Certificate IV in Preventive Health
Not applicable.
Subjects
18 units of competency are required for this qualification including: 1 core unit 17 elective units Choose a minimum of 12 elective units from the Group A (Specialisation) list below. Choose a minimum of 3 elective units from the Group B (Work Health and Safety) list below. Choose the remaining 2 elective units from either the elective lists below, or elsewhere within this training package, or another endorsed training package, or accredited course. Where a pre-requisite unit is attached to an elective unit it is identified by this symbol . The pre-requisite units attached to any of the elective units must be undertaken and are additional to the number of elective units required for the qualification. The elective units should be selected from the units that most closely align to an individuals occupational outcomes. Electives selected must not duplicate outcomes of other units. Elective units selected must not duplicate content already covered by other units in this qualification. | |
Code | Core Units |
Coordinate environmental health operations | |
Code | Group A Elective Units (Specialisation) |
Conduct chlorine dosing of water at the point of supply | |
Conduct a quick assessment of disease outbreak | |
Conduct a field hygiene survey | |
Implement the food safety program and procedures | |
Participate in a HACCP team
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Participate in deployed health capability | |
Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the health industry | |
Monitor and maintain septic or on-site systems | |
Inspect and report catchment and surrounding areas | |
Monitor, operate and report wastewater pre-treatment processes | |
Monitor and report water treatment processes | |
Operate and maintain water treatment plant and equipment | |
Monitor and report wastewater treatment processes | |
Monitor, operate and report chlorine disinfection systems | |
Perform laboratory testing | |
Organise and monitor pest management operations | |
Implement waste management plan | |
Determine waste management services | |
Inform and educate clients on waste management issues | |
Develop a waste management plan | |
Apply animal trapping techniques | |
Use firearms to humanely destroy animals | |
Code | Group B Elective Units (Work Health and Safety) |
Contribute to the implementation of a systematic approach to managing OHS | |
Contribute to the implementation of the OHS consultation process | |
Identify hazards and asses OHS risks | |
Contribute to the implementation of strategies to control OHS risk | |
Contribute to the implementation of emergency procedures | |
Use equipment to conduct workplace monitoring | |
Code | Group C Elective Units (General) |
Provide technical advice | |
Coordinate business resources | |
Participate in a quality audit | |
Develop teams and individuals | |
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Promote team effectiveness | |
Develop work priorities | |
Pathways...
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Entry Requirements
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Licensing Information
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Employability Skills
Employability Skills are part of a unit of competency.
Employability Skills statements from a selection of units of competency from the DEF42312 Certificate IV in Preventive Health have been reproduced in the table below.
This table provides an example of Employability Skills for the qualification because Employability Skills within a qualification will vary depending on the qualification packaging options.
Defence qualifications have core units (which must be achieved) and elective units (where there is a choice of units which must be achieved) so different Employability Skills Summaries are possible within the one qualification, depending on the package of core units and chosen elective units.
Employability Skill | Employability Skills Statement |
Communication | communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organisation communicate technical advice relating to environmental health to personnel within the dependent organisation prepare reports for a range of target groups |
Teamwork | implement team leadership management principles obtain, interpret and where necessary, clarify with team supervisor, instructions for environmental health support undertake liaison with relevant persons at the dependent organisation to inform about and gain consent to, the occurrence of tasking |
Problem solving | address small disputes relating to OHS implementation issues manage workplace issues and problems modify tasking to meet unforeseen requirements, reallocate resources and communicate the extent of change to team supervisor |
Initiative and enterprise | determine best use of available resources implement time management strategies to set priorities evaluate relevant workplace OHS data trends and recognise limitations of data collected investigate the interactions between people, their activities, environment and systems |
Planning and organising | allocate resources within tasking allocation to ensure tasks are achievable and to make efficient use of resources coordinate environmental health operations plan environmental health tasking for individuals within a team prioritise tasking revise tasking allocation as required, to meet planned objectives sequence tasks and meet timelines |
Self | build relationships with stakeholders (internal and external to the organisation) complete tasks in appropriate order and minimise duplication of effort |
Learning | learn about duty of care arrangements learn about food storage and distribution standards including the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach to food control learn about legal framework of OHS in the workplace learn about principles relating to hazard identification, hierarchy of control, risk management, systematic approaches to OHS |
Technology | establish and maintain administrative systems use a range of communication media use relevant office equipment |