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 PUA50419 Diploma of Public Safety (SES Operations Management) is designed for experienced community, volunteer and emergency service organisational personnel to develop the knowledge and skills required to manage SES operations 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 management activities in responding to disasters and search and rescue operations. It typically involves the management of teams, equipment, resources and 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

• 8 core units  listed below; plus
• 4 elective units  from the general elective units listed

Choose a minimum of 2 elective units from the general elective list below.

Choose the remaining 2 elective units from the 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 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  

PUACOM004

Manage organisational communication strategies

PUACOM007

Liaise with other organisations

PUACOM012

Liaise with media at a local level

PUACOM013

Administer a local public safety group

PUAEMR001

Establish context for emergency risk assessment

PUAMAN003

Manage human resources

PUASES011

Manage emergency operations

PUAWHS003

Implement and monitor organisational work, health and safety policies, procedures and programs

General elective units 

PUAAMS008

Manage search and rescue operations

PUACOM016

Manage media requirements at major incident

PUACOM011

Develop community awareness networks

PUAEMR002

Assess emergency risk

∟ PUAEMR001 Establish context for emergency risk assessment

PUAEMR004

Manage risk treatment implementation

PUAEMR032

Design emergency management exercises

PUAEMR036

Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises

PUALAW002

Conduct initial investigation at incident scene

PUALAW003

Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting

PUAMAN005

Manage projects

PUAMAN006

Manage and facilitate change

PUAOPE012

Control a Level 1 incident

PUAOPE016

Manage a multi-team sector

PUAOPE017

Coordinate resources for a multi-agency incident

PUAOPE018

Control a Level 2 incident

PUAOPE019

Control a Level 3 incident

PUAPRO001

Promote a learning environment in the workplace

This qualification replaces and is equivalent to PUA50412 Diploma of Public Safety (SES Operations Management).