BSBCRT511 Developing Critical and Creative Thinking Skills in Teams

Project assessment

Criteria

Unit code and name

BSBCRT511 | Develop critical thinking in othersQualification/Course code and name

BSB50120 | Diploma of BusinessStudent details

Student number

Student name

Assessment declaration

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Assessment instructions

Table 1 Assessment instructions

Assessment details Instructions

Assessment overview The objective of this assessment is to assess your knowledge and performance in enabling you to develop critical and creative thinking skills in others within a workplace context.

Assessment event number 2 of 2

Instructions for this assessment This is a project assessment, and it will be assessing you on your knowledge and performance of skills required by the unit.

This assessment is in two parts:

Project Tasks

Assessment feedback

Submission instructions On completion of this assessment, you are required to submit it to your Teacher/Assessor for marking. Where possible, submission and upload of all required assessment files should be via the TAFE NSW online learning platform

It is important that you keep a copy of all electronic and hardcopy assessments submitted to TAFE and complete the assessment declaration when submitting the assessment.

What do I need to do to achieve a satisfactory result? To achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment you must answer all the questions correctly.

If a resit is required to achieve a satisfactory result it will be conducted at an agreed time after a suitable revision period.

What do I need to provide? Computer with internet access to complete electronically and upload the assessment and/or pen to handwrite your responses.

Training materials and other research you have completed to refer to while completing the answers.

Due date

Time allowed

Location The assessment must be submitted by the due date noted on the Unit Assessment Guide.

You should allow a minimum of six hours to complete this assessment. You may need additional time for preparation, research and revision to ensure you have responded to each question and task satisfactorily.

Assessment feedback, review or appeals In accordance with the TAFE NSW policy Manage Assessment Appeals, all students have the right to appeal an assessment decision in relation to how the assessment was conducted and the outcome of the assessment. Appeals must be lodged within 14 working days of the formal notification of the result of the assessment.

If you would like to request a review of your results or if you have any concerns about your results, contact your Teacher/Assessor or Head Teacher. If they are unavailable, contact the Student Administration Officer.

Contact your Head Teacher/Assessor for the assessment appeals procedures at your college/campus.

Specific task instructions

The instructions and the criteria in the tasks and activities will be used by your Teacher/Assessor to determine if you have satisfactorily completed this assessment event. Use these instructions as a guide to ensure you demonstrate the required knowledge and skills.

There are six tasks you must complete:

Setting the scene

Prepare a feedback form

Conduct a team meeting

Analysing team feedback

Giving feedback

Develop recommendations for the organisation

You will be required to access the Gelos Enterprises website to download documents and templates. (Long URL: https://share.tafensw.edu.au/share/file/d0b458dc-3922-409d-b1fe-9a2f785f4a38/1/GelosEnterprises.zip/intranet.html)

Part 1: Project Tasks

To complete this part of the assessment, you will be required to answer questions to demonstrate your ability to apply skills and strategies to enhance and develop critical thinking in others.

This part of the assessment can be based on a workplace scenario, using the templates provided for the Gelos Enterprises scenario.

Once you have read the information, you are required to complete your written responses to questions in the spaces provided in this document. Please ensure you take note of the volume of response requirement where indicated.

Once completed, you will need to submit this assessment to your assessor for marking.

Task 1: Setting the sceneFor this task, the student will be required to complete a series of questions to set the scene for the remaining tasks in this assessment event.

You may base the scenario on a real or fictional workplace. It may also be your own workplace.

Review Gelos Enterprises existing policies and systems. These documents are located on the Gelos Enterprises website and will include a document on Use of Personal Protective Equipment Procedure (PPE) (Long URL: https://share.tafensw.edu.au/share/file/5f1cec7b-1d03-446a-85b7-edb42692c34e/1/GE_Use-of-Personal-Protective-Equipment-Procedure.pdf)

You are a team leader and youve been given an organisational mandate by your line manager Mr Robert Goodwin, to encourage the use of PPE in your department. However, you notice a general lack of awareness about the Use of Personal Protective Equipment Procedure (PPE) guidelines, and you need to work with your team to solve this issue. Illustrate the problem statement in the space provided below and list some possible problems that could arise due to the lack of awareness.

