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CASE FOR
ENDORSEMENT PUBLIC SAFETY
TRAINING PACKAGE
Release 1.0
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement i
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION OF WORK .................................................................................................................. 1
Industry Reference Committee sign off .................................................................................................... 6
DEVELOPED TRAINING PACKAGE COMPONENTS ......................................................................... 1
IRC DETAILS ..................................................................................................................................... 7
KEY STAKEHOLDERS ........................................................................................................................ 8
Technical Advisory Committee Members ............................................................................................ 8
EVIDENCE OF INDUSTRY SUPPORT .............................................................................................. 13
Public Safety Industry Reference Committee ........................................................................................ 13
States and Territories ............................................................................................................................... 13
Industry stakeholders ............................................................................................................................... 13
Reports by exception ................................................................................................................................ 13
Advice about alternative approaches explored .................................................................................... 13
Key stakeholder awareness of the expected impact of the changes................................................. 14
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW TRAINING PACKAGE ............................................................... 16
INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS ABOUT TRAINING DELIVERY ........................................................... 19
COAG INDUSTRY SKILLS COUNCIL REFORMS TO TRAINING PACKAGES ................................... 20
EQUITY REPORT ............................................................................................................................. 24
EDITORIAL REPORT ....................................................................................................................... 24
QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT ..................................................................................................... 24
INDUSTRY PAPERS ........................................................................................................................ 25
LETTER OF SUPPORT ..................................................................................................................... 25
APPENDIX A – INDEPENDENT EQUITY REPORT ........................................................................... 26
APPENDIX B – INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL REPORT ..................................................................... 36
APPENDIX C – INDEPENDENT QUALITY REPORT......................................................................... 61
APPENDIX D – INDUSTRY PAPERS ................................................................................................ 76
APPENDIX E – LETTER OF SUPPORT ............................................................................................. 84
AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY STANDARDS .......................................................................................... 85
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 1
DESCRIPTION OF WORK On behalf of the Public Safety IRC, Australian Industry Standards (AIS) has prepared and developed
materials for the PUA Public Safety Training Package Release 1.0 based on the Activity Orders
received from the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training. Public Safety Training
Package work included the review and development of:
• 31 Qualifications (1 new and 30 transitioned)
• 41 Skill Sets (24 transitioned and 17 new)
• 240 Units of Competency (162 transitioned, 62 reviewed and 16 new)
Development work included the transition of existing materials to the Standards for Training
Packages 2012. AIS has reviewed and developed 57 existing Units of Competency, 21 new Units of
Competency, 25 new Skill Sets and one new Qualification based on the Activity Order AISL/AA/2015-
16/001 and one Unit of Competency and seven Skill Sets based on the Activity Order AISL/BC/2015-
16/005.
PUA Public Safety Training Package materials reviewed and developed due to fire sector research
and changing skill needs related to prescribed burning:
• PUAFIR201 Assist with prescribed burning
• PUAFIR402 Conduct simple prescribed burns
• PUAFIR406 Develop simple prescribed burn plans
• PUAFIR506 Conduct complex prescribed burns
• PUAFIR515 Develop complex prescribed burn plans
One existing Unit of Competency was reviewed to ensure that assessment requirements were clear
and consistent with industry benchmarks:
• PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
One new Unit of Competency was developed to address fire prediction modelling requirements for
a level three wildfire:
• PUAFIR508 Develop and analyse the behaviour and suppression options for a wildfire
One new Unit of Competency was developed to address the role of an Incendiary Operations
Supervisor:
• PUAFIR519 Supervise incendiary operations during aerial ignition
Seven new Skill Sets were developed for key roles in prescribed burning to address the high risk
nature of the work and to reflect the outcomes of the National Burning Project.
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 2
The objective of the National Burning Project, is to develop a national approach to the management
of prescribed burning to reduce bushfire risk to the Australian and New Zealand communities. The
intended national approach is at a landscape scale and balances operational, environmental,
economic and community health risks:
• PUASS00081 Burn crew member
• PUASS00080 Burn crew leader
• PUASS00082 Burn sector commander
• PUASS00086 Burn operations officer (Simple burns)
• PUASS00067 Burn operations officer (Complex burns)
• PUASS00087 Burn planner (Simple burns)
• PUASS00068 Burn planner (Complex burns)
The following Units of Competency and Skill Sets were reviewed and developed because of changed
national incident management policy and doctrinal requirements:
One new Unit of Competency was developed to address managing investigations at an incident:
• PUAOPE001 Manage investigations at an incident
One new Unit of Competency was developed to address managing the finance function at an
incident:
• PUAOPE002 Manage finance at an incident
One new Unit of Competency was developed to address managing the public information function
at an incident:
• PUAOPE003 Manage the public information function
One new Unit of Competency was developed to address managing the intelligence function within
Incident Management Teams:
• PUAOPE004 Manage the intelligence function
One new Unit of Competency was developed to address the leadership skills required to lead a large
Section or Unit of Competency at a Level 2 or 3 incident:
• PUATEA006 Lead a functional unit
Six existing Units of Competency were reviewed and developed to reflect changed requirements for
disaster relief and recovery and the introduction of the intelligence function:
• PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident
• PUAOPE018 Control a Level 2 incident
• PUAOPE019 Control a Level 3 incident
• PUAOPE023 Manage operations for a Level 2 incident
• PUAOPE024 Manage operations for a Level 3 incident
• PUAOPE025 Manage planning for a Level 2 incident
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Three existing Units of Competency were reviewed and developed to encapsulate strengthened
AIIMS doctrinal requirements related to safety management skills and knowledge:
• PUAFIR410 Provide safety advice at a rural or land management incident
• PUAFIR411 Provide safety advice at an urban incident
• PUAOPE026 Provide strategic safety advice at an incident
Eleven existing Units of Competency were reviewed and developed to reflect the National
Standardised Requisite Qualifications for Triple Zero Call Takers (NSRQ):
• PUAECO001Operate telephony systems
• PUAECO002 Process emergency incident calls and enquiries
• PUAECO003 Operate and control radio networks
• PUAECO004 Operate computer aided dispatch system
• PUAECO005 Dispatch resources from within an emergency communications centre
• PUAECO006 Read and interpret maps
• PUAECO007 Respond to and maintain monitored alarm systems
• PUAECO008 Receive and action notification of uncontrolled hazardous materials situations
• PUAECO009 Coordinate emergency communications centre operations
• PUAECO010 Maintain standards of emergency service delivery
• PUAECO011 Support logistics in the field
Eleven existing Units of Competency were reviewed and developed because of the implementation
of the National Construction Code (NCC).
The National Construction Code (NCC) is an initiative of the Council of Australian Governments
developed to incorporate all on-site building and plumbing requirements into a single code. The
NCC sets the minimum requirements for the design, construction and performance of buildings
throughout Australia. NCC 2016 was adopted by the States and Territories on 1st May 2016.
The NCC is a performance based code containing all performance requirements for the construction
of buildings. It is built around a hierarchy of guidance and code compliance levels, with the
performance requirements being the minimum level that buildings, building elements, and
plumbing and drainage systems must meet:
• PUAFIR206 Check installed fire safety systems
• PUAFIR314 Utilise installed fire safety systems
• PUAFIR403 Assess building plans
• PUAFIR404 Inspect dangerous goods facilities
• PUAFIR405 Collect, analyse and provide regulatory information
• PUAFIR517 Conduct an assessment of a building's performance based design
• PUAFIR507 Inspect building fire safety systems
• PUAFIR514 Assess and evaluate a facility's fire/incident safety management systems in
hazardous materials
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• PUAFIR510 Inspect for legislative compliance
• PUAFIR516 Assess and evaluate a facility's fire and incident safety management systems
• PUAOPE011 Inspect property and facilities
Nine existing Units of Competency were reviewed and developed to ensure consistency and
alignment with the model WHS Regulations and emergency risk management best practice.
The model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations set out detailed requirements to support the
duties in the model WHS Act. For the model WHS Regulations, including amendments to the model
WHS Regulations, to have effect in a jurisdiction then the Regulations or amendments must be made
in that jurisdiction. The current version of the model WHS Regulations, dated 28th November 2016,
incorporates all amendments made since 2011:
• PUACOM011 Develop community awareness networks
• PUAEMR001 Establish context for emergency risk assessment
• PUAFIR308 Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident
• PUAFIR306 Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident
• PUAFIR324 Render hazardous materials incidents safe
• PUAWHS001 Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures
• PUAWHS002 Maintain safety at an incident scene
• PUAWHS003 Implement and monitor the organisation's work, health and safety policies,
procedures and programs
• PUAWHS004 Establish and maintain the work, health and safety system
Eleven existing Units of Competency were reviewed and developed because of updates to Australian
Standard AS3745-2010.
Australian Standard AS 3745-2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities, outlines the minimum
requirements for the establishment, validation and implementation of an emergency plan for a
facility to provide for the safety of occupants of that facility and its visitors leading up to and during
an evacuation. Facility Emergency Response (FER) Units of Competency have been designed to
address the requirements of the Australian Standard.
As a result of changed Emergency Response terminology, Facility Emergency Response (FER) coding
has replaced Workplace Emergency Response (WER):
• PUAFER001 Identify, prevent and report potential workplace emergency situations
• PUAFER002 Ensure workplace emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes
are implemented
• PUAFER003 Manage and monitor workplace emergency procedures, equipment and other
resources
• PUAFER004 Respond to workplace emergencies
• PUAFER005 Operate as part of an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER006 Lead an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER007 Manage an emergency control organisation
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• PUAFER008 Confine small workplace emergencies
• PUAFER009 Participate as a member of a workplace emergency initial response team
• PUAFER010 Lead a workplace emergency initial response team
• PUAFER011 Manage workplace emergency initial response teams
One new qualification, the Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership, with seven new Units of
Competency was developed in response to identified gaps in skills and knowledge related to crisis
leadership at emergency management incidents. The qualification has been developed to enhance
state and federal disaster resilience capabilities:
PUA80119 Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership
• PUAECL007 Define crisis context
• PUAECL006 Recognise personal effectiveness in a crisis
• PUAECL005 Support communities in a crisis
• PUAECL004 Lead in a crisis
• PUAECL003 Deliver value in a crisis
• PUAECL002 Lead and manage programs that develop resilience
• PUAECL001 Evaluate societal threats, uncertainty and surprise
One new Unit of Competency was developed to provide the necessary planning skills for biosecurity
emergency responders:
• PUABIO001 Conduct planning in a biosecurity response
Seven new skill sets were developed to align with key roles within biosecurity emergency response
situations:
Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Response Operations)
• PUASS00063 Biosecurity Responder Skill Set
• PUASS00060 Biosecurity Infected Premises Operations Skill Set
Certificate IV in Public Safety (Biosecurity Response Leadership)
• PUASS00062 Biosecurity Movement Control Skill Set
• PUASS00063 Biosecurity Response Leader Skill Set
• PUASS00061 Biosecurity Infected Premises Supervision Skill Set
• PUASS00059 Biosecurity Field Surveillance Skill Set
Diploma of Public Safety (Biosecurity Response Management)
• PUASS00065 Biosecurity Response Manager Skill Set
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 6
Public Safety Training Package Release 1.0 materials have been developed, in accordance with the
Training Package Products Policy, the Standards for Training Packages 2012 and the Training
Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy. It includes evidence of consultation with all
states and territories and key Public Safety industry stakeholders.
