Level 4 NVQ Waste Management Operations
Leading to
Certificate of Technical Competence (CoTC)
Suitable for
Persons working within the Waste Management Industry, who have a responsibility for the management of sites licensed by the Environment Agency.
Method of Delivery
Practical assessment of candidates' on-site competence conducted by a qualified and experienced Awarding Body approved Assessor.
Any shortfalls identified during the assessment in either knowledge or experiences are addressed by mentoring or the setting of specific projects.
Recognition
On successful completion of the qualification candidates receive an NVQ Certificate of Achievement and a portfolio recording their achievement to keep as a reference.
The Certificate of Technical Competence is awarded by WAMITAB on satisfactory completion of the NVQ and confirms the competence of the candidate in managing licensed facilities in the award category.
Benefits
- Understanding of the need to comply with legislation
- Opportunity to develop
- Able to provide CoTC cover for more than one site
- Achievement of a nationally recognised qualification
- Enhances career development prospects
- Improved working knowledge of the relevant legislation, health and safety practices, people management
- Selected units are transferable between awards
Landfill
Mandatory Units - Candidates must demonstrate competence in:
- Monitoring procedures to control risks to health and safety
- Controlling maintenance and other engineering operations
- Controlling improvements to waste management operations
- Ensuring protection of the environment on landfill sites
- Supporting the efficient use of resources
- Creating effective use of resources
- Providing information to support decision making on a waste management site
In addition, candidates will have to choose 5 optional units from an accredited list according to site category.
Treatment and Transfer
Mandatory Units - Candidates must demonstrate competence in:
- Controlling the reception of waste
- Controlling the movement, sorting and storage of wastes
- Monitoring procedures to control risks to health and safety
- Controlling maintenance and other engineering operations
- Controlling improvements to waste management operations
- Supporting the efficient use of resources
- Creating effective use of resources
- Providing information to support decision making on a waste management site
In addition, candidates will have to choose 4 optional units from an accredited list according to site category.
Incineration
Mandatory Units - Candidates must demonstrate competence in:
- Controlling the reception of hazardous wastes
- Controlling the movement, sorting and storage of hazardous wastes
- Monitoring procedures to control risks to health and safety
- Controlling site operations on a waste incineration facility
- Controlling maintenance and other engineering operations
- Controlling the disposal of outputs and residues from waste incineration operations
- Controlling improvements to waste management operations
- Ensuring protection of the environment on hazardous waste treatment or transfer sites
- Supporting the efficient use of resources
- Creating effective use of resources
- Providing information to support decision making on a waste management site
In addition, candidates will have to choose 1 optional unit from an accredited list according to site category.
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