Currently, the Use of Personal Protective Equipment Procedure (PPE) guidelines are only available through voluntary access on the organisation website. Recommend critical and creative thinking models that you would like to use with your team to enable their critical and creative thinking skills to come up with solutions to increase awareness of the guidelines in your department.

As you are currently working remotely, you will need to set up an initial meeting to discuss knowledge gaps and appropriate learning opportunities with your team members, to better understand the purpose and value of PPE in the workplace and to increase attention towards using it when required.

Identify which approach for learning you would like to use to connect with your team and illustrate its outline in the space provided below.

Write out a list of questions you would like to ask your team members at the meeting, to determine their knowledge gaps on the subject being discussed.

Task 2: Prepare a feedback form

As part of your preparation for the team meeting, you will need to prepare a feedback form for your team members to complete after the meeting and return to you for analysis in Task 4.

Feedback can be on your performance, workplace planning for future training or about the effectiveness and conduct of the actual meeting.

You can distribute your feedback form to the team members during or after the meeting and can do this by giving them a word document or email to complete and then share back with you.

You may find a feedback template which you can modify in the Gelos templates or you could also set up an online questionnaire using a platform or software like Survey Monkey, Microsoft, or Google Forms.

You must receive and submit a minimum of THREE completed feedback forms or responses in digital or hard copy as part of your assessment submission in Task 4.

By completing the table below, Table 1 Confirmation of feedback form being prepared, you confirm you have prepared a feedback form to be provided to team members before, during or just after the meeting.

Table 1 Confirmation of feedback form being prepared.

Student name Click or tap here to enter text.Date of confirmation

Click or tap here to enter text.

Task 3: Conduct a team meeting

The objective of this task is to conduct a meeting with your team to discuss the issue identified in Task 1 and use critical and creative thinking methods to identify solutions to address it.

You will also monitor the teams skill development on critical and creative thinking and share your recommendations on alternative learning arrangements to be implemented in future planning when conducting a similar meeting in Task 5.

To complete this part of the assessment, you will participate in a 15-20 minute role-play with your identified team members to demonstrate your ability to lead a meeting to develop critical and creative thinking skills in others within a workplace context.

The role play will be observed by your Teacher/Assessor or can be digitally recorded and submitted as evidence. Your demonstration will be used as part of the overall evidence requirements of the unit.

It would help if you referred to the criteria provided in the observation checklist to understand what skills you need to demonstrate in this section of the assessment. This checklist outlines the assessment criteria used to assess your performance.

The meeting aims to facilitate a formal or informal meeting to present a safe environment where group members can apply critical thinking skills to solve workplace problems. This will allow the team to develop and apply critical and creative thinking skills. You will be required to work with your team members to present ideas verbally and gather the groups opinions.

As part of the meeting, you should also ensure the meeting addresses the following:

Explains the key features of critical and creative thinking and their application to the workplace

Creates a safe environment where group members can apply critical thinking skills to workplace problems and provide feedback for their performance

Facilitates formal and informal learning opportunities to develop and apply critical and creative thinking skills

You can also use any other handouts or resources within the meeting if you choose.

You will play the team leaders role, and you may allot the part of your team members to the people you work with, other students in your course or friends and family.

Please ensure that there are a minimum of 5 people in your team.

Task 4: Analysing team feedback

After collecting feedback on the meeting from all your team members, you will analyse it and complete the following actions.

Based on your analysis, fill in the following table and briefly outline at least three common outcomes youve identified in the feedback in terms of improvement areas for future learning arrangements.

You can add more rows if you wish to include more.

Your points may demonstrate how you have analysed the feedback using techniques such as comparing and contrasting, challenging and reflecting.

Table 2 Analysis of feedback from team members

Number Points or information that you will incorporate into your summary email in the following task

1 2 3 You must also submit all copies of the completed feedback forms, from your team members, as part of your assessment submission through a document named P1_Feedback_forms_your_name_Task 3.

Task 5: Giving feedback

The objective of this task is to communicate back to your team members by email as a follow up on their performance during the team meeting.

This information should be presented positively and constructively.

