CIWM
Level 2
QN: 501/1855/9
Curriculum Active
CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 2 Certificate for Sustainable Waste Management Operative
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by CIWM. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1510 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
CIWM
Syllabus Units
50 Units
Guided Hours
1510 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Acceptance of waste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Accept waste
- Use and communicate data and information in accordance with operational procedures, Re
- solve problems which arise from the acceptance of waste
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for acceptance of waste
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
2
Clean and adjust small plant and equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Clean and adjust small plant and equipment
- Use and communicate data and information related to small plant and equipment maintenance, Re
- solve problems which arise during cleaning and adjusting sundry small plant and equipment
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for cleaning and adjusting small plant and equipment
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
3
Comply with emergency procedures on waste management activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Respond to emergency situations involving accidents to people
- Respond to emergency situations involving accidents on the work site, Minimise the effect of an emergency
- Use and communicate data and information
- Report problems that could affect compliance with emergency procedures
- Understand specific regulation procedures for complying with emergency procedures on waste management activities
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
4
Conduct environmental monitoring on a waste management facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Conduct environmental monitoring, Inspect, sample and test waste in line with operational procedures
- Use and communicate data and information in line with operational procedures, Re
- solve problems which arise from conducting environmental monitoring
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for conducting environmental monitoring on a waste management facility
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
5
Conform to General Workplace Environmental Requirements
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify environmental aspects, Control waste arising from the operations in their area of responsibility
6
Conforming to Efficient Working Practices in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Communicate with others to establish productive working relationships.
- Follow organisational procedures to maintain good work relationships.
- Maintain appropriate records in accordance with the organisational procedures.
7
Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Communicate with others to establish productive work practices.
- Follow organisational procedures to plan the sequence of work.
- Maintain relevant records in accordance with the organisational procedures.
- Maintain good working relationships when conforming to productive working practices.
8
Contribute to maintaining sustainable development and environmental good practice at work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to minimise the impact of work activities on the environment
- Understand operational processes to ensure environmental good practice
- Understand operational processes to recommend improvements to maintain environmental good practice
- Know how to dispose of waste materials safely and according to relevant approved procedures and practices
- Be able to deal with small scale pollution incidents in accordance with approved procedures and practices
- Be able to report more serious pollution incidents to the relevant people
- Be able to report environmental incidents promptly and accurately in accordance with approved procedures and practices
- Understand own role in contributing to sustainable development during work activities
- Understand how to contribute to maintaining sustainable development and environmental good practice at work
9
Contribute to the provision of customer service in a waste environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to contribute to the provision of customer services in logistics operations
- Be able to contribute to the provision of customer services in logistics operations
10
Contribute to the sustainability, maintenance and preservation of the environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to recognise opportunities to minimise environmental impact when operating equipment and using materials.
- Understand operational processes to recommend improvements to maintain environmental good practice
- Understand how to contribute to the sustainability, maintenance and preservation of the environment
11
Control and carry out landfill operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Control the deposit of waste on the landfill facility in accordance with operational procedures, Cover and consolidate deposited waste in accordance with operational procedures
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems which arise from depositing waste on the landfill facility
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for controlling and carrying out the landfill operations
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
12
Control the risk from vehicle and plant movements on waste management facilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Control the risk from vehicle and mobile plant movements in line with operational and location-specific procedures
- Maintain the safety of pedestrians and workers in line with operational and location-specific procedures
- Use and communicate data and information to enable risk to be controlled, Re
- solve problems from vehicle and mobile plant movements which compromise safety
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for controlling the risk from vehicle and plant movements on waste management facilities
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
13
Direct Vehicle Movements on Site
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Direct vehicle movements
14
Direct waste delivery crews on a waste management facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Confirm the suitability of vehicles for entry to the facility, Direct waste delivery crews to unloading or holding areas
- Use and communicate data and information in accordance with operational procedures, Re
- solve problems which arise from directing waste delivery crews
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for directing waste delivery crews on a waste management facility
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
15
Dispatch stored and received waste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Despatch processed waste in accordance with operational procedures
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems which arise from despatching stored and received waste
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for despatching stored and received waste
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
16
Exchange responsibility for control of waste processing operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Hand over responsibility for the control of the waste process to an incoming operator, Accept responsibility for the control of waste processing from an outgoing operator
