Application
This unit describes the skills required to implement and monitor a security risk management plan. It includes implementing the plan, monitoring the risk environment and evaluating the plan.
This unit applies to those working in a security role with some responsibility for addressing organisational risk.
The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to, particularly those related to implementing risk management plans.
Those undertaking this unit would work autonomously, occasionally accessing and evaluating support from a broad range of sources, while performing complex tasks in a range of contexts.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section. |
1. Implement security plan | 1.1 Implement countermeasures and treat security risks. 1.2 Follow and meet timeframes and budgetary requirements. 1.3 Comply with legal, government and organisational policy requirements. 1.4 Document and monitor residual risks. |
2. Monitor the risk environment | 2.1 Determine and document strategies to monitor the risk environment. 2.2 Monitor security risks, types and sources of threats to detect changing circumstances that may alter risk management priorities. 2.3 Conduct monitoring on a regular basis. 2.4 Monitor organisational changes to identify circumstances where re-examination of the security environment becomes necessary. 2.5 Document and act upon results of monitoring. |
3. Evaluate security plan | 3.1 Monitor risk treatments to gauge extent and effectiveness of implementation. 3.2 Evaluate treatments against the objectives of the security plan. 3.3 Obtain feedback from stakeholders on the adequacy and need for current security measures affecting their work area. 3.4 Identify and address weaknesses in the security plan. 3.5 Review the plan on an ongoing basis, to detect exceptional incidents, breaches, and changes in circumstances. 3.6 Update the plan to reflect current circumstances. |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least two occasions.
applying legislation, regulations and policies relating to security risk management
auditing in the context of security risk management
communicating with diverse stakeholders involving presentation, listening, questioning, paraphrasing, clarifying, summarising
reading and analysing complex information in standards and security plans
writing reports requiring formal language and structure
representing numerical, graphical and statistical information in diverse formats
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.
Operational knowledge of:
public service Acts
Crimes Act 1914 and Criminal Code 1985
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Privacy Act 1988
fraud control policy
protective security policy
Complex knowledge of:
Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM)
Protective Security Policy Framework
Australian standards, quality assurance and certification requirements
organisation’s strategic objectives and security plan
national strategic objectives
security constraints
equal employment opportunity, equity and diversity principles
public sector legislation, including WHS and environment, in the context of implementation and monitoring of security risk management plans
Assessment Conditions
Assessment of this unit requires evidence gathered over time in a workplace environment or one that closely resembles normal work practice and replicates the diverse conditions likely to be encountered when implementing risk management plans.
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors
Foundation Skills
The foundation skills demands of this unit have been mapped for alignment with the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). The following tables outline the performance levels indicated for successful attainment of the unit.
Further information on ACSF and the foundation skills underpinning this unit can be found in the Foundation Skills Guide on the GSA website.
Competency Field
Security