This Case for Endorsement contains Public Safety IRC feedback on how the reviewed and developed
PUA Public Safety Training Package materials support implementation of the November 2015 COAG
Industry and Skills Council Training Package reforms.
This Case for Endorsement is approved by the Public Safety IRC and is submitted to the Australian
Industry Skills Committee (AISC) through the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training
for the AISC endorsement consideration.
Industry Reference Committee sign off
Public Safety IRC members recommend that the PUA Training Package be submitted to the AISC for
endorsement with written support from the IRC chair.
Public Safety IRC Chair Signature: Date:
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 1
DEVELOPED TRAINING PACKAGE
COMPONENTS The draft PUA Public Safety Training Package materials to be approved in this Case for Endorsement
are available from AIS PUA Public Safety Training Package project site.
PUA Training Package Transition Project materials submitted for
endorsement
Qualifications
PUA20119 Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)
PUA20219 Certificate II in Public Safety (SES)
PUA20619 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)
PUA20719 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
PUA30319 Certificate III in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue)
PUA30419 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue)
PUA30519 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Operations)
PUA30619 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)
PUA30719 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
PUA30819 Certificate III in Public Safety (Emergency Communications Centre Operations)
PUA30919 Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Operations)
PUA31419 Certificate III in Public Safety (Community Safety)
PUA40119 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Emergency Communications Centre Operations)
PUA40219 Certificate IV in Public Safety (SES Leadership)
PUA40319 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision)
PUA40419 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Leadership)
PUA41019 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Leadership)
PUA41119 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Community Safety)
PUA42619 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management)
PUA50119 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)
PUA50219 Diploma of Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Management)
PUA50419 Diploma of Public Safety (SES Operations Management)
PUA50519 Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
PUA50919 Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue ‐ Coordination)
PUA51019 Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety)
PUA60119 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)
PUA60219 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue ‐ Management)
PUA60519 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
PUA60719 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety)
PUA60919 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Fire Investigation)
PUA80119 Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 2
Units of competency
PUABIO001Conduct planning in a biosecurity emergency response
PUAECL001Evaluate societal threats, uncertainty and surprise
PUAECL002 Lead and manage programs that develop resilience
PUAECL003 Deliver value in crisis
PUAECL004 Lead in a crisis
PUAECL005 Support communities for crisis
PUAECL006 Recognise personal effectiveness in a crisis
PUAECL007 Define crisis context
PUAFIR518 Conduct and record a bushfire attack level (BAL) assessment
PUAFIR519 Supervise incendiary operations during aerial ignition
PUAOPE001 Manage the investigation function at an incident
PUAOPE002 Manage the finance function at an incident
PUAOPE003 Manage the public information function at an incident
PUAOPE004 Manage the intelligence function at an incident
PUASAR029 Undertake a complex transport rescue
PUATEA006 Lead a functional unit at an incident
PUAAMS001 Work in an aviation environment
PUAAMS002 Search as a member of an air search team
PUAAMS003 Conduct stores dropping operations
PUAAMS006 Coordinate search and rescue resources
PUAAMS007 Coordinate search and rescue operations
PUAAMS008 Manage search and rescue operations
PUACOM001 Communicate in the workplace
PUACOM002 Provide services to clients
PUACOM003 Manage information
PUACOM004 Manage organisational communication strategies
PUACOM005 Foster a positive organisational image in the community
PUACOM006 Plan and conduct a public awareness program
PUACOM007 Liaise with other organisations
PUACOM008 Develop and organise public safety awareness programs
PUACOM009 Manage media requirements at major incident
PUACOM010 Promote the organisation's mission and services
PUACOM011 Develop community awareness networks
PUACOM012 Liaise with media at a local level
PUACOM013 Administer a local public safety group
PUACOM014 Contribute to community safety
PUACOM015 Conduct community safety activities
PUAECO001 Operate telephony systems
PUAECO002 Process emergency incident calls and enquiries
PUAECO003 Operate and control radio networks
PUAECO004 Operate computer aided dispatch system
PUAECO005 Dispatch resources from within an emergency communications centre
PUAECO006 Read and interpret maps
PUAECO007 Respond to and maintain monitored automatic notification system
PUAECO008 Receive and action notification of uncontrolled hazardous materials situations
PUAECO009 Coordinate emergency communications centre operations
PUAECO010 Maintain standards of emergency service delivery
PUAECO011 Support logistics in the field
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PUAEME001 Provide emergency care
PUAEME002 Manage injuries at emergency incident
PUAEME003 Administer oxygen in an emergency
PUAEME004 Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury
PUAEME005 Provide pain management
PUAEMR001 Establish context for emergency risk assessment
PUAEMR002 Assess emergency risk
PUAEMR003 Develop treatment options for emergency risk
PUAEMR004 Manage risk treatment implementation
PUAEMR005 Treat operational risk
PUAEMR006 Assess operational risk
PUAEMR007 Develop emergency management plans
PUAEMR008 Contribute to an emergency risk management process
PUAEMR009 Facilitate emergency risk assessment
PUAEMR010 Plan and implement a treatment measure
PUAEMR011 Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises
PUAEMR012 Determine treatment options
PUAEMR013 Design emergency management exercises
PUAEMR014 Deliver recovery services
PUAEMR015 Establish and manage a recovery centre
PUAEMR016 Facilitate community involvement in recovery
PUAEMR017 Manage recovery functions and services
PUAEMR018 Work in an emergency management context
PUAEMR021 Facilitate emergency planning processes
PUAEQU001 Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
PUAFER001 Identify, prevent and report potential facility emergency situations
PUAFER002 Ensure facility emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes are
implemented
PUAFER003 Manage and monitor facility emergency procedures, equipment and other resources
PUAFER004 Respond to facility emergencies
PUAFER005 Operate as part of an emergency control organisation
PUAFER006 Lead an emergency control organisation
PUAFER007 Manage an emergency control organisation
PUAFER008 Confine small emergencies in a facility
PUAFER009 Participate as a member of a facility emergency response team
PUAFER010 Lead a facility emergency response team
PUAFER011 Manage facility emergency response teams
PUAFIR201 Assist with prescribed burning
PUAFIR202 Use Class A foam in wildfire operations and non‐structural applications
PUAFIR203 Respond to urban fire
PUAFIR204 Respond to wildfire
PUAFIR205 Respond to aviation incident (specialist)
PUAFIR206 Check installed fire safety systems
PUAFIR207 Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
PUAFIR208 Participate in community safety activities
PUAFIR209 Work safely around aircraft
PUAFIR210 Prevent injury
PUAFIR211 Undertake hover‐exit operations from helicopter
PUAFIR212 Rappel from helicopter
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PUAFIR219 Undertake helicopter winch operations
PUAFIR220 Respond to isolated structure fire
PUAFIR301Undertake community safety activities
PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire
PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
PUAFIR304 Respond to marine emergencies
PUAFIR305 Respond to aviation incidents (general)
PUAFIR306 Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident
PUAFIR307 Operate aerial appliance
PUAFIR308 Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident
PUAFIR309 Operate pumps
PUAFIR310 Operate specialist appliance
PUAFIR311 Dispatch rappel personnel and equipment from a helicopter
PUAFIR312 Operate aerial ignition equipment in an aircraft
PUAFIR313 Operate aviation support equipment
PUAFIR314 Utilise installed fire safety systems
PUAFIR315 Navigate from an aircraft
PUAFIR323 Take local weather observations
PUAFIR324 Render hazardous materials incidents safe
PUAFIR325 Operate heavy plant in fire control operations
PUAFIR326 Push trees with machines in forest fire control operations
PUAFIR401 Obtain incident intelligence
PUAFIR402 Conduct simple prescribed burns
PUAFIR403 Assess building plans
PUAFIR404 Inspect dangerous goods facilities
PUAFIR405 Collect, analyse and provide regulatory information
PUAFIR406 Develop simple prescribed burn plans
PUAFIR407 Interpret and analyse fire weather information
PUAFIR408 Plan aircraft operations
PUAFIR409 Develop air attack strategies
PUAFIR410 Provide safety advice at a rural/land management incident
PUAFIR411 Provide safety advice at an urban incident
PUAFIR417 Supervise machinery use in wildfire operations
PUAFIR418 Supervise specialist response to aviation accidents and incidents
PUAFIR501 Conduct fire investigation and analysis activities
PUAFIR502 Develop incident control strategies
PUAFIR503 Coordinate human resource management activities
PUAFIR504 Assist with formulation and implementation of plans and policies
PUAFIR505 Administer cost centre's financial resources
PUAFIR506 Conduct complex prescribed burns
PUAFIR507 Inspect building fire safety systems
PUAFIR508 Develop and analyse the behaviour and suppression options for a wildfire
PUAFIR509 Implement prevention strategies
PUAFIR510 Inspect for legislative compliance
PUAFIR515 Develop complex prescribed burn plans
PUAFIR516 Assess and evaluate a facility's fire and incident safety management systems
PUAFIR517 Conduct an inspection of a performance based design building
PUAFIR601 Develop and administer organisational policies, procedures and practices
PUAFIR602 Manage the implementation of community safety strategies
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PUAFIR603 Determine origin and cause of wildfire
PUAFIR604 Determine origin and cause of structure fire
PUAFIR605 Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire
PUAFIR606 Apply principles of combustion and fire dynamics to fire scene investigation
PUAFIR607 Apply electrical/electronic knowledge to fire investigations
PUAFIR608 Investigate fatal fires
PUAFIR609 Collect, record and coordinate the analysis of physical evidence
PUAFIR610 Manage imaging and electronic data
PUAFIR611 Process and analyse fire scene data and laboratory results
PUAFIR612 Undertake post incident analysis
PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene
PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene
PUALAW003 Give evidence in a judicial or quasi‐judicial setting
PUALAW004 Represent the organisation in a judicial or quasi‐judicial setting
PUAMAN001 Manage the organisation's public safety responsibilities
PUAMAN002 Administer allocation of resources
PUAMAN003 Manage human resources
PUAMAN004 Manage procurement
PUAMAN005 Manage projects
PUAMAN006 Manage and facilitate change
PUAMAN007 Manage financial resources
PUAMAN008 Manage physical resources
PUAOIL202 Use basic equipment operations for oil spill response
PUAOIL303 Apply health, safety and risk controls when working on oiled shorelines
PUAOIL304 Use advanced equipment operations for oil spill response
PUAOIL404 Apply decision making strategies in an oil spill response
PUAOIL405 Apply oiled shoreline assessment strategies in an oil spill response
PUAOIL406 Lead a team in oiled shoreline clean up
PUAOPE006 Control multi‐agency emergency situations
