Qualification Outline

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Certificate IV in Public Safety (Leadership)

Certificate IV in Public Safety (Leadership)

Qualification
National Code:
PUA41019
State Code:
BEM3
TGA Status:
Current
DTWD Status:
Approved
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0803 - Business And Management
Original TGA Release Date
16/07/2019
Approved Date
16/06/2021
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
C
Nominal Hours
395
Duration
Unspecified
Current Release Number
3.00
Current Release Date
16/12/2022
VET Act Conditions
—
Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
3.00 16/12/2022 Current Approved
2.00 08/02/2021 Replaced Approved
1.00 16/07/2019 Replaced Approved
Description

The PUA41019 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Leadership) is designed for emergency service and public safety personnel who undertake work in collaborative leadership roles. Individuals in emergency service and public safety leadership positions will be required to manage personnel, supplies and equipment as well as incidents and/or disasters as they arise.
The role of a public safety leader involves the ability to implement change by inspiring individuals, teams and organisations, establishing and sharing a clear vision, providing information and methods to realise that vision whilst balancing the conflicting interests of key stakeholders. This may include negotiating with other organisations, communicating with personnel, consensus building and developing strategic plans.
This qualification includes the units of competency required by emergency service and public safety personnel to perform in a range of leadership activities based on decision making, prioritisation, problem solving and guidance in difficult situations. It typically involves leading teams and/or organisations.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
A total of twelve (12) units of competency comprising
- five (5) core units listed below, plus
- seven (7) elective units from the general and technical elective units listed

Choose five (5) elective units from the elective unit lists below, a minimum of one (1) must be from the technical elective units listed.

Select the remaining two (2) elective units from either the elective units listed below or elsewhere within this training package or another endorsed training package or accredited course.

All elective units selected from outside this qualification must contribute to the vocational outcome of the qualification. Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with. Prerequisites attached to any of the units must be obtained and are additional to the number of units required for this qualification.

Where a prerequisite is attached to a unit it is identified on training.gov.au (TGA).

Note:
Refer to the PUA Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide for information on fire prerequisites.
1. Core Units

All five (5) units must be completed.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
OAY27 PUAMAN002 Administer allocation of resources 50 Unit of competency
OAZ73 PUACOM001 Communicate in the workplace 30 Unit of competency
OAY02 PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings 20 Unit of competency
OAZ68 PUACOM005 Foster a positive organisational image in the community 30 Unit of competency
OAZ71 PUACOM003 Manage information 20 Unit of competency
2. Technical Elective Units

At least one (1) unit must be chosen from the technical elective units.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
OCF94 BSBLDR414 Lead team effectiveness 45 Unit of competency
3. General Elective Units

At least five (5) units must be chosen from the general elective units.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
OAZ61 PUACOM013 Administer a local public safety group 30 Unit of competency
OCE87 BSBPMG429 Apply project stakeholder engagement techniques 40 Unit of competency
OEJ73 TAEASS412 Assess competence 45 Unit of competency
OAY30 PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene 30 Unit of competency
OCR98 PUAEMR019 Contribute to an emergency management process 45 Unit of competency
OEJ71 TAEASS311 Contribute to assessment 10 Unit of competency
OAZ76 PUAAMS007 Coordinate search and rescue operations 70 Unit of competency
OCZ85 PUAEMR032 Design emergency management exercises 35 Unit of competency
OAX45 PUAVEH001 Drive vehicles under operational conditions 40 Unit of competency
OAY28 PUALAW003 Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting 20 Unit of competency
OAZ62 PUACOM012 Liaise with media at a local level 20 Unit of competency
ODA03 PUAEMR036 Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises 35 Unit of competency
OAY20 PUAMAN007 Manage financial resources 80 Unit of competency
OAY21 PUAMAN008 Manage physical resources 80 Unit of competency
OEJ70 TAEASS413 Participate in assessment validation 45 Unit of competency
OAZ26 PUAEMR010 Plan and implement a treatment measure 50 Unit of competency
OAX57 PUASES010 Plan, activate and maintain a communications network 50 Unit of competency
OAX86 PUAPRO001 Promote a learning environment in the workplace 30 Unit of competency
OAY31 PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene 30 Unit of competency
OAZ72 PUACOM002 Provide services to clients 15 Unit of competency
OEM01 TAEDEL311 Provide work skill instruction 40 Unit of competency
OAZ31 PUAEMR005 Treat operational risk 25 Unit of competency
OAX55 PUASES012 Work as a team member in an emergency operations centre 30 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
J209 PUA41012 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Leadership) Qualification
No information
Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
No information