- Use and communicate data and information required for the handover process, Re
- solve problems for the control of waste processing which arise during the exchange of responsibility
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for exchanging responsibility for control of waste processing operations
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
17
General duties on waste facilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Carry out general duties safely, Store tools, equipment and consumable materials safely
- Use and communicate data and information
- Report problems to the designated person
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for general duties on waste facilities
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
18
Loading a Hazardous Waste Transport Vehicle
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to load hazardous waste and related materials, Load hazardous waste and related materials in line with location-specific procedures
- Use and communicate data and information connected with loading hazardous waste and related materials, Re
- solve problems which arise from loading hazardous waste and related materials
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for loading a hazardous waste transport vehicle
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
19
Loading a Non-Hazardous Waste Transport Vehicle
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to load a non-hazardous waste and related materials, Load non-hazardous waste and related materials in line with location-specific procedures
- Use and communicate data and information connected with loading non-hazardous waste and related materials, Re
- solve problems which arise from loading non-hazardous waste and related materials
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for loading a non-hazardous waste transport vehicle
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
20
Loading a waste transport vehicle
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to load waste and related materials, Load waste and related materials in line with location-specific procedures
- Use and communicate data and information connected with loading waste and related materials, Re
- solve problems which arise from loading waste and related materials
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for loading a waste transport vehicle
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
21
Loading an Inert Waste Transport Vehicle
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to load inert waste and related materials, Load inert waste and related materials in line with location-specific procedures
- Use and communicate data and information connected with loading inert waste and related materials, Re
- solve problems which arise from loading inert waste and related materials
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for loading an inert waste transport vehicle
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
22
Maintain a healthy and safe working environment for waste management activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Maintain personal hygiene
- Comply with safety procedures at the work site
- Use and communicate data and information in line with operational procedures, Re
- solve problems which could affect health and safety
- Understand the regulation procedures and requirements for maintaining a healthy and safe working environment for waste management activities
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
23
Maintain the condition of waste process equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Confirm waste processing equipment conforms to operational requirements, Clean
- maintain and adjust waste process equipment to specification
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems which arise from maintaining waste processing equipment
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for maintaining the condition of waste process equipment
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
24
Maintain the security of waste management facilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Maintain the security of the premises, equipment and materials
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems which arise from maintaining security
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for maintaining the security of waste management facilities
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
25
Manage own professional development within an organisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess own career goals and personal development.
- Be able to set personal work objectives.
- Be able to produce a personal development plan.
- Be able to implement and monitor own personal development plan.
26
Manage the traffic office
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to manage the traffic office
- Be able to manage the traffic office
27
Manual collection of waste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Collect waste
- Operate equipment
- Use and communicate information, Re
- solve problems arising from collecting waste
- Understand the processes, procedures and requirements for manual collection of waste
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
28
Manual handling, lifting and moving of loads in a waste environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to prepare forhandling and lifting loads
- Understand procedures andinstructions for handling and lifting loads
- Be able to handle and lift loads
29
Mechanically handle waste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to use mechanical handling equipment to load, move, and unload waste, Load, move and unload waste using mechanical handling equipment
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems which arise from mechanically handling waste
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for mechanically handling waste
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
30
Operate equipment to install, remove and replace containers for waste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Select and install containers for waste in line with operational procedures, Remove and replace containers for waste in line with operational procedures
- Use and communicate data and information relating to installing, removing and replacing containers for waste, Re
- solve problems which arise from installing, removing and replacing containers for waste
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for installing, removing and replacing containers for waste
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
31
Operate the Weighbridge
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Carry out prestart checks on the weighbridge
- Operate the weighbridge, Shut down and secure the weighbridge
32
Organise the transportation of loads in a waste environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Organise transport
- Understand the organisation of transportation of loads
33
Oversee waste process operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare equipment and materials to treat waste
- Monitor and control waste process operations, Shutdown the processing operations
- Use and communicate data and information connected with waste process operations, Re
- solve problems which arise from running waste process operations
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for overseeing waste process operations
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
34
Participate in meetings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for a meeting.