PUAOPE007 Command organisational personnel within a multi‐agency emergency response
PUAOPE009 Navigate in an aquatic environment
PUAOPE010 Operate an automated external defibrillator in an emergency
PUAOPE011 Inspect property and facilities
PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident
PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment
PUAOPE014 Navigate to an incident
PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings
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
PUAOPE020 Lead a crew
PUAOPE022 Manage logistics for a complex incident
PUAOPE023 Manage operations for a Level 2 incident
PUAOPE024 Manage operations for a Level 3 incident
PUAOPE025 Manage planning for a complex incident
PUAOPE026 Provide strategic safety advice at an incident
PUAOPE027 Undertake beach safety management activities
PUAPRO001 Promote a learning environment in the workplace
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PUAPRS205 Manage marketing requirements
PUASAR001 Perform land based swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery
PUASAR002 Undertake swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery
PUASAR003 Develop plans for deployment of a USAR team
PUASAR004 Implement and monitor USAR operation plans
PUASAR005 Review USAR team plans implemented at an incident
PUASAR011 Search as a member of an aquatic search team
PUASAR012 Apply surf awareness and self‐rescue skills
PUASAR013 Participate in an aquatic rescue operation
PUASAR014 Operate and maintain a small powercraft and motor for rescue operations
PUASAR015 Crew small powercraft in a rescue operation
PUASAR016 Operate and maintain a personal water craft for rescue operations
PUASAR017 Undertake advanced surf rescue
PUASAR018 Select and maintain canines to be part of a canine search team for USAR incidents
PUASAR019 Train canines to work in a USAR environment
PUASAR020 Develop a canine search team for USAR incidents
PUASAR021 Search as part of a canine search team at USAR incidents
PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation
PUASAR023 Participate in a first response urban search and rescue Category 1
PUASAR024 Undertake road crash rescue
PUASAR025 Undertake confined space rescue
PUASAR026 Undertake industrial and domestic rescue
PUASAR027 Undertake land search rescue
PUASAR028 Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse
PUASAR030 Undertake trench rescue
PUASAR031 Undertake an urban search and rescue Category 2 rescue technician
PUASAR032 Undertake vertical rescue
PUASES008 Undertake storm and water damage operations
PUASES009 Undertake inland floodboat operations
PUASES010 Plan, activate and maintain a communications network
PUASES011 Manage emergency operations
PUASES012 Work as a team member in an emergency operations centre
PUASES013 Undertake storm and water damage operations performed at heights
PUASES014 Apply flood and fast moving water safety techniques
PUASES015 Operate over‐snow vehicle
PUASES016 Apply snowcraft skills when performing search operations
PUATEA001 Work in a team
PUATEA002 Work autonomously
PUATEA003 Lead, manage and develop teams
PUATEA004 Work effectively in a public safety organisation
PUATEA005 Manage own professional performance
PUAVEH001 Drive vehicles under operational conditions
PUAWHS001 Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures
PUAWHS002 Maintain safety at an incident scene
PUAWHS003 Implement and monitor organisational work, health and safety policies, procedures
and programs
PUAWHS004 Establish and maintain the work, health and safety system
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IRC DETAILS Public Safety Industry Reference Committee
The Public Safety IRC members agreed to put forward the PUA Public Safety Training Package
materials for endorsement consideration by the AISC. The IRC members support the Case for
Endorsement (CfE), draft skill sets and units of competency and anticipate minimal impact of these
changes on Public Safety and allied industry stakeholders and the Vocational Education and Training
(VET) sector. A summary of the IRC’s decision is in the National Repository (VETNet).
Public Safety Industry Reference Committee Members
Mr Mark Burgess (Chair)
Police Federation of Australia
Ms Lynda Douglas (Deputy chair)
Department of Defence
Ms Jean Dyzel
Australia New Zealand Council of Police
Professionalisation (ANZPA)
Ms Sandra Lunardi
Australasian Fire & Emergency Service Authorities
Council (AFAC)
Mr Paul Wallworth
Australian Council of State & Territory Emergency
Services
Mr Jason Males
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Mr Brendan Angwin
United Firefighters Union Australia
Mr John Scully
Defence Force Welfare Association
Mr Neville Kitchin
Community and Public Services Union
(SPSF Group)
Mr Stephen Leahy
Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters
Ms Carola Washbourne
Emergency management
Mr Ian Gabites
Volunteer firefighter
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KEY STAKEHOLDERS
Technical Advisory Committee Members
Representative Organisation
Sandra Lunardi (TAC Chair) Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC)
Brendan Angwin (TAC Chair) United Firefighters Union of Australia
Wendy Blair Office of Environment and Heritage New South Wales
Greg Butters Tasmania Fire Service
Cassandra Curtis South Australia Country Fire Service
Serena Eales South Australia Country Fire Service
Ian Gabites Volunteer Firefighter Tasmania
Stephen Glassock New South Wales Rural Fire Service
James Harington Air services Australia
Greg Harry New South Wales Department of Environment, Water and Natural
Resources
Anne McLean New South Wales Department of Environment, Water and Natural
Resources
Ken Middleton New South Wales Rural Fire Service Association
Ken Murphy New South Wales Fire and Rescue
Clinton Neuman Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Deb Parsons South Australia Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Gregg Paterson Country Fire Authority (CFA) Victoria
Richard Frayne Australian Capital Territory Fire and Rescue
Ed Starinskas United Firefighters Union Australia
Brad Stringer Department of Fire and Emergency Services Western Australia
Joanne Watson United Firefighters Union Australia
Brian Whittaker Metropolitan Fire Brigade Melbourne
Cory Woodyatt United Firefighters Union Australia
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Public Safety Technical Advisory Committee Members
State Emergency Services Technical Advisory Committee Members
Search and Rescue Technical Advisory Committee Members
Representative Organisation
Sandra Lunardi (TAC Chair) Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC)
Brendan Angwin (TAC Chair) United Firefighters Union of Australia
Chris Price Australian New Zealand Policing Advisory Authority (ANZPAA)
Ben Ribbons Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency
Chhavi Shaw New South Wales Fire and Rescue
Pamela Simon Surf Lifesaving Australia
Jodie-Anne Stevenson Tasmania Fire Service
Scott Turner South Australia Country Fire Service
Jennifer Vincent Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
Paul Wallworth State Emergency Service Victoria (SES)
Craig Waters Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Brian Whittaker Metropolitan Fire Brigade Melbourne
Greg Paterson Country Fire Authority (CFA) Victoria
Jemma Krasowski South Australia Metropolitan Fire Brigade
James Harington Air Services Australia
Mick Fleming Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
Wendy Blair Office of Environment and Heritage/National Parks Wildlife Service,
New South Wales
Kevin Archer Office of Emergency Management New South Wales, Department of
Justice
Christopher Morris Australian New Zealand Policing Advisory Authority (ANZPAA)
Representative Organisation
Paul Wallworth (TAC Chair) State Emergency Services Victoria (SES)
Jennifer Vincent Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
Rachel Taylor Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services cadet program - NTPFES College (RTO No. 0384)
Tarn Seres Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Trevor Arnold South Australia State Emergency Services (SES)
Representative Organisation
Stephen Leahy (TAC Chair) Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters
Greg Hackfath Lifeguard New South Wales
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Emergency Management Technical Advisory Committee Members
Emergency Communications Technical Advisory Committee Members
Alison Porter Lifesaving Victoria
Pamela Simon Surf Lifesaving Australia
Mick Smith New South Wales Police
Jennifer Vincent Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
Paul Wallworth Victoria State Emergency Services (SES)
Jim Whitehead Queensland Water Police
Christopher Morris Australian New Zealand Policing Advisory Authority (ANZPAA)
Trevor Arnold South Australia State Emergency Services (SES)
Russell Turner New South Wales Fire and Rescue
Tony Hine New South Wales Fire and Rescue
Bradley Turner New South Wales Fire and Rescue
Mick Fleming Australian Maritime Search and Rescue
Representative Organisation
Paul Wallworth (TAC Chair) Victorian State Emergency Services (SES)
Heather Crawley TAFE New South Wales
Tony Duckmanton Victorian Country Fire Authority (CFA)
Jennifer Schoof Yarra Ranges Council Victoria
Kevin Archer New South Wales Department of Justice
Representative Organisation
Alexandra Cooney (TAC Chair) New South Wales Police
Paul Wallworth Victoria State Emergency Services (SES)
Liz Charles South Australia Ambulance Service
Mandi Jaehne South Australia Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Philip Lindsay New South Wales Fire and Rescue
Fadia Mitri Metropolitan Fire Brigade Melbourne
Julie Nolan Emergency Services Australia
Kylie West Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority Victoria
Pamela Simon Surf Lifesaving Australia
Wayne Snell New South Wales State Emergency Services (SES)
Christopher Morris Australian New Zealand Policing Advisory Authority (ANZPAA)
Andrew Ugarte Surf Life Saving New South Wales
Alastair Barber Tasmania Fire Services
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Biosecurity Technical Advisory Committee Members
Additional Industry Stakeholders
Representative Organisation
Jason Males (TAC Chair) Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Mick Armstrong New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Corey Bell Australian Government Department of Primary Industries and Resources
Tony Callan Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Lyn Cameron Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia
Kevin Cooper Biosecurity Contractor
Robyn Gob Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Stephen Hughes Australian Capital Territory Government
Barry Kay New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Sally Marcroft Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources Victoria
Ben Byrne Animal Health Australia
Natalie O’Donnell Plant Health Australia
Elena Petrenas Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
Lyn Stenos LKS Emergency Management
Jessica Tyson Tasmania Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Stacy Hook Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Hannah Wellman Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Representative Organisation
Richard Alder National Aerial Firefighting Centre
Alistair Allan Safety Institute of Australia
Andrew Andreou Country Fire Authority (CFA) Victoria
Barry Archer Property Council of Australia and Australian Standards (AS) Committee
Emergency Management Planning – Facilities
George Arnold Metropolitan Fire Brigade Melbourne
Wayne Atkins South Australia Country Fire Authority
Michael Baker South Australia State Emergency Service (SES)
Gary Baxter Department of Fire and Emergency Services Western Australia
Ian Bonython South Australia State Emergency Service (SES)
Bradley Bourke Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Western
Australia
David Boverman New South Wales Fire Brigades
Hisham Buang Department of Fire and Emergency Services Western Australia
Greg Buckley New South Wales Fire and Rescue
Trevor Butterfield Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
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In addition to the above lists, approximately 640 registered industry and VET stakeholders were
contacted and informed about the project and invited to comment on draft qualifications, Skill Sets
and Units of Competency at various stages of the project via AIS targeted email alerts.
