Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUAEMR022 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Establish context for emergency risk assessment

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUAEMR022 - Establish context for emergency risk assessment
Description This unit describes the outcomes required to determine an emergency risk assessment’s objectives, scope, stakeholders, and risk criteria.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to people required to initiate an emergency risk assessment with a community or part of a community. Such assessments are conducted at local, regional or state level by local governments, emergency management committees, public safety agencies, major event managers or other organisations that need to understand emergency risk to a community.No licencing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Not applicable.
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Identify objectives and scope by research and consultation
  • Objectives and scope are identified using emergency risk management standards and guidelines.
  • Stakeholder roles and required inputs are determined in accordance with policies and procedures.
  • Budget, timeframe and schedule for research and consultation are determined.
  • Information about communities is obtained.
       
Element: Identify and consult with stakeholders
  • Stakeholders are identified.
  • Existing and potential liaison networks are identified and evaluated for relevance.
  • Stakeholder networks are developed using a range of strategies.
  • Communication and consultation areestablished.
  • Communication options are selected to develop a communication plan.
       
Element: Clarify roles and requirements with stakeholders
  • Stakeholders’ roles and the need for their input are clearly defined and emphasised in seeking their cooperation.
  • Stakeholders are informed of the aims, objectives, risk management context and structure within which they must operate.
  • Stakeholders’ needs are determined and conflicting needs identified and noted.
       
Element: Develop risk criteria with stakeholders
  • Social, environmental, financial and timeframe needs are identified in consultation with stakeholders.
  • Legal, technical and political considerations are identified in consultation with stakeholders.
  • Reasons for, and selection of, criteria are negotiated with stakeholders and agreed upon.
  • Risk criteria are recommended which take into account practical constraints and the community’s acceptance of risk.
  • Community expectations of acceptable risk are established.
       
Element: Monitor and review
  • Context and evaluation criteria are monitored in accordance with policies and procedures.
  • Context and evaluation criteria are reviewed in accordance with standards and guidelines.
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

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

Stakeholders are comprehensively identified and consulted to establish a clear context, which includes objectives, scope and risk criteria.

Consistency in performance

Candidates should be expected to present evidence from at least two different contexts, one of which may be simulated.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Evidence of competence in this unit may be collected in a simulated environment and a real environment, often as part of a larger project with concurrent assessment of other emergency risk management competencies.

Specific resources for assessment

For the demonstration of competence in this unit it will be necessary to participate in a real-world project.

Underpinning knowledge may be assessed through written assignments, project reports, debriefings and action learning projects in real or simulated environments.

Guidance information for assessment

This unit contains many transferable skills, such as communication, consultation, research and analysis skills that can be applied in the emergency risk management context. Assessors should use formative assessment strategies in a simulated environment to contextualise underpinning knowledge. Summative assessment requires application of the unit in a real-world project, often in an action-learning context.

This unit may be assessed with other units that address other parts of the emergency risk management process.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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

Required Skills

stakeholder analysis

communication and consultation in a group context

facilitation of group processes

negotiation

problem solving

project management

research skills to conduct geographic, demographic and socio-economic analysis

Required Knowledge

emergency risk management concepts and principles included in the current National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines

legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to emergency risk management

problem solving and decision making techniques

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Standards and guidelines may include:

AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009, Risk management—Principles and Guidelines

HB 327:2010, Communicating and consulting about risk

ISO Guide 73:2009, Risk management—Vocabulary

National Emergency, Management Committee (2010), National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines

jurisdictional or organisational emergency risk management policies and procedures

Stakeholders may include:

staff

client groups

decision makers

members of the public

community groups

industry groups

public and private sector organisations

non-government organisations

elected officials

Policies and procedures may include:

arrangements specified in legislation

organisational or jurisdictional emergency risk management policies or procedures

existing disaster plans, agreements or memoranda of understanding

Information about communities may include:

demographic measures

socio-economic measures

local economy and industry makeup and interdependencies

cultural makeup and mix

Risk criteria may include:

the nature and types of causes and consequences that can occur and how they will be measured

how likelihood will be defined

the timeframe(s) of the likelihood and/or consequence(s)

how the level of risk is to be determined

the views of stakeholders

the level at which risk becomes acceptable or tolerable

whether combinations of multiple risks should be taken into account and, if so, how and which combinations should be considered

Practical constraints may include:

arrangements, roles and responsibilities set down in existing emergency management plans

availability of technical expertise, technology, equipment

budgets, time, availability and capability of people

land use planning policy, authority and regulation

legislation covering emergency management, environmental management, safety standards, local government regulations

limited community knowledge of emergency risk management processes and benefits

political, social and cultural considerations

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Objectives and scope are identified using emergency risk management standards and guidelines. 
Stakeholder roles and required inputs are determined in accordance with policies and procedures. 
Budget, timeframe and schedule for research and consultation are determined. 
Information about communities is obtained. 
Stakeholders are identified. 
Existing and potential liaison networks are identified and evaluated for relevance. 
Stakeholder networks are developed using a range of strategies. 
Communication and consultation areestablished. 
Communication options are selected to develop a communication plan. 
Stakeholders’ roles and the need for their input are clearly defined and emphasised in seeking their cooperation. 
Stakeholders are informed of the aims, objectives, risk management context and structure within which they must operate. 
Stakeholders’ needs are determined and conflicting needs identified and noted. 
Social, environmental, financial and timeframe needs are identified in consultation with stakeholders. 
Legal, technical and political considerations are identified in consultation with stakeholders. 
Reasons for, and selection of, criteria are negotiated with stakeholders and agreed upon. 
Risk criteria are recommended which take into account practical constraints and the community’s acceptance of risk. 
Community expectations of acceptable risk are established. 
Context and evaluation criteria are monitored in accordance with policies and procedures. 
Context and evaluation criteria are reviewed in accordance with standards and guidelines. 

Forms

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