Skill Development

Students gain practical skills that enhance their theoretical learning, preparing them for real-world challenges.

Networking

The program enables students to connect with professionals and organizations within their industry, fostering valuable relationships.

Enhanced Employability

By demonstrating their capabilities in a genuine work environment, students build a solid foundation for their future careers.

Duration: 

The placement spans 16 hours per week for 40 weeks, including time allocated for completing unit assessments.

Target Students:

Mandatory for new students who started in January 2024.

Essential for current students who began their studies prior to January 2024.

Objective:

To provide students with practical experience that complements their academic knowledge, enhancing their skills and qualifications.

• A dedicated communication platform (Teams) for all vocational placement-related information.

• Orientation sessions to highlight the program’s importance, goals, and expectations.

• A list of work placement opportunities, including application processes and deadlines.

• Support from designated work placement officers for each qualification, serving as the main point of contact.

Placement Host Collaboration

• Partnerships with reputable organizations in fields such as Marine, Sustainability, Conservation, Ecosystem Management, and Hospitality.

• Development of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and Vocational Placement Host Agreements to define roles and expectations.

• Regular meetings with placement hosts to discuss student performance and address concerns.

Team Roles

• WP Coordinator: Manages overall program coordination and communication.

• Trainers: Explain the program’s specifics to students.

• Mentor/Supervisor at Host Organizations: Guide students, providing feedback and assessments.

Duties and Responsibilities

Students:

• Engage actively in the placement process, including attending orientations and submitting necessary documents.

• Adhere to workplace rules and maintain professionalism.

• Complete and submit all required assignments and projects.

Placement Host:

• Provide a structured learning environment aligned with the student’s educational objectives.

• Offer hands-on experience and industry exposure.

• Deliver regular feedback to both students and the Envirotech Education team.

This comprehensive Vocational Placement Program is crafted to ensure students not only learn but also apply their knowledge in real-world settings, significantly enhancing their employability and industry readiness.

• Participate in field activities for site assessments and monitoring.
• Participate in reporting, compliance activities, auditing and regulatory engagement
• Online Community Engagement with relevant stakeholders to develop and awareness on delivered activities via social media channels
• Engage and consult with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement sustainability improvements
• Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices for Northern Rivers Marine Services
• Measure current resource usage
• Assess eligibility and apply for grants and funding
• Participate in events and functions activities
• Participate in reporting on site activities, auditing waste management and energy usage on site
• Online community Engagement with relevant stakeholders to develop and awareness on delivered activities via social media channels
• Participate in managing, planning, preparation of one of 4 Open Days event per year

Managing client event’s portfolio (Wedding) in close coordination with an Event Supervisor

• Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability
• Report and records of site sustainable Operations

compliance assistance, auditing and regulator engagement

• Assess Eligibility and Apply for Grants and Fundings

• GRANTS AND FUNDINGS UNIT

• SUSTAINABILITY UNITS

MSMENV672 – Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability
Performance Evidence:

• scope and develop an integrated sustainability policy and procedure within an enterprise
• raise awareness among stakeholders and those involved in implementing the policy of expected outcomes
• develop a workable implementation strategy
• ensure policy implementation is monitored, reviewed and modified where needed

Assessment Conditions:

The collection of performance evidence is best done from a report and/or folio of evidence drawn from:
• a single project which provides sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria
• multiple smaller projects which together provide sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria.
• A third-party report, or similar, may be needed to testify to the work done by the individual, particularly when the project has been done as part of a pro

BSBSUS511 – Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability

Performance Evidence:
• Implement and monitor at least three (3) environmentally sustainable work practices
• identify current procedures, practices and compliance requirements in relation to environmental and resource sustainability in the workplace
• engage and consult with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement sustainability improvements, encourage feedback and to report on outcomes
• plan and organise work group activities to:
• measure current resource usage
• evaluate alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues
• resolve workplace sustainability issues and generate ideas for improvements
• evaluate and implement strategies to improve resource usage
• comply with environmental requirements
• apply continuous improvement approaches to enhance organisation’s sustainability performance
• apply change management techniques to support sustainability performance.

Assessment Conditions:
Access to:

• environmental sustainability legislation, regulations, standards and codes
• workplace reference materials for environmental sustainability and practices

BSBSUS411 – Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
Performance Evidence:

• Implement and monitor at least three (3) environmentally sustainable work practices
• identify current procedures, practices and compliance requirements in relation to environmental and resource sustainability in the workplace
• engage and consult with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement sustainability improvements, encourage feedback and to report on outcomes
• plan and organise work group activities to:
• measure current resource usage
• evaluate alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues
• resolve workplace sustainability issues and generate ideas for improvements
• evaluate and implement strategies to improve resource usage comply with environmental requirements
• apply continuous improvement approaches to enhance organisation’s sustainability performance
• apply change management techniques to support sustainability performance.

Assessment Conditions:
Access to:

• environmental sustainability legislation, regulations, standards and codes
• workplace reference materials for environmental sustainability and practices