Over 50 Public Safety organisations representing various industry sectors attended AIS Industry
Skills Forums held throughout Australia in 2018 to assist in developing IRC Skills Forecasts where
they were updated about the project.
David Campbell South Australia Country Fire Authority
James Carter Mandara Consulting Group
Mark Carter Metropolitan Fire Brigade Melbourne
Matthew Cartwright Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Victoria
Scott Cashmere Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
Daniel Catrice Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Victoria
Christine Caughey Department of Fire and Emergency Services Western Australia
Mark Chladil Tasmania Fire Service
Eric Claussen New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
Steve Clyde-Smith Australian Capital Territory Fire and Rescue
Paul Considine Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC)
Michael Conway Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Danny Corcoran New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
Greg Cormack New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES)
Jeannie Cotterell Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency
Sam Crothers New South Wales Rural Fire Service
Jeff Davis Department of Fire and Emergency Services Western Australia
Ian Dicker New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
Prue Dobbin Dobbin Consulting Pty Ltd
Mark Dobson Tasmania Fire Service
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EVIDENCE OF INDUSTRY SUPPORT
Public Safety Industry Reference Committee
The Public Safety IRC members have agreed to put forward the PUA Public Safety Training Package
materials for endorsement by the AISC. The IRC members support the Case for Endorsement and
anticipate minimal impact of these changes on the Public Safety industry and the Vocational
Education and Training sector. A summary of the IRC’s decision is in the National Repository
(VETNet).
States and Territories
The Case for Endorsement, all endorsed and non-endorsed components of the PUA Public Safety
Training Package including a detailed mapping document were made available to all State Training
Authorities (STAs) on 16 July to 24 August 2018 and XX March to XX March 2019.
Industry stakeholders
During the review and development of the PUA Public Safety Training Package Release 1.0 AIS used
the following communication strategies to ensure relevant stakeholders were consulted:
• face to face meetings
• telephone calls, video and/or teleconference meetings
• emails to key Public Safety industry stakeholders
• IRC member communications to relevant industry networks using various methods
• establishment of Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) from industry to validate the
changes being made to the training materials
• emails to State and Territory Training Authorities (STAs) and VET regulators
• email alerts on project progress to stakeholders
• project updates and draft materials posted on the AIS website throughout the life of the
project
Reports by exception
There are no reports by exception for the PUA Public Safety Training Package being submitted to the
AISC.
Advice about alternative approaches explored
Public Safety Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) members were informed of the requirements of
the Standards for Training Packages 2012 and the minimum standard arrangements that IRCs must
adhere to. TAC members reviewed and discussed the Packaging Rules for qualifications and the use
of prerequisites.
The Public Safety TACs consulted extensively with industry stakeholders who provided significant
feedback on the usage of the PUA Public Safety Training Package. The six TACs made the decision to
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continue with the qualification Packaging Rules and prerequisite structure used in the PUA12
Training Package as they believe this reflectes industry requirements.
The Public Safety industry contend that adhering to the Standards for Training Packages in relation
to the listing of prerequisites and qualification Packaging Rules does not meet industry needs. All
seven TAC Chairs met to discuss the issue and agreed on a strategy. Papers have been prepared by
the Fire, SES and Biosecurity Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) to explain the industry stance
(see Appendix B).
The TACs were advised that their decisions on qualification Packaging Rules and the structuring of
prerequisites did not meet the literal interpretation of the following standards:
Standard 5 from the Standards for Training Packages requires that the structure of a Unit of
Competency complies with the mandated template. Within the Unit of Competency template is an
optional field ‘Prerequisite Units’ where any Units of Competency in which the candidate must be
deemed competent prior to the determination of their current Unit of Competency is listed.
Standard 9 from the Standards for Training Packages requires that the structure of the information
for the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification complies with the mandated
template. The qualification template specifies the total number of Units of Competency required to
achieve the qualification, the number of core and elective Units of Competency and lists all core and
elective unit codes and titles, including prerequisite units where they apply.
Key stakeholder awareness of the expected impact of the changes
Key Public Safety industry stakeholder views were sought throughout the project via public
consultation, updates on the AIS website project page and notifications sent to stakeholders. All
feedback was documented and presented to TAC members during the review and development of
the PUA Public Safety Training Package.
The following Training Package components proposed for deletion from the National Register being
submitted to the AISC include three duplications, the replacement of one Unit of Competency with
another and one Unit of Competency that was superseded:
• PUAAMS001A Work in an aviation environment
• PUAAMS002A Search as a member of an air search team
• PUAFIR508B Assess and evaluate a facility’s fire/incident safety management systems in
hazardous materials
• PUAFIR506B Conduct an inspection of a performance based design building
• PUAOPE021A Manage public information function at an incident
State and Territory Training Authorities National VET policies have been addressed during the development process via consultation with
State and Territory Training Authorities (STAs). State and Territory Training Authorities, registration
and accreditation bodies and training providers are expected to ensure that processes for the PUA
Public Safety Training Package are implemented, in accordance with government policy.
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Name State and Territory Organisations Response
Guy Valentine Department of Education, Training
and Employment Skills Investment
and Market Strategy Queensland
Liam White Australian Capital Territory Education
and Training Directorate
Lisa Barron Department of Training and
Workforce Development Western
Australia
Lucinda Pita Department of Training and
Workforce Development Western
Australia
Dianne Fong Department of Trade, Business and
Innovation Northern Territory
Marina Borrello Skills South Australia, Department of
State Development
Lee Carter Department of Education and Training
Victoria
Susan Bayly-Stark
Bec Evans
Skills Tasmania, Department of State
Growth
Vera
Kostadinovska
Department of Industry/State Training
Services New South Wales
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW TRAINING
PACKAGE Advice about how training package components meet occupational and licensing
requirements
No occupational and licensing requirements were identified in the PUA Public Safety Training
Package.
Implementation issues of note and management strategy
Implementation advice for the PUA Public Safety Training Package Release 1.0 is included within the
Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG), available from:
https://vetnet.education.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=3eca5672-6d5a-410b-8942-
810d0ba05bbf
Supporting equitable access and progression of learners
The proposed qualifications, Skill Sets and Units of Competency meet the diverse needs of learners
and industry organisations. Qualifications and Units of Competency that enable application in
different contexts is demonstrated with the use of imported Units of Competency from other
Training Packages. There is capacity for PUA Public Safety qualifications and Units of Competency to
be adapted to evolving job roles within the industry.
Equitable access and progression of learners is displayed. Assessment requirements state that
‘Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy
requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.’
The Equity Review undertaken for the Public Safety Training Package Release 1.0 provides evidence
that the draft endorsed materials meet the requirements of flexibility and functionality. Access to
training and mobility within and between industry sectors is supported by the Public Safety IRC.
Supporting learner transition between education sectors
Qualifications in the PUA Public Safety Training Package that are suitable for delivery via an
Australian Apprenticeship or Traineeship pathway can be located at the Australian Apprenticeship
website http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
VET in Schools programs are packaged and delivered in a variety of ways across Australia. It is
recommended that schools work in partnership with an RTO where qualifications or Skill Sets result
in strong transferable skills relevant to the needs of individuals and organisations.
There is limited opportunity for interaction between schools and the VET sectors in the PUA Public
Safety Training Package due to the high risk nature of the work carried out in emergency situations.
Some Units of Competency in the Certificate II in Public Safety (SES) may be appropriate for a VET in
schools’ program depending on local needs and resources.
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The NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services Cadet program is a two year program for students
commencing in year 11 which offers Units of Competency for a Certificate II in Community
Engagement and/or becoming a NT Emergency Services Volunteer.
Supporting movement of skills within and across organisations and sectors
The PUA Public Safety Training Package qualifications are clearly set out and provide comprehensive
and concise advice on all requirements. The qualifications framework and pathways advice are
designed to reflect Public Safety industry needs and to provide clear and unambiguous advice on
occupations.
Specific pathway advice for Public Safety industry qualifications is contained in the PUA Public Safety
Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG).
Implications of new and revised components
There are no known or identified negative impacts from the PUA Public Safety Training Package. The
revised qualifications, Skill Sets and Units of Competency will enable industry organisations to
access personnel with a high level of transferable knowledge and skills.
The expectation is that graduates will be equipped to operate effectively and efficiently in a broad
range of Public Safety industry sectors and environments and that training providers will focus on
providing quality training and assessment strategies that meet the outcomes identified in the Units
of Competency.
Industry priorities for implementation
Safety, technology and relevant industry knowledge and skills are an essential consideration in all
job roles throughout the various sectors of the Public Safety industry. As such, they were key
considerations in the development and review of all PUA Public Safety Training Package materials.
Public Safety industry consultation identified that changes to the PUA Public Safety Training Package
would result in benefits due to the:
• transition of the Training Package to the Standards for Training Packages 2012
• implementation of changed skill requirements identified through industry research related
to the National Guidelines for Prescribed Burning Operations, including enhancements to
wildfire behaviour analysis and fire and hazardous material incident response
• alignment of the PUA Public Safety Training Package materials with changed policy and
doctrinal requirements of the Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System
(AIIMS-4) 2017 edition
• implementation of the National Standardised Requisite Qualifications for Triple Zero Call
Takers (NSRQ) as requested by the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department
• alignment of the PUA Public Safety Training Package materials with compliance
requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC)
• alignment of the PUA Public Safety Training Package materials with revised industry
requirements of the model Work, Health and Safety Regulations
• alignment of the PUA Public Safety Training Package materials with revised industry
requirements of the Australian Standard AS 3745-2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities
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• implementation of identified industry skills needed for operational supervision and crisis
leadership within incident management teams, disaster recovery and emergency
management contexts.