Your email should be relatively brief and may or may not include any attachments. It should address the following points at a minimum:

thank your team for their participation in the meeting, earlier activities and for providing feedback

briefly summarise the key points and outcomes from the meeting

highlight suggested options for future formal and informal learning and development activities or opportunities, providing relevant details as appropriate (refer to Task 4)

seeking and providing any other feedback from or to your team members

Table 3 Email Details for team members email

Email details Please complete the following

From To Date Subject Table 4 Body of email for team members

Insert the body of your email below

You do not have to send this email to your team members. However, you can if you wish, especially if your team members are from your actual workplace.

Task 6: Develop recommendations for the organisation

The objective of this task is to provide a brief report or update, via email, to management about the meeting and activities you have undertaken through the previous tasks. This task will demonstrate your ability to develop recommendations to improve the learning and development of critical and creative thinking across the organisation. It will also be the beginning of an improvement plan for future learning arrangements according to relevant legislation and organisation policies.

Your email should be relatively brief and may or may not include any attachments. While it may contain similar information from the previous task, the email should have a more formal tone suitable for reporting to management. It should address the following points:

Providing your line manager, Mr Robert Goodwin, with a summary of the meeting outcomes and feedback you have received from the team members

Suggesting any changes to existing processes and procedures about the identified problem being addressed and basing recommendations for action on:

the strengths and weaknesses of existing methods

providing suggestions discussed in line with revamping organisational objectives, processes, and resources.

Complete the following tables with the details of your email.

Table 5 Email Details for line managers email

Email details Please complete the following

From To Date Subject Table 6 Body of email for line manager

Insert the body of your email below

You do not have to send this email to your line manager. However, you can if you wish, especially if they are from your actual workplace.

Part 2: Assessment Feedback

This section is to be completed by the assessor.

Observation Checklist - Meeting (Roleplay Task 3)

Table 7 Student and assessor details

Student name Student number Assessor name Date of role play Assessor signature Date signed Table 8 Presentation details

Agenda of role play Length of role play Number of participants Table 9 Observation criteria and feedback

Observation criteria Yes No Assessor feedback

Set the context of the meeting and was effectively able to provide structure to the critical and creative thinking approach being utilised

Encouraged understanding and participation of all the individuals in the team and allowed ideas to come from them

Asked the right questions and encouraged discussion and debate

Did not provide judgement or opinions when addressing ideas from team members

Ensured that all issues related to the meeting agenda were addressed

Used appropriate language and nonverbal features to communicate and facilitate the meeting

Used listening and questioning skills to clarify and confirm understanding and engage the audience

Modelled desired behaviour and practices in the meeting

Table 10 Additional comments

Additional assessor comments

Specific task feedback

Table 11 Specific task feedback

Satisfactory response? Y/N Feedback

Part 1, Task 1

Was able to illustrate the problem statement in the space provided and listed some of the possible problems that could arise due to the lack of awareness. Part 1, Task 1

Recommended a critical and creative thinking model appropriate for the context. Part 1, Task 1

Identified the type of learning approach that would be best suited for the meeting agenda Part 1, Task 1

Listed out relevant questions to ask the team members to identify knowledge gaps in the team and enable a productive discussion Part 1, Task 1

Review three Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relevant to your team and evaluate how these will be communicated to them and how results will be communicated from the team to upper management. Part 1, Task 2

Prepared the feedback form keeping in mind the intent to gather information to develop recommendations to improve future learning arrangements Part 1, Task 4

Outlined at least three common outcomes identified from the feedback in terms of improvement areas for future learning arrangements Part 1, Task 5

Acknowledged the teams contributions during the meeting in a positive way and highlighted the importance of their contribution Part 1, Task 5

Summarised all the key outcomes from the meeting in a clear and concise manner Part 1, Task 5

highlighted suggested options for future formal and informal learning and development activities or opportunities, providing relevant details as per the feedback gathered

Part 1, Task 5

Left opportunity open for team members to share any additional feedback they wish to share

Part 1, Task 5

Suggested changes to existing processes and procedures about the identified issue and recommended action on:

the strengths and weaknesses of existing methods

suggesting alternative solutions towards improving the current situation Part 1, Task 6

Provided a comprehensive report of the process and outcomes to the line manager, highlighting the strengths and improvement areas of the learning approach and the outcomes of the discussion in terms of solutions identified.

