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

PUASAR018 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Select and maintain canines to be part of a canine search team for USAR incidents

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUASAR018 - Select and maintain canines to be part of a canine search team for USAR incidents
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to select canines to be part of a canine search team for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) incidents, to maintain the health and welfare of canines, to provide daily care to canines and to plan search and rescue training for search canines. A canine search team consists of one disaster search canine and one canine search specialist.The unit is applicable to canine search specialists responsible for developing a canine search team for USAR incidents. No licensing, legislative 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
Competency Field Search and Rescue
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: Assess canines for USAR work
  • Selection criteria for canines to work in an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) environment are determined
       
Element: Canines are observed and assessed in relation to determined criteria
       
Element: Canines assessed as meeting determined criteria are selected to be part of canine search team
       
Element: Maintain search canine health
  • Symptoms of ill health or injury in search canines are identified
       
Element: Animal health care practitioners who can be consulted about the establishment or maintenance of search canine health are identified
       
Element: Program of health maintenance to prevent common illnesses or parasites is implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Recommended treatment program for ill or injured search canine is followed, as required
       
Element: First aid kit for treating injured search canines is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Manage search canine hygiene and welfare
  • Living environment, training areas and search canine transportation are maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures and animal health and welfare regulations
       
Element: Health, welfare and fitness of search canines is maintained for USAR operational and environmental conditions
       
Element: Healthy diet is maintained for search canines based upon individual animal requirements
       
Element: Need to retire a search canine is assessed and recommended, in accordance with organisational procedures, specialist advice and/or animal health and welfare standards
       
Element: Maintain records of search canine health and welfare
  • Vaccination, treatment and other preventative health records for search canines are established and maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures and industry guidelines
       
Element: Decisions to retire search canines are recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Organisational policies and procedures for recording and reporting incidents that result in injuries to search canines are followed
       
Element: Develop and implement a training plan
  • Training needs of canine search team are identified
       
Element: Training plan that addresses the needs, strengths, weakness of the canine search team is developed
       
Element: Training plan is reviewed and amended, as required, to reflect the changing needs of the canine search team
       
Element: Training equipment is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Progress of canine search team training is recorded and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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
Selection criteria for canines to work in an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) environment are determined 
 
 
Symptoms of ill health or injury in search canines are identified 
 
 
 
 
Living environment, training areas and search canine transportation are maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures and animal health and welfare regulations 
 
 
 
Vaccination, treatment and other preventative health records for search canines are established and maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures and industry guidelines 
 
 
Training needs of canine search team are identified 
 
 
 
 

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