MSS50116 Diploma of Sustainable Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for MSS50116 ended on 20 October 2018 — 7 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 22 October 2019 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
MSS — Sustainability
Currency period ends
20 October 2018
Latest release
Release 1 · 22 June 2016
Supersedes
MSS50112
Superseded by
MSS50118 equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. MSS50116Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Sustainable Operations
  2. equivalent
  3. MSS50118Superseded — not equivalentDiploma of Sustainable Operations
  4. not equivalent
  5. MSS50122CurrentDiploma of Sustainable Operations

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • MSS50112MSS50116equivalent21 June 2016

    Supersedes and is equivalent to MSS50112 Diploma of Sustainable Operations

  • MSS50116MSS50118equivalent21 October 2018

    Code updated, core units updated, qualification template updated, qualification description simplified and changes to elective list.

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What MSS50116 is made of

training.gov.au lists 63 units for MSS50116: 5 core and 58 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 5 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
MSS015001Measure and report carbon footprintnot current
MSS015002Develop strategies for more sustainable use of resourcesnot current
MSS015007Develop a business case for sustainability improvementsnot current
MSS015008Develop strategic sustainability plansnot current
MSS015009Implement sustainability plansnot current

Elective units 58 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
MSMENV672Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainabilitycurrent
MSMSUP390Use structured problem-solving toolscurrent
MSMWHS510Manage riskcurrent
MSS014001Improve sustainability through readily implementable changenot current
MSS014007Implement social sustainability in work practicesnot current
MSS015003Analyse product life cycle for sustainabilitynot current
MSS015004Design sustainable product or processnot current
MSS015005Develop required sustainability reportsnot current
MSS015006Report to Global Reporting Initiative guidelinesnot current
MSS015010Conduct a sustainable water use auditnot current
MSS015011Conduct a sustainability energy auditnot current
MSS015012Conduct an emissions auditnot current
MSS015013Conduct a sustainability related transport auditnot current
MSS015014Develop response to sustainability related regulationnot current
MSS015015Evaluate sustainability impact of a processnot current
MSS015016Implement and monitor reengineering for sustainabilitynot current
MSS015017Develop regulated sustainability reportsnot current
MSS015018Inform and educate organisation and community representatives on sustainability issuesnot current
MSS015019Establish/review metrics for social sustainabilitynot current
MSS024003Apply an understanding of environmental principles to a sitenot current
MSS025001Assist with assessing site environmental indicatorsnot current
MSS025002Assess the environmental risk or impact of a project activity or processnot current
MSS402030Apply cost factors to work practicesnot current
MSS402060Use planning software systems in operationsnot current
MSS402061Use SCADA systems in operationsnot current
MSS402080Undertake root cause analysisnot current
MSS403001Review competitive systems and practicesnot current
MSS403010Facilitate change in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practicesnot current
MSS403023Monitor a levelled pull system of operationsnot current
MSS403051Mistake proof an operational processnot current
Show the remaining 28 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
MSS404052Apply statistics to operational processesnot current
MSS404053Use DMAIC techniquesnot current
MSS404060Facilitate the use of planning software systems in a work area or teamnot current
MSS404081Undertake proactive maintenance analysesnot current
MSS405001Develop competitive systems and practices for an organisationnot current
MSS405002Analyse and map a value streamnot current
MSS405003Manage a value streamnot current
MSS405004Develop business plans in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practicesnot current
MSS405010Manage relationships with non-customer external organisationsnot current
MSS405011Manage people relationshipsnot current
MSS405012Manage workplace learningnot current
MSS405013Facilitate holistic culture improvement in an organisationnot current
MSS405014Develop a communications strategy to support operationsnot current
MSS405020Develop quick changeover proceduresnot current
MSS405021Develop a Just in Time systemnot current
MSS405031Undertake value analysis of product or process costs in terms of customer requirementsnot current
MSS405032Analyse cost implications of maintenance strategynot current
MSS405040Manage 5S system in an organisationnot current
MSS405041Implement improvement systems in an organisationnot current
MSS405050Determine and improve process capabilitynot current
MSS405060Develop the application of enterprise control systems in an organisationnot current
MSS405061Determine and establish information collection requirements and processesnot current
MSS405062Develop a documentation control strategy for an organisationnot current
MSS405070Develop sustainable energy practicesnot current
MSS405075Facilitate the development of a new productnot current
MSS405081Develop a proactive maintenance strategynot current
PMASUP520Review procedures to minimise environmental impact of processcurrent
PMASUP620Manage environmental management systemnot current

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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