Overall Assessment Event Feedback

NOTE: This section must have the assessor signature and student signature to complete the feedback.

Assessment outcome

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

Assessor Feedback

Has the Assessment Declaration on page 1 been signed and dated by the student?

Are you assured that the evidence presented for assessment is the students own work?

Was the assessment event successfully completed?

If no, was the resubmission/re-assessment successfully completed?

Was reasonable adjustment in place for this assessment event?If yes, ensure it is detailed on the assessment document.

Comments:

Assessor name, signature and date:

Student acknowledgement of assessment outcome

Would you like to make any comments about this assessment?

Student name, signature and date

Project assessment

Criteria

Unit code and name

BSBSUS511 | Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainabilityQualification/Course code and name

Select your Qualification/Course code and name from the dropdown.

BSB50120 | Diploma of BusinessStudent details

Student number

Student name

Assessment declaration

Note: If you are an online student, you will be required to complete this declaration on the TAFE NSW online learning platform when you upload your assessment.

This assessment is my original work and has not been:

plagiarised or copied from any source without providing due acknowledgement.

written for me by any other person except where such collaboration has been authorised by the Teacher/Assessor concerned.

Student signature and date

Version:20220620

Date created: CREATEDATE @ "d MMMM yyyy" * MERGEFORMAT 2 August 2018

For queries, please contact:

Technology and Business Services SkillsPoint

Building B, Level G, Corner Harris Street and Mary Ann Street, Ultimo NSW 2007

Email: tbsskillspoint@tafensw.edu.au

2021 TAFE NSWRTO Provider Number 90003 | CRICOS Provider Code: 00591E

This assessment can be found in the: Learning BankThe contents in this document is copyright TAFE NSW 2021 and should not be reproduced without the permission of TAFE NSW. Information contained in this document is correct at the time of printing: DATE @ "d MMMM yyyy" * MERGEFORMAT 10 August 2022. For current information please refer to our website or your Teacher/Assessor as appropriate.

Assessment instructions

Table SEQ Table * ARABIC1 Assessment instructions

Assessment details Instructions

Assessment overview The objective of this assessment is to assess your knowledge and performance in skills and knowledge required to develop and implement workplace sustainability policies and to modify the policy to suit changed circumstances.

Assessment event number 1 of 2

Instructions for this assessment This is a project-based assessment that assesses your knowledge and performance of the unit.

This assessment is in four parts:

Scope

Draft policy

Draft procedures

Consultation

This assessment also contains:

Appendix

Assessment feedback

Supporting documents

Note: This assessment may contain links to external resources. If a link does not work, copy and paste the URL directly into your browser.

Submission instructions On completion of this assessment, you are required to submit it to your Teacher/Assessor for marking. Where possible, submission and upload of all required assessment files should be via the TAFE NSW online learning platform.

It is important that you keep a copy of all electronic and hardcopy assessments submitted to TAFE and complete the assessment declaration when submitting the assessment.

What do I need to do to achieve a satisfactory result? To achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment you must answer all the questions correctly.

If a resit is required to achieve a satisfactory result it will be conducted at an agreed time after a suitable revision period.

What do I need to provide? If working off-campus, a computer with internet access to complete electronically and upload the assessment and/or pen to handwrite your responses.

Training materials and other research they have completed to refer to while completing the answers.

What the Teacher/Assessor will provide Where completed on-campus, a computer with working internet to complete electronically and upload the assessment.

Due date

Time allowed

Location The assessment must be submitted by the due date noted on theUnit Assessment Guide. For online students, this information can alternatively be provided via the online platform on the Assessments page or in the students Training plan.

Students should allow a minimum of four hours to complete this assessment. Students may need additional time for preparation, research and revision to ensure they have responded to each question satisfactorily.

This is an unsupervised, out-of-class assessment.