- Be able to participate in a meeting.
- Be able to communicate information to relevant stakeholders.
35
Plan, allocate and monitor work of a team
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan work for a team.
- Be able to allocate work across a team.
- Be able to manage team members to achieve team objectives.
- Be able to monitor and evaluate the performance of team members.
- Be able to improve the performance of a team.
36
Process received waste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Process received waste in accordance with operational procedures
- Use and communicate data and information to comply with waste processing procedures, Re
- solve problems which arise from processing waste
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for processing received waste
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
37
Resolve customer service problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- spot customer service problems, pick the best solution to re
- solve customer service problems, take action to re
- solve customer service problems
- know how to re
38
Revise planned waste transport operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Revise the planned transportation of waste loads
- Use and communicate data and information for maintaining the waste transport operation, Re
- solve problems which affect the transportation of waste
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for revising planned waste transport operations
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
39
Set objectives and provide support for team members
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to communicate a team’s purpose and objectives to the team members.
- Be able to develop a plan with team members showing how team objectives will be met.
- Be able to support team members identifying opportunities and providing support.
- Be able to monitor and evaluate progress and recognise individual and team achievement.
40
Store waste and operating materials within a waste management facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Sort and store waste and operating materials
- Monitor and maintain storage conditions
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems from storing waste and operating materials
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for storing waste and operating materials within a waste management facility
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
41
Support customer service improvements
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Use feedback to identify potential customer service improvements
- Implement changes in customer service, Assist with the evaluation of changes in customer service
- Know and understand how to support customer service improvements
42
Support learning and development within own area of responsibility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify the learning needs of colleagues in own area of responsibility.
- Understand how to develop a learning environment in own area of responsibility.
- Be able to support colleagues in learning and its application.
- Be able to evaluate learning outcomes and future learning and development of colleagues.
43
Support safety around waste collection vehicles
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Support safe operations of the waste collection vehicle
- Keep people safe from waste collection vehicle movements
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems which arise from vehicle safety
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for supporting safety around waste collection vehicles
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
44
Transportation of waste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Operate and control a waste transport vehicle, Transport waste
- Use and communicate data and information related to the transportation of waste, Re
- solve problems which arise with the transportation of waste
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for transportation of waste
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
45
Unloading a hazardous waste transport vehicle
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to unload hazardous waste and related materials, Unload hazardous waste and related materials in line with location-specific procedures
- Use and communicate data and information connected with unloading hazardous waste and related materials, Re
- solve problems which arise from unloading hazardous waste and related materials
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for unloading a hazardous waste transport vehicle
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
46
Unloading a non-hazardous waste transport vehicle
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to unload non-hazardous waste and related materials, Unload non-hazardous waste and related materials in line with location-specific procedures
- Use and communicate data and information connected with unloading non-hazardous waste and related materials, Re
- solve problems which arise from unloading non-hazardous waste and related materials
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for unloading a non-hazardous waste transport vehicle
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
47
Unloading an inert waste transport vehicle
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to unload inert waste and related materials, Unload inert waste and related materials in line with location-specific procedures
- Use and communicate data and information connected with unloading inert waste and related materials, Re
- solve problems which arise from unloading inert waste and related materials
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for unloading an inert waste transport vehicle
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
48
Validation of waste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Validate waste, Re
- solve problems which arise from the validation of waste
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for the validation of waste
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
49
Work with others to improve customer service
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- improve customer service by working with others
- monitor their own performance when improving customer service
- monitor team performance when improving customer service
- understand how to work with others to improve customer service
50
Working with other people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Agree individual work activities when working with others
- Complete work activities with others
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems which could affect working with others
- Understand the regulation procedures and requirements for working with other people
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 501/1855/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- CIWM
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2010