Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5441 Diploma of Logistics

Course Title: Monitor ethical supply chain practices

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Contact: Jeremy Glover

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99251485

Course Contact Email: jeremy.glover@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor ethical practices in supply chains. It includes determining ethical supply chain functions, monitoring ethical practices and reporting on ethical supply chain practices.

Ethical supply chains seek to ensure that sustainable labour, supply and environmental practices are fair. Participating in an ethical supply chain will involve conducting due diligence to confirm the integrity of suppliers, contractors, agents and other intermediaries. Unethical supply chains typically do not comply with legislative obligations, codes of practice or agreed industry standards.

The unit is applicable to those with management or team leadership responsibilities within a supply chain.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

TLIX0020X Monitor ethical supply chain practices

Elements:

1 Determineethical practices

2 Monitor ethical practices

3 Review and report on ethical practices

Learning Outcomes

Performance evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes

  • collecting data on ethical practices using approved methods and tools
  • confirming legislative and regulatory obligations and industry standards
  • determining policies and procedures to support ethical practices in the supply chain
  • documenting continuous improvement actions
  • documenting non-compliance and remediation actions related to unethical practices
  • evaluating ethical practices against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • following up on whistle blower reports
  • identifying and reporting on community expectations for ethical practices
  • identifying welfare and sustainability practices in the supply chain
  • monitoring compliance to supply chain codes of practice
  • monitoring product provenance
  • monitoring supply chain stakeholders' integrity using approved methods and tools
  • reviewing data about supply chain ethical practices and preparing reports
  • verifying KPIs for ethical practice
  • working with stakeholders to monitor continuous improvement activities and practices.

Knowledge evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all requirements of the elements and performance criteria and includes knowledge of:

  • approved methods and tools for data collection on ethical practices
  • circular economy principles in relation to addressing ethical sustainability practices in supply chains
  • community expectations for ethical practices
  • compliance requirements for ethical practice in supply chains
  • continuous improvement principles
  • data collection methods and tools
  • ethical environmental and sustainability practices
  • evaluation methods for assessing ethical practices
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for ethical practice
  • legislation and regulatory obligations, industry standards and codes of practice including follow up actions on whistle blower reports
  • methods for identifying stakeholder integrity
  • policies and procedures relevant to supply chain ethical practice
  • product provenance
  • review and report requirements
  • supply chain stakeholders
  • sustainability and welfare practices and issues in supply chains
  • types of unethical practices in supply chains.

 


Overview of Assessment

Assessment conditions

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so. Where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to a range of

  • exercises, case studies or simulations
  • materials, tools and digital supply chain equipment used in industry
  • documentation including organisational policies and procedures, industry standards, legislation, regulations, codes of practice, operational manuals and equipment specifications.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions.  You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed.  Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.