Assessment feedback, review or appeals In accordance with the TAFE NSW policy Manage Assessment Appeals, all students have the right to appeal an assessment decision in relation to how the assessment was conducted and the outcome of the assessment. Appeals must be lodged within 14 working days of the formal notification of the result of the assessment.

If you would like to request a review of your results or if you have any concerns about your results, contact your Teacher/Assessor or Head Teacher. If they are unavailable, contact the Student Administration Officer.

Contact your Head Teacher/Assessor for the assessment appeals procedures at your college/campus.

Specific task instructions

The instructions and the criteria in the tasks and activities will be used by your Teacher/Assessor to determine if you have satisfactorily completed this assessment event. Use these instructions as a guide to ensure you demonstrate the required knowledge and skills.

For tasks requiring evidence be created, the student must prepare the evidence as per the instructions, providing all information requested.

The student is required to record the presentation. They must:

ensure they have access to the equipment and resources required to deliver the presentation

provide a video for the presentation, clearly addressing all requirements

follow the Video recording instructions (pdf), a one-pager that includes useful tips, links to resources, and a demonstration video(Long URL: https://share.tafensw.edu.au/share/items/744af7d4-a241-45e2-adb0-0e13f2fe4950/0/?attachment.uuid=01c3c87a-4599-48c2-91f0-68a00b5bbb4c)

satisfactorily demonstrate the items listed in the observation checklist.

When answering questions, read the questions carefully. The word count is a general guide and is provided to ensure you write enough detail to adequately answer the questions.

All answers must include Harvard in-text referencing where appropriate, as well as a reference list at the end of the document. Information on using Harvard referencing can be found in the TAFE NSW Harvard Referencing Guide (Long URL: https://share.tafensw.edu.au/share/file/316a6f1b-57d3-4a83-bfdd-4e82851e14b2/1/Harvard_Referencing_Guide.pdf).

The project requires creation of sample workplace documents. These are to be developed as per workplace protocols and submitted with the students completed assessment.

You are a consultant that has been appointed to assist with the development and implementation of sustainability to reduce electricity consumption within the organisation. The organisation is called The Biz.

The objective of Parts 1 is to develop the workplace sustainability policy, Part 2 is to obtain feedback for improvements, Part 3 is to present the policy and Part 4 is to review the implementation of the policy.

Submit by the due date:

BSBSUS511_AE_Pro

The draft policy and procedures

Evidence of consultation

Revised policy following consultation

Report detailing review findings and recommendations.

Part 1: Prepare a workplace sustainability policy

Contained within Appendix 1 is the overall sustainability policy for The Biz. Refer to this policy when developing the sustainability policy to reduce electricity consumption in the workplace.

You are required to prepare a workplace suitability policy to reduce the electricity consumption in the workplace. Based on Appendix 2: Policy Scope Statement and your own research provide the information required in the following table.

Policy name refer to the Policy scope Statement.

Policy scope and objectives refer to the policy scope document.

Sources of information access and detail a minimum of 3 sources of information that you can use in the development of the policy. Information may include other similar polices as well as guidance information on strategies that can be implemented to reduce electricity consumption.

Analyse the information summarise the information that is useful to the development of the policy.

Table 2 Assessment instructions

Sustainability policy

Policy name Policy scope and objective Sources of information to develop the policy Analyse information sourced Using the information provided in Appendix 2: Policy Scope Statement and the information you collected in the previous task, develop the sustainability policy to reduce electricity consumption using the template provided in Appendix 3.

Part 2: Consult with stakeholders

Identify a person within your network who has an understanding of sustainability and policies and ask them for feedback on your policy. Review the feedback provided and identify at least two improvements for implementation in your policy.

Provide the following:

Summary of the consultation or copy of the email including who you consulted with, their background and a summary of the feedback received. If you are providing a summary of the consultation it must be signed and if an email, the email must include an email signature.

Provide a copy of the revised policy with the changes implemented highlighted.

Part 3: Present sustainability policy

You are required to organise a group of a minimum of two people (who will play the role of stakeholders) to present your policy to. The people playing the role of stakeholders can be work colleagues, friends or family, over the age of 18 with some work experience.

Request the stakeholders to play the following roles:

Stakeholder 1 is an internal staff member, the Workplace Health and Safety Officer.

