Qualification details

Release 3.  This is the third release of this qualification in the PUA Public Safety Training Package. The following unit has been updated in the general elective group:

• TAEDEL311 Provide work skill instruction.

Release 2.  This is the second release of this qualification in the PUA Public Safety Training Package.

Electives updated.

Release 1.  This is the first release of this qualification in the PUA Public Safety Training Package.

The PUA40219 Certificate IV in Public Safety (SES Leadership) is designed for experienced community, volunteer and emergency service organisational personnel to develop the knowledge and skills required to lead in emergency response situations.

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 leadership activities in responding to disasters and search and rescue operations. It typically involves leadership of teams, selecting equipment and resources and applying contingency measures.

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

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

Choose a minimum of 5 elective units from the elective unit list below.

Choose the remaining 2 elective units from either the elective 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

PUACOM005

Foster a positive organisational image in the community

PUAMAN002

Administer allocation of resources

PUAOPE015

Conduct briefings and debriefings

PUATEA003

Lead, manage and develop teams

General elective units 

PUAAMS007

Coordinate search and rescue operations

PUACOM002

Provide services to clients

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

PUAPRO001

Promote a learning environment in the workplace

PUASES010

Plan, activate and maintain a communications network

∟ PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment

PUAVEH001

Drive vehicles under operational conditions

TAEDEL311

Provide work skill instruction

This qualification replaces and is equivalent to PUA40212 Certificate IV in Public Safety (SES Leadership).