Qualification summary

Achievement of the qualification shows competence has been demonstrated by the learner to supervise personnel and activities associated with sustainable waste management activities.

The qualification is designed to give flexibility associated with the range of supervisory roles as employment requires and is therefore determined by the units selected.

The qualification is assessed ‘on-the-job’ which may include working on public highways or other areas accessible by the public or other persons.

The structure of the qualification includes some Units which are specified in other similar WAMITAB waste management qualifications. This provides an ideal progression opportunity for learners to achieve further qualifications or specific units to match future employment requirements by building on the units and credits achieved here.

The qualification provides progression opportunities by utilising units that are common to other waste management QCF qualifications.

Achievement of this qualification can lead to management and professional qualifications as determined by industry needs and higher education opportunities appropriate to the sector.

To achieve this qualification you must achieve a minimum of 59 credits by completing all of the five mandatory units in Group A (worth 47 credits) and any two units from Group B (worth a minimum 4 credits) and any three units from Group C (ensuring that at least two of these are at Level 3 or above and therefore worth a minimum of 8 credits).

A - Mandatory Group

Credit Value required: Minimum 47.
Sub-components required: Minimum 5.

Learners must complete and achieve all of the units within this group in order to achieve the full qualification.

• Ensure that staff conform to productive and efficient working practices
• Supervise health and safety in the working environment for waste management activities
• Supervise the work of others
• Contribute to the management of the environmental impact of work
• Provide leadership in area of responsibility

B - Optional Units

Credit Value required: Minimum 4.
Sub-components required: Minimum 2.

Learners must complete at least two units from this group.

• Plan, allocate and monitor work of a team
• Manage own professional development within an organisation
• Maintain the security of waste management facilities
• Participate in meetings
• Validation of waste
• Acceptance of waste
• Support learning and development within own area of responsibility
• Manual handling, lifting and moving of loads in a waste environment
• Control the risk from vehicle and plant movements on waste management facilities
• Support customer service improvements
• Generate and retain waste and resource management business
• Contribute to the provision of customer service in a waste environment
• Inspection of vehicles used in waste management facilities
• Conduct environmental monitoring on a waste management facility
• Oversee waste process operations
• Maintain the condition of waste process equipment
• Exchange responsibility for control of waste processing operations
• Contribute to the sustainability, maintenance and preservation of the environment
• Contribute to maintaining sustainable development and environmental good practice at work Sub-components required: Minimum 2

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C - Optional units

Credit Value required: Minimum 8.
Sub-components required: Minimum 3.

Learners must complete at least three units from this group and in doing so ensuring that at least two of them are at Level 3 or above.

• Manage the traffic office
• Set objectives and provide support for team members
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
• Implement change in own area of responsibility
• Work productively with colleagues and stakeholders
• Recruit staff in own area of responsibility
• Manage & plan an organisation’s workforce*
• Plan, allocate and monitor work in own area of responsibility
• Manage a budget for own area or activity of work
• Make effective decisions
• Review the quality of customer service
• Work with others to improve customer service
• Conforming to general safety in the workplace
• Conforming to efficient working practices in the workplace
• Control the sale of stocked material or products
• Conform to general workplace environmental requirements
• Operate the Weighbridge
• Direct vehicle movements on site
• Maintain vehicle crew compliance with operational requirements
• Control work activities on a waste management facility
• Manage the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues from remediation of contaminated land
• Manage and maintain effective systems for responding to emergencies
• Manage customer care programs to improve waste management services
• Control maintenance and other engineering operations
• Identify and evaluate sustainable resources in a waste environment

There is also a Supervisors award for Street Cleaning Supervisors

WAMITAB Level 3 Certificate in Cleaning Service Supervision (QCF 501/1929/1)

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