Qualification details

Public Safety qualifications have core units (which must be achieved) and elective units (where there is a choice of units which must be achieved) so different Employability Skills Summaries are possible within the one qualification, depending on the package of core units and chosen elective units.

Employability Skill 

Employability Skills Statement 

Communication 

• check team members' understanding of objectives and standards
• communicate objectives and required standards
• consult team members about implementing new work practices
• encourage discussion, analyses and evaluation by personnel of their anticipated or actual roles in the activity they are in
• interview
• make presentations at community group gatherings, special interest forums, other organisation forums, community events and festivals
• present information in a format suitable for analysis, interpretation and dissemination
• present information, which may include routine and complex reports and submissions, briefing notes, ministerials, proposals, project plans, articles and promotional material
• provide regular constructive feedback on all aspects of work performance
• provide team members with up-to-date information
• refer non-routine requests for information to an appropriate person

Teamwork 

• acknowledge contributions to team operations
• apply interpersonal skills
• consult team members
• encourage and support team members
• improve performance of teams and individuals
• inform relevant personnel involved in the activity of debriefing requirements
• lead and supervise individuals and teams
• maintain a team
• manage and develop individuals and teams
• use coaching and mentoring as development tools
• use team members' skills

Problem solving 

• allocate resources to facilitate required outcomes
• apply conflict resolution and negotiation techniques
• follow up brief/debrief actions, which may include addressing issues identified
• identify, analyse and develop solutions for difficulties in achieving required outcomes
• manage difficulties to achieve positive outcomes
• review activity against the policies, practices and training of the organisation to identify any discrepancies
• review information held by the organisation to determine suitability and accessibility
• use problem solving

Initiative and enterprise 

• identify and access required resources in accordance with organisation's policy and procedures
• identify brief/debrief follow-up actions and act upon them in a timely manner
• prepare plans to obtain information which is not available or accessible within the organisation
• report the results of information gathering, analysis and synthesis so they can be input to policy development and organisation decision making
• select an appropriate location for the brief/debrief

Planning and organising 

• collect appropriate incident information
• determine and identify the information needs of individuals/teams and the sources
• develop an action plan to meet individual and team training and development needs
• identify and assess training needs of individuals and the team
• monitor and evaluate resource usage against targets and organisational standards
• plan and prepare a briefing/debriefing in accordance with the organisation's policy and procedures
• store equipment stock and supplies in accordance with organisation's policy and procedures
• summarise and record brief/debrief findings if appropriate in a format suitable for subsequent action by the appropriate personnel

Self-management 

• collect information that is timely and relevant to the needs of individuals/teams
• participate in conferences
• provide leadership to individuals and teams
• report the results of information gathering, analysis and synthesis within specified time frames and to the standard defined by the organisation

Learning 

• learn about maintaining records of resource allocation and usage in accordance with relevant legislation and organisational guidelines
• learn about organisation's policies, and organisation's procedures for activity debriefing, practices and training processes in relation to activity
• support and participate in development activities

Technology 

• analyse, which may include application of statistical methods
• complete mathematical calculations
• know about the organisation's policy, procedures and standards for technology and data associated with management information systems
• operate resource management systems for example, computer database resource lists
• use computer-based tools to produce resource reports
• use management information systems to store and retrieve data for decision making
• use management information systems, which may include computers, communication channels, records management, market trends, registries and file records, basic statistical information

Code 

Core Units 

PUACOM003B

Manage information

PUACOM005B

Foster a positive organisational image in the community

PUAMAN002B

Administer work group resources

PUAOPE015A

Conduct briefings and debriefings

PUATEA003B

Lead, manage and develop teams

Code 

Elective Units 

PUAAMS007B

Coordinate search and rescue operations

PUACOM002B

Provide services to clients

PUACOM008B

Develop and organise public safety awareness programs

PUACOM012B

Liaise with media at a local level

PUACOM013B

Administer a local public safety group

PUAEMR005B

Design and manage activities which exercise elements of emergency management

PUALAW001B

Protect and preserve incident scene

PUALAW002B

Conduct initial investigation at incident scene

PUALAW003B

Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting

PUAPRO001B

Promote a learning environment in the workplace

PUASES010A

Plan, activate and maintain a communications network

∟ PUAOPE013A Operate communications systems and equipment

PUAVEH001B

Drive vehicles under operational conditions

TAADEL301C

Provide training through instruction and demonstration of work skills

For the purposes of gaining a qualification the following three units count as one unit*:

TAAASS401C *

Plan and organise assessment

TAAASS301B *

Contribute to assessment

OR

TAAASS402C *

Assess competence

TAAASS404B *

Participate in assessment validation

NOTES 

TAA units have been imported from the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package.

Information about customising PUA00 Public Safety Training Package qualifications is on page 12 .