||
| Document implementation outcomes? | |||||
| Provide implementation support? | |||||
| Review implementation by: | |||||
| Task outcome: | ¨ Satisfactory | ¨ Not satisfactory | |||
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