Certificate IV in Environmental Monitoring and Technology - MSS40222
Central Regional TAFE, TAFE WA
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS: 00020G
This qualification specifies the competencies required to conduct environmental sampling, testing and monitoring in a variety of industries and contexts, including but not limited to:environmental monitoring, sampling and field testing (e.g. air, water, soil and rocks)geotechnical servicesnatural resource managementwater supply and treatment, and storm and wastewater managementsolid and hazardous waste management.This qualification applies to environmental assistants, environmental technicians and similar personnel typically employed by enterprises, service providers, non-government organisations or Commonwealth, state/territory/local governments. Many of these employees are engaged in the monitoring of environmental impacts at industrial sites. They operate monitoring equipment, collect samples and conduct tests in the field and/or at site laboratories. Other employees may collect a range of field data relating to the suitability of land, levels of water use and similar factors and process and present these data using geographical information systems (GIS) software.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Subjects
- Apply environmental management procedures
- Perform sampling and testing of air
- Perform sampling and testing of soils
- Apply circularity design thinking to all work streams
- Obtain representative samples in accordance with sampling plan
- Report environmental data
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Perform standard calibrations
- Provide environmental information to customers
- Perform chemical tests and procedures
- Perform biological procedures
- Capture photographic images
- Navigate in urban, regional and remote areas
- Perform sampling and testing of water
- Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
- Undertake environmental field-based monitoring
- Process and present environmental data
- Collect routine site samples
- Participate in environmental field work
- Participate as a member of a facility emergency response team
- Perform sampling and testing for site contamination
- Perform basic tests
- Source and assess spatial data
- Monitor and evaluate noise
- Identify environmentally significant organisms
- Work and communicate effectively as an environmental technician
- Participate in laboratory or field workplace safety
- Conduct a sustainable water use audit
- Conduct a sustainability energy audit
- Contribute to implementing WHS monitoring processes
- Document simple geological information for a site
- Assist with assessing site environmental indicators
- Produce site maps
- Plan and conduct environmental project work
- Provide First Aid
- Perform aseptic techniques
- Measure and report carbon footprint
- Conduct an emissions audit
- Collect and evaluate meteorological data
- Assist with assessing and monitoring wetlands
- Conduct waste audits
- Perform microscopic examination
- Collect and evaluate groundwater data
- Conduct geotechnical site investigations
- Collect spatial and discrete environmental data
- Use laboratory application software
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Geraldton | International: $12,480 | No |
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