This qualification covers the skills and knowledge required to conduct environmental sampling, testing and monitoring in a variety of industry sectors. The MSS40211 Certificate IV in Environmental Monitoring and Technology provides technical training across a range of industry sectors, such as:

• environmental monitoring, sampling and field testing (e.g. air, water, soil and rocks)

• geotechnical services

• natural resource management

• water supply and treatment, storm and wastewater management

• solid and hazardous waste management.

Job roles targeted by this qualification include environmental assistants, environmental technicians and similar personnel employed by enterprises and Commonwealth, state/territory/local governments in the sectors listed above. Many of these employees are engaged in the monitoring of environmental impacts at industrial sites. They operate monitoring equipment, collect samples and conduct tests both in the field and at site laboratories. In broad terms, they may:

• plan and conduct site sampling, field testing and measurements (e.g. meteorological)

• plan field work, arrange access to sites, logistics, equipment and supplies

• assemble, test, pack and transport equipment and supplies

• navigate using maps and global positioning systems (GPS)

• collect, process and present spatial/attribute data using GPS and GIS

• conduct field surveys of flora, fauna, water and soils

• calibrate and operate a wide variety of field-based instrumentation

• troubleshoot, repair, maintain and adapt instrumentation

• log and process data using a variety of computer hardware and software

• interpret data to identify significant anomalies and trends

• report results and make logical conclusions

This qualification is typically used to prepare new employees or develop the skills of existing workers performing an environmental assistant role in a variety of industry sectors. This qualification recognises that the industry sectors listed above employ environmental assistants and technicians who have broad technical knowledge and skills in the area of environmental sampling and testing and some understanding of the industry processes and/or ecosystems that they are working with. These personnel do not have the more substantial knowledge of environmental monitoring; complex instrumentation; data analysis; environmental impacts and the strategies for minimising these impacts; and remediation/rehabilitation of sites, that is provided by the MSS50211 Diploma of Environmental Monitoring and Technology for environmental officers.

By clicking on the Unit Code a pop-up window will come up with the module overview. The core units are:

In order to complete the elective or required units the elective units are pre-selected by our education specialists as those subjects are most in demand by employers.  The subjects that are included in our package are:

You are able to complete this programme through our intensive three (3) week learning package or split in three five day learning streams over a six month period. Click on the registration button to learn more or download the full copy of the programme overview.

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