Supporting implementation across a range of settings
The Public Safety industry is committed to delivery and assessment practice that is fair, reliable and
evidenced by knowledge, skills and work performance that meets industry standards. The extensive
development, consultation and validation processes undertaken to develop the PUA Public Safety
Training Package materials ensures that the qualifications, Skill Sets and Units of Competency can
be implemented nationally.
Assessment requirements for Units of Competency specify:
• Performance Evidence
• Knowledge Evidence
• Assessment Conditions
Delivery of PUA Public Safety training and assessment to learners regardless of their location can
occur via a range of different delivery models, including:
• training delivered in the workplace or at a training provider’s site
• distance or online learning
• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Assessment processes and techniques are appropriate to the Language, Literacy and Numeracy
(LLN) needs of the learner.
How the downstream impacts (including state and territory funding arrangements)
of the changes will be managed (for example, where the Case for Endorsement
recommends the deletion of units/qualifications)
There are no anticipated funding impacts due to changes to the PUA Public Safety Training Package
related to deletions of recommended Units of Competency.
RTOs will need to review the Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG) to view mapping
tables. Where necessary, they will then need to adjust their Scope of Registration.
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INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS ABOUT TRAINING
DELIVERY PUA Public Safety Training Package materials have been developed to address current and future
needs of the Australian Public Safety industry. The revised and new Skills Sets, qualifications and
Units of Competency address clearly identified gaps in skills and knowledge in the Public Safety
industry.
Public Safety industry stakeholder expectations are that training provided by Registered Training
Organisations (RTOs) will address this need and that learners will attain the skills and knowledge
that is relevant and transferable across the Public Safety industry.
Advice about how training package components meet occupational and licensing
requirements
No occupational and licensing requirements were identified in the PUA Public Safety Training
Package.
Timelines for implementation of the components
It is expected that RTOs will implement revised training and assessment strategies based on the
proposed materials consistent with a general transition and teach out time frame of 12 months
from the time of endorsement and release onto the National Register of VET (TGA).
Overarching expectations of industry for the delivery and assessment of training
package components
The PUA Public Safety Training Package Units of Competency are clearly written and have consistent
breadth and depth. They have been written to represent the work requirements of industry and to
specify the knowledge and skills required for job functions.
Evidence of performance must demonstrate that the learner has successfully met the requirements
of the Elements and Performance Criteria in the Unit of Competency. The frequency and volume of
this evidence is determined by the assessor and typically, will vary depending on the context under
which the assessment is conducted and the aptitude of the learner.
Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training
Organisations current at the time of assessment.
All assessments must satisfy the ‘Principles of Assessment’ and ‘Rules of Evidence’ and all regulatory
requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the
time of the assessment.
It is anticipated that the PUA Public Safety Training Package material will be delivered by a variety of
enterprise, public and private Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). There are currently 290
RTOs listed on http://www.training.gov.au that have the PUA Public Safety Training Package on their
Scope of Registration at time of this submission.
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Reflection of contemporary work organisation and job profiles
Public Safety industry qualifications and Units of Competency are written specifically to meet
industry needs and reflect current occupational outcomes and work practices. AIS and the Public
Safety IRC used a broad consultation and engagement model that allowed Public Safety industry
stakeholders to comment on all qualifications, Skill Sets and Units of Competency.
Stakeholders came from a range of Public Sector organisations and agencies, industry learning and
development groups, industry representative groups and training organisations.
The proposed qualifications, Skill Sets and Units of Competency have national portability and are
based on job roles identified by industry. Whilst job roles internationally may have different titles,
the skills and knowledge developed in the qualifications would support international portability
within the Public Safety industry. All qualification outcomes are aligned with the Australian
Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Future Training Package development and review will continue to consider the diversity of learners,
their needs and to foster flexibility where it will not have an adverse effect on the outcomes of
Public Safety industry qualifications.
Credit arrangements existing between Training Package qualifications and higher
education qualifications
The attainment of a specialist industry qualification may support access to further work and/or
qualification pathways including tertiary courses. Currently, no nationally agreed credit transfer
arrangements between the qualifications in the PUA Public Safety Training Package and tertiary
qualifications exists. However, individual higher education institutions may offer credit transfers
based on previously gained qualifications, skills and experience.
COAG INDUSTRY SKILLS COUNCIL REFORMS
TO TRAINING PACKAGES Explanation of how the decision being sought from the AISC would support the COAG
Industry and Skills Council reforms to training packages
Removal of obsolete, superfluous and duplicative qualifications and units from the system
Completion of the PUA Public Safety Training Package development and review work including
extensive industry consultation with stakeholders confirms that obsolete, superfluous and
duplicative qualifications and Units of Competency were removed from the system:
• PUAAMS001A Work in an aviation environment
• PUAAMS002A Search as a member of an air search team
• PUAFIR508B Assess and evaluate a facility’s fire/incident safety management systems in
hazardous materials
• PUAFIR506B Conduct an inspection of a performance based design building
• PUAOPE021A Manage public information function at an incident
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Include information about industry’s expectations of training delivery (i.e. duration of
training mode of delivery and learner characteristics)
Industry’s expectations are that Public Safety training provided by Registered Training Organisations
(RTOs) will address the needs of individuals and industry. The duration of training will be such that it
provides individuals with the skills and knowledge that are relevant and transferable across industry
sectors and organisations. Training delivery can be delivered on or off the job, via distance and/or
online learning or through Recognised Prior Learning (RPL).
Improve qualification design to enable individuals to upskill and move easily from one
related occupation to another
The Packaging Rules in the qualifications include core and elective Units of Competency and provide
multiple and direct entry points. The Units of Competency within the Skill Sets and qualifications
provide transferable occupational skills that have national and international portability.
Improve the efficiency of the training system through the creation of units of competence
that can be owned and used by multiple industry sectors
The Units of Competency in the PUA Public Safety Training Package Release 1.0 related to incident
management are core business for a number of agencies and organisations and are critical for
sector interoperability. Fire, SES, Biosecurity and Emergency Management in particular, rely on
these Units of Competency for training of personnel in the control and management of incidents:
• PUAOPE006 Control multi-agency emergency situations
• PUAOPE007 Command organisational personnel within a multi-agency emergency response
• PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident
• PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings
• PUAOPE016 Manage a multi-team sector
• PUAOPE017 Coordinate resources for a multi-agency incident
• PUAOPE020 Lead a crew
• PUAOPE995 Manage the investigation function at an incident
• PUAOPE996 Manage the finance function at an incident
• PUAOPE997 Manage the public information function at an incident
• PUAOPE998 Manage the intelligence function at an incident
• PUATEA999 Lead a functional unit at an incident
• PUAOPE022 Manage logistics for a complex incident
• PUAOPE023 Manage operations for a Level 2 incident
• PUAOPE024 Manage operations for a Level 3 incident
• PUAOPE025 Manage planning for a complex incident
• PUAOPE026 Provide strategic safety advice at an incident
• PUAOPE018 Control a Level 2 incident
• PUAOPE019 Control a Level 3 incident
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Fosters greater recognition of skill sets
The development of Skill Sets in the PUA Public Safety Training Package Release 1.0 addresses
identified industry knowledge and skill requirements. Seventeen new Skill Sets were developed
to meet industry needs.
• PUASS00059 Biosecurity field surveillance
• PUASS00060 Biosecurity infected premises operations
• PUASS00061 Biosecurity infected premises supervisor
• PUASS00062 Biosecurity movement control
• PUASS00063 Biosecurity responder
• PUASS00064 Biosecurity response leader
• PUASS00065 Biosecurity response manager
• PUASS00067 Complex prescribed burn officer
• PUASS00068 Complex prescribed burn planner
• PUASS00073 Local prescribed burn assistant
• PUASS00074 Local prescribed burn planner
• PUASS00075 Local prescribed burn supervisor
• PUASS00080 Prescribed burn crew leader
• PUASS00081 Prescribed burn crew member
• PUASS00082 Prescribed burn sector commander
• PUASS00086 Simple prescribed burn officer
• PUASS00087 Simple prescribed burn planner
Evidence of completion of the training package development work assigned by the
AISC in the Case for Change
The Public Safety IRC signed off on this Case for Endorsement on ; this dictates the completion of
the work assigned from the Case for Change, by the AISC.
The Quality Report detailed in Appendix C provides confirmation that the draft endorsed
components meet the Standards for Training Packages 2012.
The final draft of the PUA Public Safety Training Package materials and CVIG including mapping
tables are provided with this CfE.
Evidence that training package components are prepared for publication
The Quality Report detailed in Appendices provides confirmation that the draft endorsed
components meet the Standards for Training Packages 2012. Training package products presented
for endorsement can be viewed via the following links:
• https://vetnet.education.gov.au/Pages/TrainingPackages.aspx
• http://www.australianindustrystandards.org.au/
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APPENDICES
S
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 24
EQUITY REPORT Independent Equity Report
Provided by Ron Horne – See Appendix A
EDITORIAL REPORT Independent Editorial Report
Provided by Anna Henderson – See Appendix B
QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT Independent Quality Report
Provided by Terry Smith – See Appendix C
AIS Declaration
AIS declares that the draft endorsed components of the PUA Public Safety Training Package meets
the requirements of the:
• Standards for Training Packages 2012
• Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
• Training Package Products Policy
• Training Product Development Programme Guidelines
Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG)
AIS and the Public Safety IRC confirm that the Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG) is
available and has been quality assured.
Statement of evidence against the Training Package Quality Principles
The Public Safety IRC confirms that evidence against the following quality principles has been
obtained and is reflected in this CfE. The PUA Public Safety Training Package:
• Reflects identified workforce outcomes
• Supports national and international portability of skills and competencies including
reflecting licensing and regulatory requirements
• Reflects national agreement about the core transferable skills and core job specific skills
required for job roles as identified by industry
• Is flexible for meeting the diversity of individual and employer needs including the capacity
to adapt to changing job roles and workplaces
• Facilitates recognition of an individual’s skills and knowledge and supports movement
between school, vocational education and higher education sectors
• Supports interpretation by training providers and other organisations, with simple and
concise language and a clear articulation of assessment requirements.
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INDUSTRY PAPERS See Appendix D
LETTER OF SUPPORT Provided by Mark Burgess – See Appendix E
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APPENDIX A – INDEPENDENT EQUITY REPORT Section 1 - Equity Report Public Safety Training Package ‐ Release 1.0
Information required Details
Training Package title and code Public Safety Training Package ‐ Release 1.0
Number of new qualifications and their titles 1
1 new PUA qualification
PUA80119 Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership
Number of revised qualifications
and their titles
30 transitioned qualifications
see attached list
Number of new units of
competency and their titles
16 new PUA units of competency
see attached list
Number of revised units of competency and their titles
224 revised units of competency (162 transitioned
and 62 reviewed)
see attached list
Confirmation that the draft training package components meet the requirements in Section 2 Equity checklist of draft training package components
The PUA units of competency, qualifications and Skill
Sets reviewed meet the requirements as outlined in
Section 2 – Equity checklist of draft training package
components.
