This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

conduct needs analysis

define and anticipate implementation barriers

establish communication networks

identify relevant stakeholders

monitor and review the planning process

negotiate with client groups and stakeholders

resolve conflicts

review procedures action plans and strategies for implementation

use information technologies to communicate information

Required Knowledge

benchmarking best practice in the implementation and review of management processes

current principles and practices to conduct activities which exercise elements of public safety management

effective communication

emergency management concepts and principles

legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to emergency management coronial inquests royal commissions commissions of inquiry environmental Acts local government regulations safety standards

organisational approval procedures

organisational policy and procedures

planning theory and processes

potential hazards and their consequences

problem solving and decisionmaking techniques

problems likely to preclude the implementation of strategies

risk management and models

techniques for the prioritisation and evaluation of public safety risk management systems

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to

select appropriate strategies that will be supported by the community

implement action plans that are adopted by stakeholders

establish an implementation process that is current to the community it protects

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time and in a range of contexts

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in one or more actual situations or scenarios where there is the capacity to demonstrate the required evidence in a real or simulated environment in conjunction with portfolio evidence

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to

information about incidents andor simulations based on actual events these resources may involve complex scenarios sufficient to allow evidence to be gathered from a variety of sources and stakeholders on more than one occasion and over an extended period controlled access to organisational records and personnel may have significant cost implications for the staging of scenarios

Method of assessment

In a public safety environment assessment is usually conducted via direct observation in a training environment or in the workplace via subject matter supervision andor mentoring which is typically recorded in a competency workbook

Assessment is completed using appropriately qualified assessors who select the most appropriate method of assessment

Assessment may occur in an operational environment or in an agencyapproved simulated work environment Forms of assessment that are typically used include

direct observation

interviewing the candidate

journals and workplace documentation

third party reports from supervisors

written or oral questions

Risk may include:

Prevention, preparedness, response and recoverystrategies may include:

Evaluation of draft strategies may include:

Stakeholders may include:

Strategies are documented may include:

Strategies are widely publicised may include:

Technologies may include:

Effectively communicate the information may include:

Action plans may include: