Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)
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Qualification Requirement: 10 units
All 6 core units plus 4 elective units
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 4 elective units may be taken from the elective units listed below and may include 2 units taken from this Training Package, any other endorsed Training Package or any state/territory accredited qualification where the unit is in a qualification at the same level or a higher level.
Code | Core Units | |
Liaise with other organisations | ||
Contribute to an emergency risk management process | ||
Work in an emergency management context | ||
Design activities which exercise elements of emergency management arrangements | ||
Manage the organisation's public safety responsibilities | ||
Manage projects | ||
Elective Units | ||
Work effectively in a business continuity context | ||
Develop and maintain business continuity plans | ||
Deliver recovery services | ||
Establish and manage a recovery centre | ||
Facilitate community involvement in recovery | ||
Manage recovery functions and services | ||
Facilitate emergency planning processes | ||
Manage human resources | ||
Manage financial resources | ||
Manage physical resources | ||
Manage a multi-team sector | ||
Coordinate resources for a multi-agency incident | ||
Control a Level 3 incident | ||
Manage operations for a Level 3 incident | ||
NOTES BSB units have been imported from the BSB07 Business Services Training Package. Information about customising PUA00 Public Safety Training Package qualifications is on page 12. |
Pathways into the qualification
Candidates may enter the qualification through a number of entry points demonstrating potential to undertake vocational education and training at this qualification level.
Pathways from the qualification
After achieving the PUA52310 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management), candidates may undertake a range of qualifications relevant to their role in emergency management.
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Employability Skills Summary for PUA52310 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)
Employability Skills are part of a unit of competency.
Employability Skills statements from a selection of units of competency from the PUA52310 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management) 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.
Public Safety 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 | collect and analyse information about known risks, safety concerns, expectations and desired outcomes develop a strategic plan for risk management jointly develop recommendations and submitted for approval |
Teamwork | identify and agree roles and responsibilities of team members and stakeholders participate in regular meetings and forums and support mutual cooperation outline own role, organisational responsibilities, limits of authority, scope of community knowledge and expertise to other group members |
Problem solving | identify organisational capabilities to manage risk prepare exercise contingency plan based on risk assessment resolve disagreements and disputes satisfactorily |
Initiative and enterprise | apply conceptual and analytical skills to develop a strategy to achieve project objectives, outcomes and client requirements demonstrate influencing skills suggest and debate practical consultation and decision making strategies |
Planning and organising | identify exercise host and negotiate and secure commitment to achieving exercise objectives and outcomes plan and deliver briefings and debriefings undertake design planning processes to meet exercise objectives and components |
Self-management | contribute opinions and advice while appreciating the boundaries and cultures of organisations and diverse views of other participants place overall community safety outcomes above personal or organisational/constituency interests |
Learning | learn about emergency management concepts and principles learn about state/territory and agency plans and procedures |
Technology | use project management systems |