Stakeholder 2 is an external supplier to the organisation.

Before starting the role play explain to the stakeholders that you will be presenting your Sustainability policy Electivity usage and the implementation plan. Explain that the purpose role play is to share the policy and implementation plan and of the encourage discussion, contribution and recommendations regarding the policy and implementation and continuous improvement.

You are required to record your presentation and submit to your assessor.

Present the sustainability policy to the participants detailing the following:

Details of the policy and the reason for introducing the policy.

The implementation process to be followed including actions, timeframes, resources and personnel involved in implementation.

Table 3 Assessment instructions

Actions Resources required Responsibility Date to be completed

Recommendations for improvement following stakeholder consultation.

Part 4: Review implementation of policy

The Sustainability policy electricity usage, was introduced in November. A review of the effectiveness of the policy was conducted in January with the following findings.

You are required to identify at least three findings from the review, requiring improvement:

record the identified issues in a continuous improvement recordkeeping system

detail the improvement action required for each of the identified issues

for each issue identify the monitoring activity to be implemented and the timeframe for implementation

Summary of review findings:

The Biz has three different department that were responsible for introducing the Sustainability policy electivity reduction. The policy was introduced in November and a review of implementation was undertaken in January. As the consultant you purchased low energy globes for use in all departments in November. Only one department installed the power saving globes.

The following are the findings for each of the departments:

Marketing department

Reported an increase of 5% in power consumption during December when all staff were on leave. During the review it was established that the marketing team had purchased five new advertising screens that are used to display products throughout their department.

Finance department

The finance department did not show an increase or decrease in power usage during the three month period

Information Technology department

This department reported an overall reduction of $300 for the three month period. The overall power bill for the three months was previously $3000

Table 4 Assessment instructions

Issue Improvement action Monitoring activity

You are required to write a report detailing feedback to the manager of The Biz and stakeholders regarding:

a)the effectiveness of the implementation of the policy (including review findings, state the decrease in power consumption in a percentage of the overall power bill)

b)issues requiring remedial action, possible cause and rectifications (a minimum of three must be identified)

c) Review the sustainability policy, including the strategies used for implementation, following the review and modify the policy to incorporate identified improvements.

Appendices

Appendix 1 The Biz Sustainability Procedure

The Biz Sustainability Policy

Guiding Principles:

To comply with, and exceed where practicable, all applicable legislation, regulations and codes of practice.

To integrate sustainability considerations into all our business decisions.

To ensure that all staff are fully aware of our Sustainability Policy and are committed to implementing and improving it.

To minimise the impact on sustainability of all office and transportation activities.

To make clients and suppliers aware of our Sustainability Policy, and encourage them to adopt sound sustainable management practices.

To review, annually report, and to continually strive to improve our sustainability performance.

Putting the principles into practice

Travel and Meetings

Walk, cycle and/or use public transport to attend meetings, site visits etc, apart from in exceptional circumstances where the alternatives are impractical and/or cost prohibitive.

Include the full costs of more sustainable forms of transport in our financial proposals, rather than the least cost option which may involve travelling by car or air.

Avoid physically travelling to meetings etc where alternatives are available and practical, such as using teleconferencing, video conferencing or web cams, and efficient timing of meetings to avoid multiple trips. These options are also often more time efficient, while not sacrificing the benefits of regular contact with clients and partners.

To reduce the need to travel to meetings and elsewhere, and facilitate regular client contact, we will provide free training webinars to clients to attend at any time.

Reduce the need for our staff to travel by supporting alternative working arrangements, including home working etc, and promote the use of public transport by locating our offices in accessible locations.

Use an emission recording scheme for business travel to monitor our impact.

Purchase of Equipment and Consumption of Resources

Minimise our use of paper and other office consumables, for example by double-siding all paper used, and identifying opportunities to reduce waste.As far as possible arrange for the reuse or recycling of office waste, including paper, computer supplies and redundant equipment.

Reduce the energy consumption of office equipment by purchasing energy efficient equipment and good housekeeping.

Seek to purchase electricity from a supplier committed to renewable energy. Seek to maximize the proportion from renewable energy sources, whilst also supporting investment in new renewable energy schemes.

