Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety)
Not applicable.
Subjects
12 units of competency are required for this qualification including:
1 core unit
11 elective units
Choose 1 elective from the Group A list below.
Choose 1 elective from the Group B list below.
Choose a minimum of 3 elective units from the Group C list below.
Choose a minimum of 6 elective units from the Group C and/or D lists below.
Choose the remaining 2 elective units from either the list below, or elsewhere within this training package, or another endorsed training package, or accredited course.
All elective units selected from outside this qualification must be from an equivalent qualification level or higher.
Elective units selected must not duplicate content already covered by other units in this qualification.
Code | Core Units |
Manage projects | |
Code | Elective Units |
Group A | |
Determine treatment options OR | |
Manage the implementation of community safety strategies | |
Code | Elective Units |
Group B | |
PUAEMR029 | Plan and implement a treatment measure |
Implement prevention strategies | |
Code | Elective Units |
Group C | |
Develop and organise public safety awareness programs | |
Contribute to an emergency risk management process | |
Facilitate emergency risk assessment | |
PUAEMR028 | Develop emergency management plans |
Assess building plans | |
Inspect dangerous goods facilities | |
Conduct fire investigation and analysis activities | |
Assist with the formulation and implementation of policies | |
Conduct an assessment of buildings performance based design PUAFIR215 Prevent injury | |
Inspect building fire safety systems PUAFIR215 Prevent injury | |
PUAFIR514 B | Assess and evaluate a facilitys fire and incident safety management systems |
Manage the organisations public safety responsibility | |
Implement and monitor the organisations occupational health and safety policies, procedures and programs | |
Ensure workplace emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes are implemented | |
Operate as part of an emergency control organisation | |
Lead an emergency control organisation | |
Participate as a member of a workplace emergency initial response team | |
Lead a workplace emergency initial response team | |
Code | Elective Units |
Group D | |
Manage information | |
Manage organisational communication strategies | |
Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting | |
Represent the organisation in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting | |
Promote a learning environment in the workplace | |
Manage marketing requirements | |
Contribute to regional planning process | |
Develop a media plan | |
Make a presentation | |
Manage an information or knowledge management system | |
Profile the market | |
Develop new networks | |
Manage research activities | |
Support youth programs | |
Devise and conduct community consultations | |
Develop and implement environmental health education, promotion and awareness strategies | |
Implement public education programs to improve community compliance | |
Attend requests for building and planning information and advice | |
Achieve an efficient and sustainable use of natural resources | |
Improve community knowledge and skills in environmental management practices | |
Implement and manage environmental management policies, plans, procedures and programs | |
Assess compliance |
Pathways...
Not applicable.
Entry Requirements
Not applicable.
Licensing Information
Not applicable.
Employability Skills
Employability Skills are part of a unit of competency.
Employability Skills statements from a selection of units of competency from the PUA51012 Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety) 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.
Employability Skill | Employability Skills Statement |
Communication | document broad tactics, roles, tasks, responsibilities, resource implications and timeframe for implementing the selected strategy document strategies according to organisational requirements identify, through research and stakeholder consultation, existing prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies inform stakeholders of progress negotiate accountability for components of the strategy maintain accurate records of meetings and communications with stakeholders and project team members maintain effective communication between working group members |
Teamwork | allocate team roles and responsibilities apply knowledge of team work principles and strategies confirm communication and reporting procedures harness cooperation, motivation and diversity of others identify treatment actions, resources required, milestones, budget, reporting procedures and roles and responsibilities of project team members prepare for, participate in and lead meetings to achieve effective outcomes |
Problem solving | adjust implementation action plans following the review process if required apply knowledge of problem solving and decision making techniques apply knowledge of risk analysis and management apply problem solving and decision making techniques evaluate strategies and limitations and impacts identified and communicated to stakeholders identify implementation issues and contingencies developed where necessary identify potential hazards and their consequences identify problems likely to preclude the implementation of strategies review planning processes to identify opportunities for improvements |
Initiative and enterprise | identify existing prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies through research and stakeholder consultation use knowledge of techniques for the prioritisation and evaluation of public safety risk management systems use skills to define and anticipate implementation barriers use knowledge of the planning process and the kinds of outcomes and benefits for communities |
Planning and organising | assess and establish performance criteria for the effectiveness of treatment implementation complete treatment activities efficiently develop consultation strategies develop effective processes for cooperative planning develop feasible and effective plans, tactics and activities to achieve treatment objectives develop information management, reporting and accountability strategies identify a range of potential prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies through researching current best practice, alternative options, and seeking expert opinion identify characteristics of the risk |
Self-management | establish a project and see it through obtain commitment and agreement on reviewed strategies as negotiated with stakeholders use knowledge of culture, diversity and history of communities, environments and associated concerns, issues and sensitivities, perception of risks use knowledge of current principles and practices to conduct activities which exercise elements of public safety management use knowledge of organisation's approval procedures use knowledge of risk management and models use skills to summarise and explain key information clearly |
Learning | learn about benchmarking best practices in the implementation and review of management processes learn about emergency risk management terminology; risk; prevention, preparedness, response and recovery concepts and principles; mitigation; organisational requirements for the submission and approval of treatment plans; and reporting of treatment outcomes learn about legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to emergency management learn about planning theory and processes learn about potential hazards and their consequences |
Technology | communicate using information technology, which may include meetings, letters, facsimile, electronic transmission of information select technologies and processes which most effectively communicate the information use information technologies, which may include computerised simulations use resources, which may include project planning software |