Is the Equity Report prepared by a member of the Quality Assurance Panel? If ‘yes’ please provide the name.
No
Date of completion of the report 29th January 2019
Ron Horne, MEdu, FCILT
Senior Industry Skills Specialist
Australian Industry Standards
1 When the number of training products is high the titles can be presented as an attached list.
2 Person that is not a member of the Training Package Quality Assurance Panel is required to provide to the SSO information
demonstrating experience in analysis of equity issues in the training or educational context; demonstrated understanding of
vocational education and training; and details of relevant qualifications and/or professional memberships.
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Section 2 – Equity checklist of draft training package components
Equity requirements Equity reviewer comments
Provide brief commentary on whether the draft endorsed
components meet each of the equity requirements
The training package component(s) comply with Standard 2 of the Standards for Training Packages 2012. The standard requires compliance with the Training Package Products Policy, specifically with the access and equity requirements:
• Training Package developers
must meet their obligations
under Commonwealth anti-
discrimination legislation and
associated standards and
regulations.
• Training Package developers
must ensure that Training
Packages are flexible and that
they provide guidance and
recommendations to enable
reasonable adjustments in
implementation.
It is the view of this equity reviewer that the training package developed complied with Standard 2 of the Standards for Training Packages 2012.
Section 3 ‐ Training Package Quality Principles
Quality Principle 4
Be flexible to meet the diversity of individual and employer needs, including the capacity
to adapt to changing job roles and workplaces.
Key features
Do the units of competency meet the diversity of individual and employer needs and support
equitable access and progression of learners?
What evidence demonstrates that the units of competency and their associated assessment
requirements are clearly written and have consistent breadth and depth so that they support
implementation across a range of settings?
Are there other examples that demonstrate how the key features of flexibility are being achieved?
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Equity requirements Equity reviewer comments
1. What evidence demonstrates that the draft components provide flexible qualifications/units of competency that enable application in different contexts?’
The PUA qualifications are structured to reflect the current and future needs of the Public Safety Sector.
2. Is there evidence of multiple entry and exit points?
The Units of Competency offer a variety of multiple entry and exit points.
3. Have prerequisite units of competency been minimised where possible?
The need for prerequisite units was addressed by offering public safety sector stakeholders four options; update, review, remove, or restructure prerequisites.
There is evidence prerequisite units of competency have been minimised however, it is the view of this equity reviewer, units with optional prerequisite vary the vocational outcome of the unit and qualification.
4. Are there other examples of evidence that demonstrate how the key features of the flexibility principle are being achieved?
The inclusion of Units of Competency imported from other Training Packages provides greater flexibility of choice and provides skills that are transferable across a range of industry sectors.
Quality Principle 5
Facilitate recognition of an individual’s skills and knowledge and support movement between
the school, vocational education and higher education sectors.
Key features
Support learner transition between education sectors.
Equity requirements Equity reviewer comments
1. What evidence demonstrates pathways from entry and preparatory level as appropriate to facilitate movement between schools and VET, from entry level into work, and between VET and higher education qualifications?
The key transition provided by these units of competency is between job functions, ranging from entry level to skilled and/or specialised, within the public sector.
Learner transition between education sectors is facilitated via VET qualifications.
Quality Principle 6
Support interpretation by training providers and others through the use of simple, concise
language and clear articulation of assessment requirements.
Key features
Support implementation across a range of settings and support sound assessment practices.
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Equity requirements Equity reviewer comments
1. Does the Companion Volume Implementation Guide include advice about: • Pathways • Access and equity • Foundation skills?
(see Training Package Standard 11)
The reviewer has cited the Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG) and it includes advice about:
• Pathways
• Access and equity
• Foundation skills
Simple, concise language and clear articulation of assessment requirements is in evidence. Assessment processes across a range of settings and the support of sound assessment practices is in evidence.
2. Are the foundation skills explicit and recognisable within the training package and do they reflect and not
exceed the foundation skills required in the workplace?
Foundation skills are explicit in the performance criteria of the PUA Units of Competency.
The Equity Report is prepared by
Ron Horne, MEdu, FCILT
Senior Industry Skills Specialist, Australian Industry Standards
▪ I am not a member of the current Training Package Quality Assurance Panel.
▪ I have extensive business, transport and logistics industry, course design and Training
Package experience in development, consultation and validation processes and in working
with industry on equity issues.
▪ I have been actively involved in the evaluation of Training Packages, including confirming
that contents comply with access and equity policy.
Demonstrated experience in management of the following programmes
WELL
NWDF and State funding to address access and equity
Compliance, inclusive of addressing access and equity for learners and resolving complaints related
to these issues
Worker and/or learner assistance related to employment including assessing assistance required
Demonstrated experience in analysis of equity issues in the training or educational context
Post graduate studies on VET sector policy and implementation
Demonstrated understanding of vocational education and training
Worked in this sector in a variety of positions Current role with TLISC/AIS since January 2014
Demonstrated commitment by the person to ongoing professional development
Participation in ongoing Commonwealth Departmental forums Upgrading qualifications ‐ Post
graduate studies
Completion of courses and professional development programmes related to VET
Details of relevant qualifications
Master of Education
Bachelor of Business (Transport Studies)
Advanced Diploma of Logistics Management Diploma of Management
Diploma of Quality Auditing
Diploma of Training Design and Development Diploma of Vocational Education and Training
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Number of new qualifications and their titles ‐ 1 new qualification
PUA80119 Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership
Number of revised qualifications and their titles ‐ 30 transitioned qualifications
PUA20119 Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)
PUA20219 Certificate II in Public Safety (SES)
PUA20619 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)
PUA20719 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
PUA30319 Certificate III in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue)
PUA30419 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue)
PUA30519 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Operations)
PUA30619 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)
PUA30719 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
PUA30819 Certificate III in Public Safety (Emergency Communications Centre Operations)
PUA30919 Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Operations)
PUA31419 Certificate III in Public Safety (Community Safety)
PUA40119 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Emergency Communications Centre Operations)
PUA40219 Certificate IV in Public Safety (SES Leadership)
PUA40319 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision)
PUA40419 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Leadership)
PUA41019 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Leadership)
PUA41119 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Community Safety)
PUA42619 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management)
PUA50119 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)
PUA50219 Diploma of Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Management)
PUA50419 Diploma of Public Safety (SES Operations Management)
PUA50519 Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
PUA50919 Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue ‐ Coordination)
PUA51019 Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety)
PUA60119 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)
PUA60219 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue ‐ Management)
PUA60519 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
PUA60719 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety)
PUA60919 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Fire Investigation)
Number of new units of competency and their titles ‐ 16 new units of competency
PUABIO001 Conduct planning in a biosecurity emergency response
PUAECL001 Evaluate societal threats, uncertainty and surprise
PUAECL002 Lead and manage programs that develop resilience
PUAECL003 Deliver value in crisis
PUAECL004 Lead in a crisis
PUAECL005 Support communities for crisis
PUAECL006 Recognise personal effectiveness in a crisis
PUAECL007 Define crisis context
PUAFIR518 Conduct and record a bushfire attack level (BAL) assessment
PUAFIR519 Supervise incendiary operations during aerial ignition
PUAOPE001 Manage the investigation function at an incident
PUAOPE002 Manage the finance function at an incident
PUAOPE003 Manage the public information function at an incident
PUAOPE004 Manage the intelligence function at an incident
PUASAR029 Undertake a complex transport rescue
PUATEA006 Lead a functional unit at an incident
Number of revised units of competency and their titles ‐ 224 revised units of competency
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(162 transitioned and 62 reviewed)
PUAAMS001 Work in an aviation environment
PUAAMS002 Search as a member of an air search team
PUAAMS003 Conduct stores dropping operations
PUAAMS006 Coordinate search and rescue resources
PUAAMS007 Coordinate search and rescue operations
PUAAMS008 Manage search and rescue operations
PUACOM001 Communicate in the workplace
PUACOM002 Provide services to clients
PUACOM003 Manage information
PUACOM004 Manage organisational communication strategies
PUACOM005 Foster a positive organisational image in the community
PUACOM006 Plan and conduct a public awareness program
PUACOM007 Liaise with other organisations
PUACOM008 Develop and organise public safety awareness programs
PUACOM009 Manage media requirements at major incident
PUACOM010 Promote the organisation's mission and services
PUACOM011 Develop community awareness networks
PUACOM012 Liaise with media at a local level
PUACOM013 Administer a local public safety group
PUACOM014 Contribute to community safety
PUACOM015 Conduct community safety activities
PUAECO001 Operate telephony systems
PUAECO002 Process emergency incident calls and enquiries
PUAECO003 Operate and control radio networks
PUAECO004 Operate computer aided dispatch system
PUAECO005 Dispatch resources from within an emergency communications centre
PUAECO006 Read and interpret maps
PUAECO007 Respond to and maintain monitored automatic notification system
PUAECO008 Receive and action notification of uncontrolled hazardous materials situations
PUAECO009 Coordinate emergency communications centre operations
PUAECO010 Maintain standards of emergency service delivery
PUAECO011 Support logistics in the field
PUAEME001 Provide emergency care
PUAEME002 Manage injuries at emergency incident
PUAEME003 Administer oxygen in an emergency
PUAEME004 Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury
PUAEME005 Provide pain management
PUAEMR001 Establish context for emergency risk assessment
PUAEMR002 Assess emergency risk
PUAEMR003 Develop treatment options for emergency risk
PUAEMR004 Manage risk treatment implementation
PUAEMR005 Treat operational risk
PUAEMR006 Assess operational risk
PUAEMR007 Develop emergency management plans
PUAEMR008 Contribute to an emergency risk management process
PUAEMR009 Facilitate emergency risk assessment
PUAEMR010 Plan and implement a treatment measure
PUAEMR011 Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises
PUAEMR012 Determine treatment options
PUAEMR013 Design emergency management exercises
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PUAEMR014 Deliver recovery services
PUAEMR015 Establish and manage a recovery centre
PUAEMR016 Facilitate community involvement in recovery
PUAEMR017 Manage recovery functions and services
PUAEMR018 Work in an emergency management context