Ensure that timber furniture, and any other timber products, are recycled or from well-managed, sustainable sources and are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.

Purchase fair-trade and/or organic beverages.

Working Practices and Advice to Clients

Undertake voluntary work with the local community and / or environmental organizations and make donations to seek to offset carbon emissions from our activities.

Ensure that any associates that we employ take account of sustainability issues in their advice to clients.

Provide our Sustainability Policy in all our proposals to clients.

(Source: https://www.press8.com/sustainability-policy/)

Appendix 2 Policy Scope Statement

Policy Scope Statement

The purpose of the Policy Scope Statement is to guide the development of a policy, provide a summary of a proposed policy, and ensure that those who might be affected by a policy are identified, considered, and consulted.

Policy Title: Workplace Sustainability policy to reduce electricity usage in the workplace

Date: [Date submitted to Policy Specialist]

Responsible Executive: Henry Thomas (henry.thomas@thebiz.com.au)

Background

The increased power consumption in the organisation and increasing power charges combined with the impact of electricity usage on the environment has resulted in the need for a sustainability policy to reduce electricity usage across the organisation wherever possible.

Reason for Policy

The purpose of this policy is to provide clear guidance to all staff with regards to their obligations and commitment to reducing the use of electricity

Overview of Policy Content

The policy is to provide guidance to staff on their responsibilities in relation to electricity usage and reduction of electricity consumption. This policy needs to cover all workplace activities and areas of the business including usage of air conditioning, lighting, equipment not in use for long periods (such as computers over holidays) and purchase of new equipment which must be of a minimum of 4 star power rating.

Consistency with The Biz sustainability policy

This policy relates to The Biz overarching Sustainability policy and must be consistent with the overarching policy. (Appendix 1)

Entities, Offices, and Other personnel Affected by this Policy

All employees of all departments must comply with this policy.

Impact on the workplace

The implementation of this policy will require staff to conduct training to all within The Biz to ensure a clear understanding and immediate implementation

Stakeholders to Consult in Developing This Policy

Workplace health and safety

Frequency of review

Following implementation, the policy and the effectiveness of the policy must be reviewed after 2 months.

Personnel impacted by the policy

Management and staff are required to comply with the policy

Appendix 3 Sustainability Policy and Procedures template

Title

2. Introduction

Write a concise statement describing the policy (1-2 sentences).

Purpose

State the purpose of this policy (1 sentence).

Scope

Describe what and/or whom the policy applies to (1 sentence).

Procedure

State what the policy is and include a description of the relevant principles and key elements the steps required (this is the main section of the document).

Responsibilities

List the particular positions or sections of the organisation that have responsibility for elements of the procedure.

Continuous improvement processes

List any particular definitions required.

Part 5: Observation checklist

The observation checklist will be used by the assessor to mark the students performance in the task. This checklist provides the assessment criteria you will be marking the student on. All the criteria must be satisfactorily performed by the student. The students demonstration will be used as part of the overall evidence requirements of the unit. stainability issues you

Table 5 Assessment instructions

Task # Task/Activity performed S U/S Assessor comments(Describe the students ability in demonstrating the required skills and knowledge)

1 Present workplace sustainability policies and implementation processes to key stakeholders

Date of observation:

Assessors are to record their observations in enough detail to demonstrate their judgement of the students performance against the criteria required.

2 Follows workplace protocols and conventions when seeking and sharing information with stakeholders 3 Lead the discussion and negotiate positive outcomes with stakeholders

Assessment feedback

NOTE: This section must have the Teacher/Assessor and student signature to complete the feedback. If you are submitting through the TAFE NSW online learning platform, your Teacher/Assessor will give you feedback via the platform.

Assessment outcome

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

Assessor feedback

Has the assessment declaration for this assessment event been signed and dated by the student?

Are you assured that the evidence presented for assessment is the students own work?

Was reasonable adjustment in place for this assessment event?

If yes, ensure it is detailed on the assessment document.

Comments:

Assessor name, signature and date

Student acknowledgement of assessment outcome

Would you like to make any comments about this assessment?

Student name, signature and date