Environmental Technician

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Areas Of Interest:   Sustainability & Quality Practices
Certificate Level:  Diploma
Certificate Name:  Diploma of Environmental Monitoring and Technology
Certificate Description:  Working as an Environmental Technician you perform testing, resource assessment and auditing for the development of Environmental Management Systems, apply environmental management plans and implement and monitor both environmentally sustainable work practices and environmental management plans and procedures.
Code:  MSS50218
Work Type:  Analytic & Scientific Organising & Clerical

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Participate in laboratory or field workplace safety
Collect routine site samples
Undertake environmental field-based monitoring
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
Implement environmental management plans and procedures
Apply an understanding of environmental principles to a site
Process and present environmental data
Assist with assessing site environmental indicators
Assess the environmental risk and impact of a project activity or process
Report environmental data
Provide environmental information to customers
Measure and report carbon footprint of a product or product class
Inform and educate organisation and community representatives on sustainability issues
Perform sampling and testing of air
Perform sampling and testing of contaminated sites
Recognise common geological landforms and samples
Plan and conduct environmental project work
Perform chemical tests and procedures
Perform sampling and testing of water
Undertake simple environmental project activities