Qualification details

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

The PUA50120 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management) is designed for personnel undertaking emergency management responsibilities at an incident, emergency or disaster. This will include the coordination of resources, personnel and entities as well as the coordination of activities with other organisations.

The role of personnel is to assist in the management for an incident, emergency or disaster. Personnel undertaking emergency management responsibilities may work in multi-organisational teams.

This qualification includes the units of competency required by personnel for performing a range of activities such as planning and the coordination of activities for an incident, emergency or disaster. This supports prevention of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from such events.

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 10 units of competency comprising

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

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

Choose 2 elective units from the elective unit list below or elsewhere within this training package or another endorsed training package or any 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 by the symbol ∟.

Note :

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

Core units  

PUACOM007

Liaise with other organisations

PUAEMR032

Design emergency management exercises

PUAEMR038

Work within an emergency management context

PUAMAN005

Manage projects

PUAOPE017

Coordinate resources for a multi-agency incident

General elective units 

PUACOM008

Develop and organise public safety awareness programs

PUAEMR014

Deliver recovery services

PUAEMR034

Establish and manage a recovery centre

PUAEMR035

Facilitate community involvement in recovery

PUAMAN003

Manage human resources

PUAMAN007

Manage financial resources

PUAMAN008

Manage physical resources

PUAOPE016

Manage a multi-team sector

PUAOPE018

Control a Level 2 incident

PUAOPE022

Manage logistics for complex incident

PUAOPE023

Manage operations for a Level 2 incident

PUAOPE025

Manage planning for a complex incident

This qualification replaces and is not equivalent to PUA50119 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management).