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Explain the tailoring of zero waste programmes to meet the needs of an
industry
Level
5
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who educate and/or advise others about zero
waste procedures.
People credited with this unit standard are able to explain the tailoring of zero
waste programmes to meet the needs of an industry.
Subfield
Resource Recovery
Domain
Zero Waste
Status
Registered
Status date
26 January 2007
Date version published
26 January 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
References relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to:
Business Council for Sustainable Development information on five keys to zero
waste at http://www.nzbcsd.org.nz;
case studies for Target Zero at http://www.ccc.govt.nz.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain the tailoring of zero waste programmes to meet the needs of an industry.
Range
explanations are supported by case studies and evidence from practical
experience.
Performance criteria
1.1
The explanation details zero waste options and priorities for the selected
industry in accordance with The New Zealand Waste Strategy and
documentation from zero waste and industry organisations.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – sustainability, resource efficiency,
cleaner production.
The tailoring of programmes, so that elements are balanced, ordered, and work
together, is explained in relation to the selected industry.
Range
includes but is not limited to – matching resource supply to
demand, processing capacity, prioritising actions, resource
efficiency.
1.3
Obstacles that slow or halt progress are identified and solutions sought to meet
the capacity of the selected industry, and short and/or long term goals of zero
waste.
1.4
Tailoring of programmes so that the five key aspects of the zero waste
programme are actioned concurrently is explained in relation to the selected
industry.
Range
aspects – taking direct action, changing behaviour, fostering new
ideas, communicating, educating.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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