Assessor Resource
PUASAR019
Train canines to work in a USAR environment
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to acclimatise canines to work within an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) environment, develop a canine's ability to detect live human scent and to indicate live human scent with alert behaviours. It also includes managing training assistants in a simulated USAR environment for the purposes of training canines.
The unit is applicable to canine search specialists responsible for developing a search canine to be part of a USAR canine search team.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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