PUAEMR021 Facilitate emergency planning processes
PUAEQU001 Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
PUAFER001 Identify, prevent and report potential facility emergency situations
PUAFER002 Ensure facility emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes are
implemented
PUAFER003 Manage and monitor facility emergency procedures, equipment and other resources
PUAFER004 Respond to facility emergencies
PUAFER005 Operate as part of an emergency control organisation
PUAFER006 Lead an emergency control organisation
PUAFER007 Manage an emergency control organisation
PUAFER008 Confine small emergencies in a facility
PUAFER009 Participate as a member of a facility emergency response team
PUAFER010 Lead a facility emergency response team
PUAFER011 Manage facility emergency response teams
PUAFIR201 Assist with prescribed burning
PUAFIR202 Use Class A foam in wildfire operations and non‐structural applications
PUAFIR203 Respond to urban fire
PUAFIR204 Respond to wildfire
PUAFIR205 Respond to aviation incident (specialist)
PUAFIR206 Check installed fire safety systems
PUAFIR207 Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
PUAFIR208 Participate in community safety activities
PUAFIR209 Work safely around aircraft
PUAFIR210 Prevent injury
PUAFIR211 Undertake hover‐exit operations from helicopter
PUAFIR212 Rappel from helicopter
PUAFIR219 Undertake helicopter winch operations
PUAFIR220 Respond to isolated structure fire
PUAFIR301 Undertake community safety activities
PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire
PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
PUAFIR304 Respond to marine emergencies
PUAFIR305 Respond to aviation incidents (general)
PUAFIR306 Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident
PUAFIR307 Operate aerial appliance
PUAFIR308 Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident
PUAFIR309 Operate pumps
PUAFIR310 Operate specialist appliance
PUAFIR311 Dispatch rappel personnel and equipment from a helicopter
PUAFIR312 Operate aerial ignition equipment in an aircraft
PUAFIR313 Operate aviation support equipment
PUAFIR314 Utilise installed fire safety systems
PUAFIR315 Navigate from an aircraft
PUAFIR323 Take local weather observations
PUAFIR324 Render hazardous materials incidents safe
PUAFIR325 Operate heavy plant in fire control operations
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PUAFIR326 Push trees with machines in forest fire control operations
PUAFIR401 Obtain incident intelligence
PUAFIR402 Conduct simple prescribed burns
PUAFIR403 Assess building plans
PUAFIR404 Inspect dangerous goods facilities
PUAFIR405 Collect, analyse and provide regulatory information
PUAFIR406 Develop simple prescribed burn plans
PUAFIR407 Interpret and analyse fire weather information
PUAFIR408 Plan aircraft operations
PUAFIR409 Develop air attack strategies
PUAFIR410 Provide safety advice at a rural/land management incident
PUAFIR411 Provide safety advice at an urban incident
PUAFIR417 Supervise machinery use in wildfire operations
PUAFIR418 Supervise specialist response to aviation accidents and incidents
PUAFIR501 Conduct fire investigation and analysis activities
PUAFIR502 Develop incident control strategies
PUAFIR503 Coordinate human resource management activities
PUAFIR504 Assist with formulation and implementation of plans and policies
PUAFIR505 Administer cost centre's financial resources
PUAFIR506 Conduct complex prescribed burns
PUAFIR507 Inspect building fire safety systems
PUAFIR508 Develop and analyse the behaviour and suppression options for a wildfire
PUAFIR509 Implement prevention strategies
PUAFIR510 Inspect for legislative compliance
PUAFIR515 Develop complex prescribed burn plans
PUAFIR516 Assess and evaluate a facility's fire and incident safety management systems
PUAFIR517 Conduct an inspection of a performance based design building
PUAFIR601 Develop and administer organisational policies, procedures and practices
PUAFIR602 Manage the implementation of community safety strategies
PUAFIR603 Determine origin and cause of wildfire
PUAFIR604 Determine origin and cause of structure fire
PUAFIR605 Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire
PUAFIR606 Apply principles of combustion and fire dynamics to fire scene investigation
PUAFIR607 Apply electrical/electronic knowledge to fire investigations
PUAFIR608 Investigate fatal fires
PUAFIR609 Collect, record and coordinate the analysis of physical evidence
PUAFIR610 Manage imaging and electronic data
PUAFIR611 Process and analyse fire scene data and laboratory results
PUAFIR612 Undertake post incident analysis
PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene
PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene
PUALAW003 Give evidence in a judicial or quasi‐judicial setting
PUALAW004 Represent the organisation in a judicial or quasi‐judicial setting
PUAMAN001 Manage the organisation's public safety responsibilities
PUAMAN002 Administer allocation of resources
PUAMAN003 Manage human resources
PUAMAN004 Manage procurement
PUAMAN005 Manage projects
PUAMAN006 Manage and facilitate change
PUAMAN007 Manage financial resources
PUAMAN008 Manage physical resources
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PUAOIL202 Use basic equipment operations for oil spill response
PUAOIL303 Apply health, safety and risk controls when working on oiled shorelines
PUAOIL304 Use advanced equipment operations for oil spill response
PUAOIL404 Apply decision making strategies in an oil spill response
PUAOIL405 Apply oiled shoreline assessment strategies in an oil spill response
PUAOIL406 Lead a team in oiled shoreline clean up
PUAOPE006 Control multi‐agency emergency situations
PUAOPE007 Command organisational personnel within a multi‐agency emergency response
PUAOPE009 Navigate in an aquatic environment
PUAOPE010 Operate an automated external defibrillator in an emergency
PUAOPE011 Inspect property and facilities
PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident
PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment
PUAOPE014 Navigate to an incident
PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings
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
PUAOPE020 Lead a crew
PUAOPE022 Manage logistics for a complex incident
PUAOPE023 Manage operations for a Level 2 incident
PUAOPE024 Manage operations for a Level 3 incident
PUAOPE025 Manage planning for a complex incident
PUAOPE026 Provide strategic safety advice at an incident
PUAOPE027 Undertake beach safety management activities
PUAPRO001 Promote a learning environment in the workplace
PUAPRS205 Manage marketing requirements
PUASAR001 Perform land based swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery
PUASAR002 Undertake swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery
PUASAR003 Develop plans for deployment of a USAR team
PUASAR004 Implement and monitor USAR operation plans
PUASAR005 Review USAR team plans implemented at an incident
PUASAR011 Search as a member of an aquatic search team
PUASAR012 Apply surf awareness and self‐rescue skills
PUASAR013 Participate in an aquatic rescue operation
PUASAR014 Operate and maintain a small powercraft and motor for rescue operations
PUASAR015 Crew small powercraft in a rescue operation
PUASAR016 Operate and maintain a personal water craft for rescue operations
PUASAR017 Undertake advanced surf rescue
PUASAR018 Select and maintain canines to be part of a canine search team for USAR incidents
PUASAR019 Train canines to work in a USAR environment
PUASAR020 Develop a canine search team for USAR incidents
PUASAR021 Search as part of a canine search team at USAR incidents
PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation
PUASAR023 Participate in a first response urban search and rescue Category 1
PUASAR024 Undertake road crash rescue
PUASAR025 Undertake confined space rescue
PUASAR026 Undertake industrial and domestic rescue
PUASAR027 Undertake land search rescue
PUASAR028 Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse
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PUASAR030 Undertake trench rescue
PUASAR031 Undertake an urban search and rescue Category 2 rescue technician
PUASAR032 Undertake vertical rescue
PUASES008 Undertake storm and water damage operations
PUASES009 Undertake inland floodboat operations
PUASES010 Plan, activate and maintain a communications network
PUASES011 Manage emergency operations
PUASES012 Work as a team member in an emergency operations centre
PUASES013 Undertake storm and water damage operations performed at heights
PUASES014 Apply flood and fast moving water safety techniques
PUASES015 Operate over‐snow vehicle
PUASES016 Apply snowcraft skills when performing search operations
PUATEA001 Work in a team
PUATEA002 Work autonomously
PUATEA003 Lead, manage and develop teams
PUATEA004 Work effectively in a public safety organisation
PUATEA005 Manage own professional performance
PUAVEH001 Drive vehicles under operational conditions
PUAWHS001 Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures
PUAWHS002 Maintain safety at an incident scene
PUAWHS003 Implement and monitor organisational work, health and safety policies, procedures
and programs
PUAWHS004 Establish and maintain the work, health and safety system
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 36
APPENDIX B – INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL
REPORT
Editorial Report
1. Cover page
Information required Detail
Training Package title and code Public Safety Training Package (PUA)
Release 1
Number of new qualifications
and their titles
One new qualification:
• PUA80119 Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 37
Number of revised
qualifications and their titles
30 revised qualifications:
• PUA20119 Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)
• PUA20219 Certificate II in Public Safety (SES)
• PUA20619 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting and
Emergency Operations)
• PUA20719 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting
Operations)
• PUA30319 Certificate III in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and
Rescue)
• PUA30419 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue)
• PUA30519 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Operations)
• PUA30619 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and
Emergency Operations)
• PUA30719 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting
Operations)
• PUA30819 Certificate III in Public Safety (Emergency
Communications Centre Operations)
• PUA30919 Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity
Emergency Response Operations)
• PUA31419 Certificate III in Public Safety (Community Safety)
• PUA40119 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Emergency
Communications Centre Operations)
• PUA40219 Certificate IV in Public Safety (SES Leadership)
• PUA40319 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting
Supervision)
• PUA40419 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Biosecurity
Emergency Response Leadership)
• PUA41019 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Leadership)
• PUA41119 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Community Safety)
• PUA42619 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and
Rescue Management)
• PUA50119 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency
Management)
• PUA50219 Diploma of Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency
Response Management)
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 38
• PUA50419 Diploma of Public Safety (SES Operations
Management)
• PUA50519 Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting
Management)
• PUA50919 Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue -
Coordination)
• PUA51019 Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety)
• PUA60119 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency
Management)
• PUA60219 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Search and
Rescue - Management)
• PUA60519 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting
Management)
• PUA60719 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Community
Safety)
• PUA60919 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Fire
Investigation)
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 39
Number of new units of
competency and their titles
16 new units of competency:
• PUABIO001 Conduct planning in a biosecurity emergency
response
• PUAECL001 Evaluate societal threats, uncertainty and
surprise
• PUAECL002 Lead and manage programs that develop
resilience
• PUAECL003 Deliver value in crisis
• PUAECL004 Lead in a crisis
• PUAECL005 Support communities for crisis
• PUAECL006 Recognise personal effectiveness in a crisis
• PUAECL007 Define crisis context
• PUAFIR518 Conduct and record a bushfire attack level (BAL)
assessment
• PUAFIR519 Supervise incendiary operations during aerial
ignition
• PUAOPE001 Manage the investigation function at an
incident
• PUAOPE002 Manage the finance function at an incident
• PUAOPE003 Manage the public information function at an
incident
• PUAOPE004 Manage the intelligence function at an incident
• PUASAR029 Undertake a complex transport rescue
• PUATEA006 Lead a functional unit at an incident
Number of revised units of
competency and their titles
224 units - See Attachment A:
Confirmation that the draft
training package components
are publication-ready
Yes - draft training package components are publication ready.
