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CIWM Level 1 Award in Waste and Recycling (WR1)

No of Assessor Visits: 3

For candidates who are looking to improve their employment prospects for the future by gaining a greater understanding of waste and recycling activities.

To achieve this qualification, candidates must complete all mandatory units, one unit from Optional Group B, one unit from Optional Group C, one unit from Optional Group D and one unit from Optional Group E.

Mandatory Units

  • Conduct a Health and Safety Risk Assessment of the Workplace (H/601/6687)
  • Work Productively with Colleagues and Stakeholders (M/600/9662)
  • Support Learning and Development Within Own Area of Responsibility (M/600/9676)
  • Ensure Responsibility for Actions to Reduce Risks to Health and Safety (L/602/2077)
  • Maintain Protection of the Environment in Facilities Used for the Processing or Storage or Recyclables and Other Materials (L/602/0538)
  • Monitor and Maintain the Quality of Treatment Processes in a Energy and Utilities Environment (T/504/7304)
  • Manage Physical Resources (K/600/9711)
  • Procedural Compliance (K/602/1423)
  • Provide Leadership in Area of Responsibility (Y/602/1062)
  • Recruit People for Your Business (T/500/4601)
  • Getting the Best Out of Staff in a Business (D/505/9110)

Optional Units B

  • Identify and Implement Improvements to Recycling Activities (F/602/0553)
  • Manage Improvements to Waste Management Operations (K/602/1504)

Optional Units C

  • Manage the Transfer of Outputs and Disposal of Residues from Treatment and Recovery Operations in the Waste Industry (R/504/7309)
  • Manage the Transfer of Outputs and Disposal of Residues from Biological Treatment Operations (Y/602/1417)

Optional Units D

  • Manage a Budget for Own Area or Activity of Work (A/600/9695)
  • Managing Finance in an Energy and Utilities Environment (A/504/7307)

Optional Units E

  • Manage and Maintain Effective Systems for Responding to Emergencies (M/602/1424)
  • Manage Systems for Responding to Emergencies During Recycling Activities (L/602/0555)
  • Manage Assets and the Maintenance Strategy in an Energy and Utilities Environment (A/504/7305)
  • Control Maintenance and Other Engineering Operations for Recycling Activities (H/602/0528)
  • Award Contracts for the Supply of Recycling Activities (D/602/0544)
  • Prepare for and Facilitate an Inspection Visit at Your Organisation from Regulatory Bodies in an Energy and Utilities Environment (F/504/7306)
  • Generate and Retain Waste and Resource Management Business (H/602/1503)
  • Recruit People for Your Business T/500/4601)
  • Manage Site Bio-Security and Personal Hygiene (L/504/7308)

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