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Embedding Energy Management – energy procurement

The Module 3 practice guide from the Embedding Energy Management program is now online. This guide covers six key skills for understanding and managing energy costs focusing on energy markets and procurement. The five modules in Embedding Energy Management and the supporting tools and trainer guides provide a structured program of energy planning and improved management systems for site leadership teams. … [Read more...]

Efficiency Friday live webinars

The Efficiency Friday live webinars explain key concepts from the Energy Efficiency Skill Sets. The RTO session explains how RTOs can use the Skill Sets and supporting resources to deliver energy efficiency outcomes for businesses. See the webinar schedule and register for the RTO session here... … [Read more...]

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New! Energy efficiency videos now online

The first of MSA's Energy Efficiency videos are now available on YouTube or via  the Energy efficiency videos page: Energy efficiency: sources of data Energy efficiency: evaluating improvement options Energy efficiency: compressors Energy efficiency: lighting Local businesses show how they worked out where to improve their energy efficiency and how to go about it. The videos will be useful to industry, RTOs and others who are interested in energy efficiency and support the Energy … [Read more...]

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Energy Efficiency Skill Sets now available

Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) has an exciting new project to develop energy efficiency Skill Sets and supporting resources. Six Energy Efficiency Skill Sets are now available in the MSS11 Sustainability Training Package. The Skill Sets cover the skills needed to identify and measure energy consumption and plan energy improvements at AQF4, AQF5 and AQF8. The Skill Sets are made up of selected units of competency from the Sustainable Operations and Competitive Systems and Practices … [Read more...]

Community of practice for sustainability (COPS)

This community of practice is managed by the NSW Department of Education and Communities. The site has webinar sessions including: Facilitating Manufacturing Sustainability Training in NSW which outlines the Sustainability Skills Resources and details of the NSW arrangements for traineeships for the MSS11 qualifications. Facilitating the uptake of Sustainability Training which outlines the CarbonProof program and resources for carbon management systems. See … [Read more...]

Skills for sustainable business operations

How can a business achieve ‘sustainable operations’? It is not just a matter of preventing pollution or reducing energy consumption, although these might be significant sustainability issues for some businesses. It is about planning and managing a business for sustainability and for the specific sustinability issues affecting the sector and the business. Some businesses might be faced with customer demands for ‘green’ products and need to focus on sustainability in the supply chain. Others … [Read more...]

Sustainability Skills Resources now available

UPDATE: The majority of the resources are relevant for the updated and re-coded units of competency in the MSS Sustainability Training Package. The exceptions are the Assessment Guides (core units) and Online Assessment ideas (Skill Sets) which have not been updated for the Assessment Requirements. The Sustainability Skills resources will help training providers to design and deliver sustainability training and assessment using the MSS11 Sustainable Operations qualifications. The resources … [Read more...]

About carbon sources and sinks

This guide provides general information about carbon sources and sinks. It explains the basic concepts such as carbon dioxide equivalent and demonstrates how different issues might be relevant, depending on the context. The guide includes examples of natural and commercial sources of carbon, calculating carbon emissions and carbon reduction 'sinks'. The information is relevant to several units of competency in the MSS Sustainability Training Package; however the guide is not aligned to a … [Read more...]

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