PUA40319 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision)

Release 1

PUA40319 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision)

Modification History

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

Qualification Description

The PUA40319 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision) is designed for firefighting professionals who lead firefighting teams. This will include the coordination of resources and the supervision of personnel at an incident. The role of a firefighter at this level is to manage incidents, protect lives and prevent the destruction of property and the environment. To prevent incidents from occurring and to improve community safety a firefighter’s duties may include conducting community education programs about fire and community safety and undertaking fire inspections of locations to verify adherence to local fire regulations. This qualification includes the units of competency required by firefighters to control an incident and to perform a range of related activities. It typically involves some discretion in selecting equipment, services and contingency measures. The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

Packaging Rules

A total of 11 units of competency comprising 3 core units listed below; plus 8 elective units from the elective unit lists Choose a minimum of 6 elective units from the elective unit lists below. 1 elective unit (maximum) may be chosen from Group B 2 elective units (maximum) in total may be chosen from Groups B and C Choose the remaining 2 elective units from the elective unit lists below or elsewhere within this training package or another endorsed training package, or accredited course. All elective units selected from outside this qualification must be from an equivalent qualification level or higher and must contribute to the vocational outcome of the qualification. Elective units selected from outside the qualification must not duplicate content already covered by units in this 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 ∟. By default, all prerequisites listed with ∟ become part of the core and elective units of this qualification.
Core units
PUAOPE015	Conduct briefings and debriefings
PUAOPE012	Control a Level 1 incident *one of the following: ∟PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire ∟ PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
PUATEA003	Lead, manage and develop teams ∟ PUATEA002 Work autonomously
Group A: Elective units
PUACOM006	Plan and conduct a public awareness program ∟PUACOM005 Foster a positive organisational image in the community
PUACOM011	Develop community awareness networks ∟PUAFIR301 Undertake community safety activities
PUACOM012	Liaise with media at a local level
PUAEMR001	Establish context for emergency risk assessment
PUAFIR401	Obtain incident intelligence
PUAFIR403	Assess building plans ∟PUAFIR314 Utilise installed fire safety systems
PUAFIR404	Inspect dangerous goods facilities ∟ PUAFIR403 Assess building plans
PUAFIR405	Collect, analyse and provide regulatory information
PUAFIR408	Plan aircraft operations ∟ PUAFIR209 Work safely around aircraft ∟ PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment
PUAFIR409	Develop air attack strategies ∟PUAFIR408 Plan aircraft operations ∟PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment
PUAFIR410	Provide safety advice at a rural/land management incident
PUAFIR411	Provide safety advice at an urban incident
PUAFIR402	Conduct simple prescribed burns ∟PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
PUAFIR406	Develop simple prescribed burn plans ∟PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
PUAFIR407	Interpret and analyse fire weather information
PUAFIR417	Supervise machinery use in wildfire operations ∟PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
PUAFIR418	Supervise specialist response to aviation accidents and incidents ∟PUAFIR205 Respond to aviation incident (specialist)
PUAMAN002	Administer allocation of resources
PUAOPE016	Manage a multi-team sector *one of the following: ∟ PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire ∟ PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
BSBCMM401	Make a presentation
BSBMGT401	Show leadership in the workplace
CPPSIS4026	Digitally enhance and process image data
PUATEA006	Lead a functional unit at an incident
Group B: Elective units
TAEASS301	Contribute to assessment
TAEASS402	Assess competence
Group C: Elective units
TAEASS401	Plan assessment activities and processes
TAEASS403	Participate in assessment validation
TAEDEL301	Provide work skill instruction
TAEDEL401	Plan, organise and deliver group based learning
TAEDEL402	Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace
TAEDEL404	Mentor in the workplace

Qualification Mapping Information

This qualification replaces and is equivalent to PUA40313 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision).

Links

PUA Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found in VETNet - https://vetnet.education.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=3eca5672-6d5a-410b-8942-810d0ba05bbf