Qualification details

Release 2.0  This is the second release of this qualification in the PUA – Public Safety Training Package.

Electives updated.

Release 1.0  This is the first release of this qualification in the PUA - Public Safety Training Package.

The PUA30519 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Operations) is designed for experienced community, volunteer and emergency service organisational personnel to develop the knowledge and skills required to assist in emergency response operations.

State Emergency Services (SES) assist with emergency responses to floods, storms, earthquakes and tsunamis. They also assist in road accidents, search and rescue operations and often play a support role during major bushfire responses. The SES also assists in the development and implementation of local emergency management plans and the provision of community education programs.

This qualification includes the units of competency required by SES personnel to perform a range of activities including participating in the allocation and use of personnel and resources to achieve operational objectives, maintaining operational information, utilising resources to achieve operational plans and reviewing operational performance to identify improvements. It typically involves working as a team member, under direction, to respond to an incident.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

A total of 12 units of competency comprising

• 7 core units  listed below; plus
• 5 elective units  from the general elective units listed

Choose a minimum of 3 elective units from the elective list below.

Choose the remaining 2 elective units from elective unit list below or from 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 undertaken and are additional to the number of units required for this qualification.

Where a prerequisite is attached to a unit it is identified by this symbol ∟.

Note: 

Refer to the PUA Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide for information on fire prerequisites.

Core units  

PUACOM003

Manage information

PUACOM007

Liaise with other organisations

PUAMAN002

Administer allocation of resources

PUAOPE014

Navigate to an incident

PUAOPE015

Conduct briefings and debriefings

PUATEA002

Work autonomously

PUAWHS001

Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures

General elective units 

PUACOM002

Provide services to clients

PUACOM006

Plan and conduct a public awareness program

PUACOM008

Develop and organise public safety awareness programs

PUACOM012

Liaise with media at a local level

PUACOM013

Administer a local public safety group

PUAEMR032

Design emergency management exercises

PUAEMR036

Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises

∟ PUAEMR032 Design emergency management exercises

PUALAW001

Protect and preserve incident scene

PUALAW002

Conduct initial investigation at incident scene

PUALAW003

Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting

PUAOPE012

Control a Level 1 incident

PUASES010

Plan, activate and maintain a communications network

∟ PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment

PUAVEH001

Drive vehicles under operational conditions

This qualification replaces and is equivalent to PUA30512 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Operations)