PUA Emergency Management
Project scope
This project is responding to identified gaps in the skills capability to build Australia’s disaster resilience. This includes the skills and knowledge to evaluate natural disasters impacts, manage emergency management centres, conduct emergency evacuations, as well as human factors in response and recovery activities.
Four new Units of Competency will be developed to address human factors during response and recovery activities, community evacuations and evacuation centre management.
VIEW CASE FOR CHANGE
The Public Safety Industry Reference Committee (IRC) will have oversight of this project, which will be facilitated by Australian Industry Standards (AIS) in consultation with industry stakeholders. AIS is working with subject matter experts in the development of Training Package materials.
Timeline
The Case for Endorsement and draft materials are due to be submitted by 31 August, 2022.
Deliverables
PROJECT COMMENCEMENT
13 OCTOBER 2021
Work on this project has commenced.
Subject matter experts will be engaged to provide technical input into the Training Package development work.
Consultation
19 MAY 2022
DRAFT MATERIAL
On behalf of the Public Safety Industry Reference Committee, its TAC has drafted training package materials for this project and is requesting stakeholder feedback.
This project is addressing the skills requirements for the management of emergency response to help build Australia’s disaster resilience.
Four new Units of Competency have been developed, covering the skills and knowledge to evaluate natural disasters impacts, manage emergency management centres, conduct emergency evacuations, as well as human factors in response and recovery activities.
These units have been included as electives in the Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management).
To view the drafts, click below:
Please submit your feedback by close of business Thursday, 16 June 2022.
Feedback will be collated and discussed at the next TAC meeting.
Quality Assurance
12 AUGUST 2022
FINAL DRAFT CASE FOR ENDORSEMENT
The draft Training Package materials have undergone independent edit and quality assurance and have been updated to address skills required to help build Australia’s disaster resilience.
Four new Units of Competency have been developed to enable public safety emergency management leaders to develop skills and knowledge to evaluate natural disasters impacts, manage emergency management centres, conduct emergency evacuations, as well as human factors in response and recovery activities.
The Case for Endorsement is scheduled to be submitted to the AISC in August 2022.
Validation
21 JUNE 2022
FINAL DRAFT MATERIAL
On behalf of the Public Safety Industry Reference Committee, its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has considered all stakeholder feedback and revised draft Training Package materials for the Emergency Management project and would like your feedback.
This project is addressing the skills requirements for the management of emergency response to help build Australia’s disaster resilience.
Four new Units of Competency have been developed, covering the skills and knowledge to evaluate natural disasters impacts, manage emergency management centres, conduct emergency evacuations, as well as human factors in response and recovery activities.
These units have been included as electives in the Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management).
Feedback closed Wednesday, 6 July 2022.
Feedback will be collated and discussed at the next TAC meeting.
Endorsement
2 DECEMBER 2022
The Public Safety Training Package Release 5.0 has been endorsed by the Skills Ministers for implementation.
The Public Safety Industry Reference Committee has led the development of new and updated materials to address skills requirements for roles related to emergency care, emergency management and fire operations liaison.
Emergency Management
Four new Units of Competency enable public safety emergency management leaders to develop skills and knowledge to evaluate natural disasters impacts, manage emergency management centres, conduct emergency evacuations, as well as human factors in response and recovery activities.
These materials were developed in response to identified gaps in the skills capability to build Australia’s disaster resilience.
The Public Safety Training Package Release 5.0 has been endorsed by the Skills Ministers for implementation.
The Public Safety Industry Reference Committee has led the development of new and updated materials to address skills requirements for roles related to emergency care, emergency management and fire operations liaison.
To support the delivery of the Training Package, a Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG) has been developed to assist assessors, trainers, Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and enterprises. The CVIG contains a comprehensive list of all products in the Training Package; mapping information which details the changes that have been made to the materials; regulation and licensing implications; and useful links to other information.
The endorsed Public Safety Training Package Release 5.0 is now available on training.gov.au.
The following materials were approved:
New Units
- PUAOPE028 Conduct and manage community evacuation
- PUAOPE030 Establish and manage emergency evacuation centre
- PUAOPE031 Facilitate lessons management process
- PUAOPE032 Manage human factors in response and recovery
IRC Updates
Qualifications
- PUA20119 Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)
- PUA30322 Certificate III in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue)
- PUA20622 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)
- PUA20719 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
- PUA30322 Certificate III in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue)
- PUA30420 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue)
- PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)
- PUA30719 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
- PUA30822 Certificate III in Public Safety (Emergency Communications Centre Operations)
- PUA30922 Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Operations)
- PUA31422 Certificate III in Public Safety (Community Safety)
- PUA40119 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Emergency Communications Centre Operations)
- PUA40219 Certificate IV in Public Safety (SES Leadership)
- PUA40319 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision)
- PUA40422 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Leadership)
- PUA41019 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Leadership)
- PUA41120 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Community Safety)
- PUA42619 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management)
- PUA50519 Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
- PUA50622 Diploma of Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Management)
- PUA50722 Diploma of Public Safety (Recovery Management)
- PUA50919 Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue – Coordination)
- PUA51019 Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety)
- PUA60922 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Fire Investigation)
- PUA50519 Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
- PUA50222 Diploma of Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Management)
- PUA60120 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)
- PUA60219 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue Management)
- PUA60519 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
- PUA60719 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety)
- PUA60922 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Fire Investigation)
- PUA80119 Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership
Skill Sets
- PUASS00053 Alpine Search and Survival Operations
- PUASS00059 Biosecurity Field Surveillance
- PUASS00060 Biosecurity Infected Premises Operations
- PUASS00061 Biosecurity Infected Premises Supervisor
- PUASS00062 Biosecurity Movement Control
- PUASS00063 Biosecurity Emergency Responder
- PUASS00064 Biosecurity Emergency Response Leader
- PUASS00065 Biosecurity Emergency Response Manager
- PUASS00079 Operations Centre
- PUASS00106 Provide community liaison
Approval
7 NOVEMBER 2022
At its meeting on 12 October the AISC approved the Public Safety Training Package Release for referral to Skills Ministers for endorsement.
For more information on this project, please contact the Industry Skills Manager.
Submission
8 SEPTEMBER 2022
CASE FOR ENDORSEMENT SUBMITTED TO AISC
The Public Safety Industry Reference Committee has submitted the Case for Endorsement and draft Training Package materials to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) for consideration at its meeting on 12 October
If approved, this Case for Endorsement will result in:
Four new Units of Competency to enable public safety emergency management leaders to develop skills and knowledge to evaluate natural disasters impacts, manage emergency management centres, conduct emergency evacuations, as well as human factors in response and recovery activities.
These units have been included as electives in the Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management).
Thank you to all stakeholders who provided valuable feedback and contributed to this project.
