CIWM
Level 4
QN: 600/8139/9
Curriculum Active
CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Diploma In Systems and Operations Management
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by CIWM. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1099 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
CIWM
Syllabus Units
26 Units
Guided Hours
1099 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Award contracts for the supply of recycling activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare the invitation to tender for the supply of recycling activities
- Evaluate tender bids, Place the contract for the supply of recycling activities
- Use and communicate data and information
- Manage problems that could affect the supply of goods or services
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
- Understand the regulation procedures and requirements for recycling
- Know how to award contracts
2
Conduct a health and safety risk assessment of the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for a workplace risk assessment.
- Be able to identify hazards in the workplace
- Be able to conduct a risk assessment of the workplace.
- Be able to review risk assessment.
- Know the employers responsibility for risk assessments as required by current legislation.
3
Control maintenance and other engineering operations for recycling activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to control maintenance and other engineering operations for recycling activities
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems that could affect maintenance and other operation
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
- Understand the regulation procedures and requirements for recycling
- Know how to control maintenance and other engineering operations
4
Ensure responsibility for actions to reduce risks to health and safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify the hazards and evaluate the risks in the workplace.
- Be able to reduce the risks to health and safety in the workplace
- Understand how to reduce risks to health and safety in the workplace
5
Generate and retain waste and resource management business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Contribute to the generation of business
- Contribute to the retention of business
- Use and communicate data and information
- Report problems which could affect the generation and retention of waste and resource management business
- Understand the underpinning regulations, procedures and requirements for managing waste operations
- Understand the specific regulation procedures and requirements for generating and retaining waste and resource management business
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
6
Identify and implement improvements to recycling activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Monitor operations to identify potential improvements to recycling activities
- Evaluate the costs and benefits for improving the recycling operations
- Produce project plans for implementing improvements to recycling activities
- Implement and evaluate improvements to recycling activities
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems that could affect the implementation and improvement of recycling activities
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for recycling
- Know how to implement improvements to recycling activities
7
Maintain protection of the environment in facilities used for the processing or storage of recyclables and other materials
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Implement systems and control measures for processing or storage of recyclables and other materials, Minimise risks to the environment through protection measures
- Develop a work environment that promoted responsibility for environmental well-being
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems that could affect the implementation of contracted services
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
- Understand the regulation procedures and requirements for recycling
- Know how to protect the environment
8
Manage a budget for own area or activity of work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare a budget for own area of responsibility.
- Be able to manage a budget.
- Be able to review budget management performance.
9
Manage and maintain effective systems for responding to emergencies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Implement emergency plans and procedures
- Maintain effective response to emergencies through the use of procedures and drills
- Understand the underpinning regulations, procedures and requirements for managing waste operations
- Understand the specific regulation procedures and requirements for managing and maintaining effective systems for responding to emergencies
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
10
Manage and Plan an Operational Area within an Organisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify workforce requirements in an operational area.
- Be able to review the current workforce of an operational area.
- Be able to plan the workforce requirements of an operational area.
- Be able to communicate workforce plans.
11
Manage Assets and the Maintenance Strategy in an Energy and Utilities Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to develop a maintenance strategy.
- Be able to implement a planned maintenance programme.
- Be able to control maintenance works.
- Understand the organisation's policies and procedures for managing assets.
- Understand how to manage assets.
- Understand the monitoring and controls which apply to managing assets.
12
Manage improvements to waste management operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify and plan improvements to waste management operations
- Implement and evaluate improvements to waste management operation
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems which arise from managing improvements
- Understand the underpinning regulations, procedures and requirements for managing waste operations
- Understand the specific regulation procedures and requirements for managing improvements to waste management operations
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
13
Manage physical resources
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of sustainability when using physical resources.
- Be able to identify resource requirements for own area of responsibility.
- Be able to obtain required resources for own area of responsibility.
- Be able to monitor and review the quality and usage of resources in own area of responsibility.
14
Manage Site Bio-security and Personal Hygiene
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to implement site biosecurity and personal hygiene measures.
- Be able to manage site biosecurity and personal hygiene measures.
- Understand requirements for site biosecurity and hygiene.
15
Manage systems for responding to emergencies during recycling activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Manage emergency plans and procedures
- Maintain response to emergencies
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems that could affect the response to emergencies
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
- Understand the regulation procedures and requirements for recycling
- Know how to carry out emergency procedures
16
Manage the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues from biological treatment operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Manage the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues from biological treatment operations
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems which arise from the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues from biological treatment operations
- Understand the underpinning regulations, procedures and requirements for managing waste operations
- Understand the specific regulation procedures and requirements for the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues from biological treatment operations
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
17
Manage the Transfer of Outputs and Disposal of Residues from Treatment and Recovery Operations in the Waste Industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to manage the transfer of outputs and disposal<br>of residues from waste treatment and recovery.
- Be able to use and communicate data and information.
- Be able to re
- solve problems which arise from the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues from waste treatment and recovery.
- Understand the regulation procedures and requirements for managing the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues from waste treatment and recovery operations.
18
Managing Finance in an Energy and Utilities Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to contribute to the organisation's financial planning and management agreements, processes and procedures.
- Understand financial planning and management principles.
19
Monitor and Maintain the Quality of Treatment Processes in an Energy and Utilities Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor the waste being treated.
- Be able to operate processes to maintain the quality of the waste being treated.
- Be able to use and communicate waste treatment data and information.
- Be able to re
- solve problems which arise from waste treatment.
- Understand the waste treatment process.
20
Plan, allocate and monitor work in own area of responsibility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to produce a work plan for own area of responsibility.
- Be able to allocate and agree responsibilities with team members.
- Be able to monitor the progress and quality of work in own area of responsibility and provide feedback.
- Be able to review and amend plans of work for own area of responsibility and communicate changes.
21
Prepare for and Facilitate an Inspection Visit at your Organisation from Regulatory Bodies in an Energy and Utilities Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan for an inspection visit from a regulatory body.
- Be able to facilitate an inspection visit from a regulatory body.
- Understand the regulatory environment.
- Understand compliance within your organisation.
- Understand how to prepare for an inspection from a regulatory body.
- Understand how to facilitate an inspection from a regulatory body.
22
Procedural Compliance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Implement and maintain operating procedures required for legislative compliance
- Use and communicate data and information, Re
- solve problems connected with compliance issues
- Understand the underpinning regulations, procedures and requirements for managing waste operations
- Understand the specific regulation procedures and requirements forprocedural compliance
- Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
23
Provide leadership in area of responsibility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to provide leadership in own area of responsibility
- Understand behaviours that underpin effective performance to provide leadership in own area of responsibility
24
Recruit people for your business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to set recruitment requirements for a possible job vacancy in your business
- Understand how to advertise for a possible job vacancy in your business
- Understand how to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a recruitment process
25
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.
26
Work productively with colleagues and stakeholders
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to provide colleagues and stakeholders with information.
- Be able to consult with colleagues and stakeholders in relation to decisions or activities.
- Understand the importance of fulfilling agreements and honouring commitments made to colleagues and stakeholders.
- Understand how to manage potential conflicts of interest.
- Understand how to be able to monitor working relationships.
- Be able to review and improve the effectiveness of working relationships..
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/8139/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- CIWM
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Mar 2013
- Operational End
- Dec 2026