Is the Editorial Report
prepared by a member of the
Quality Assurance Panel? If
‘yes’ please provide a name.
Yes – Anna Henderson
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 40
Date of completion of the
report
12/02/2019
Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 41
2. Content and structure
Units of competency
Editorial requirements Comments AIS response
Standard 5:
• The structure of units of
competency complies with the
unit of competency template.
The structure of the draft PUA
units complies with most
aspects of the unit of
competency template:
application, elements,
performance criteria, and unit
mapping information.
As per Australia Industry
Standards (AIS) policy, the PUA
units do not include foundation
skills information. All units have
the following statement
‘Foundation skills essential to
performance are explicit in the
performance criteria of this unit
of competency.’ This is a grey
area because it is subject to
interpretation but personally, I
don’t think the foundation skills
in AIS units are always explicit
in the performance criteria.
Advice about PUA foundation
skills is on page 47 of the Public
Safety Companion Volume
Implementation Guide (CVIG)
Release 1.
Unit of competency advice
provided:
In some of the units the title
and/or the application is not
supported by the performance
criteria, performance evidence
and knowledge evidence, e.g.:
In the following fire units –
PUAFIR503, PUAFIR504, PUAFIR505, PUAFIR601,
As per the Quality Report ‘Foundation
Skills are explicit and embedded in the
performance criteria throughout the
units of competency.’
Industry was extensively consulted and
validated the approach taken in the PUA
Public Safety Training Package to
Foundation Skills.
The QA Report notes that ‘It is not
necessary to repeat unit title key words
throughout the unit as the title is a
functional area of competence and the
criteria are the measures.
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Editorial requirements Comments AIS response
PUAMAN003, PUAMAN004,
PUAMAN005 and PUAMAN006,
there is no mention of the fire
sector in the performance
criteria, performance evidence
and knowledge evidence. Given
that there is a statement that
sets the context for the fire
sector in the application, the
unique requirements of the fire
sector should be specified
throughout these units (i.e.
where relevant in the
performance criteria,
performance evidence,
knowledge evidence and
assessment conditions).
PUAMAN004 Manage
procurement – there is no
mention of ‘procurement’ in the
unit (other than the title). This
unit is more about managing
tenders and contracts.
Some unit hierarchical
prerequisite requirements are
questionable, e.g.: the
prerequisite for PUACOM007 is
PUACOM005, which also has a
prerequisite – PUATEA004. This
is also the case in PUATEA001,
PUATEA002 and PUATEA003.
These are not technical units
that require prior technical
skills. I question the necessity
for these prerequisites
(particularly the multi-faceted
prerequisites).
AIS did not address most
editorial suggestions provided
Unit applications provide context without
the context needing to be repeated
throughout the unit. The application has
specified the context and that context
therefore then applies to the whole unit
and its application.’
Public Safety is a complex environment
in which safety is a key concern of all
participants. Extensive consultation was
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Editorial requirements Comments AIS response
to them. They informed me that
industry did not accept the
changes.
undertaken with industry on all
prerequisites listed in the PUA Training
Package.
In discussions with the editor it was
carefully explained that there had been
extensive consultation with industry and
that they were very specific as to their
requirements.
Standard 7:
• The structure of assessment
requirements complies with
the assessment requirements
template.
All draft units of competency
specify the performance
evidence (including references
to volume and frequency) and
knowledge evidence to be
demonstrated for assessment,
along with required conditions
for assessment as per the
appropriate template.
However, the performance
evidence in many of the PUA
units does not cross reference
with the performance criteria,
e.g. in 166 PUA units, the
WHS/OHS requirements that
are specified in the
performance evidence are not
mentioned in the performance
criteria (sometimes they are
implied, but not explicit).
Over 100 unit specific cross
reference strengthening
examples were provided (i.e.
where to incorporate WHS/OHS
in the units’ performance
criteria and where to delete it
from the performance evidence
if it was not seen to be relevant)
but AIS did not accept any
editorial suggestions. They
informed me that industry did
not accept the changes.
As the QA Report notes ‘Workplace
health and safety requirements are
implicit in modern performance
standards but are also explicitly
mentioned as requirements in
performance evidence within these units,
where applicable.’
Industry have specified that they regard
work, health and safety as a bedrock that
underpins all organisational/agency
policies and procedures due to the
nature of the work being performed.
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Qualifications
Editorial requirements Comments by the editor AIS Response
Standard 9:
• The structure of the
information for qualifications
complies with the qualification
template.
Not all the qualifications comply
with the qualification template.
In PUA50219, the extensive
prerequisite requirements are
not listed, despite the inclusion
of the following generic
statement: “where a prerequisite
is attached to a unit, it is identified
by the symbol L”. If you include
the prerequisite unit
requirements in the Core
category of this qualification it
adds up to around 16 units,
depending on the stream
selected. The packaging rules,
which specifies that 5 core units
must be completed is
misleading.
The other PUA qualifications list
the prerequisite units but, in the
PUA qualifications’ packaging
rules, prerequisite units are not
counted as part of the total
number of units required for
selection.
AIS did not address most
editorial suggestions provided
to them. They informed me that
industry did not accept the
changes. Page 8 of the Case for
Endorsement (CfE) and CfE
attachments address industry’s
stance in relation to the listing
of prerequisites.
The QA Report states that ‘The
qualifications comply with the template
– the prerequisites are listed and their
connection to other units is clear. The
qualifications meet all requirements.
Coding and naming are correct.
Packaging rules are clear. Core and
elective units are listed.’
As noted by the Editor, industry has
provided papers to specifically address
the reasoning behind the stance taken
with regards to prerequisites.
Standard 10:
• Credit arrangements existing
between Training Package
The Public Safety CVIG Release 1
provides information that no
national credit arrangements
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Editorial requirements Comments by the editor AIS Response
qualifications and Higher
Education qualifications are
listed in a format that complies
with the credit arrangements
template.
with Higher Education exist at
this time (page 44-45).
Companion Volumes
Editorial requirements Comments by the editor
Standard 11:
• A quality assured companion volume
implementation guide is available and complies with
the companion volume implementation guide
template.
The Training Package components in this submission
are accompanied by the Public Safety CVIG Release 1.
The CVIG complies with the companion volume
implementation guide template included in the 2012
Standards.
3. Proofreading
Editorial requirements Comments by the editor
• Unit codes and titles and qualification codes and
titles are accurately cross-referenced throughout
the training package product(s) including mapping
information and packaging rules, and in the
companion volume implementation guide.
The unit codes and titles have been proofread and
cross referenced in the documentation provided –
qualifications, Case for Endorsement, and CVIG.
• Units of competency and their content are
presented in full.
Yes, the units of competency in this submission are
presented in full.
• The author of the Editorial Report is satisfied with
the quality of the training products, specifically with
regard to:
o absence of spelling, grammatical and typing
mistakes
o consistency of language and formatting
o logical structure and presentation of the document.
o compliance with the required templates
I am satisfied with the quality of the training products
with regard to:
• Absence of spelling, grammatical and typing
mistakes
• Logical structure and presentation of the
documents and
• Consistency of formatting.
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Attachment A: Revised units of competency
• PUAAMS001 Work in an aviation environment
• PUAAMS002 Search as a member of an air search team
• PUAAMS003 Conduct stores dropping operations
• PUAAMS006 Coordinate search and rescue resources
• PUAAMS007 Coordinate search and rescue operations
• PUAAMS008 Manage search and rescue operations
• PUACOM001 Communicate in the workplace
• PUACOM002 Provide services to clients
• PUACOM003 Manage information
• PUACOM004 Manage organisational communication strategies
• PUACOM005 Foster a positive organisational image in the community
• PUACOM006 Plan and conduct a public awareness program
• PUACOM007 Liaise with other organisations
• PUACOM008 Develop and organise public safety awareness programs
• PUACOM009 Manage media requirements at major incident
• PUACOM010 Promote the organisation's mission and services
• PUACOM011 Develop community awareness networks
• PUACOM012 Liaise with media at a local level
• PUACOM013 Administer a local public safety group
• PUACOM014 Contribute to community safety
• PUACOM015Conduct community safety activities
• PUAECO001 Operate telephony systems
• PUAECO002 Process emergency incident calls and enquiries
• PUAECO003 Operate and control radio networks
• PUAECO004 Operate computer aided dispatch system
• PUAECO005 Dispatch resources from within an emergency communications centre
• PUAECO006 Read and interpret maps
• PUAECO007 Respond to and maintain monitored automatic notification system
• PUAECO008 Receive and action notification of uncontrolled hazardous materials situations
• PUAECO009 Coordinate emergency communications centre operations
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• PUAECO010 Maintain standards of emergency service delivery
• PUAECO011 Support logistics in the field
• PUAEME001 Provide emergency care
• PUAEME002 Manage injuries at emergency incident
• PUAEME003 Administer oxygen in an emergency
• PUAEME004 Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury
• PUAEME005 Provide pain management
• PUAEMR001 Establish context for emergency risk assessment
• PUAEMR002 Assess emergency risk
• PUAEMR003 Develop treatment options for emergency risk
• PUAEMR004 Manage risk treatment implementation
• PUAEMR005 Treat operational risk
• PUAEMR006 Assess operational risk
• PUAEMR007 Develop emergency management plans
• PUAEMR008 Contribute to an emergency risk management process
• PUAEMR009 Facilitate emergency risk assessment
• PUAEMR010 Plan and implement a treatment measure
• PUAEMR011 Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises
• PUAEMR012 Determine treatment options
• PUAEMR013 Design emergency management exercises
• PUAEMR014 Deliver recovery services
• PUAEMR015 Establish and manage a recovery centre
• PUAEMR016 Facilitate community involvement in recovery
• PUAEMR017 Manage recovery functions and services
• PUAEMR018 Work in an emergency management context
• PUAEMR021 Facilitate emergency planning processes
• PUAEQU001 Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
• PUAFER001Identify, prevent and report potential facility emergency situations
• PUAFER002 Ensure facility emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes are
implemented
• PUAFER003 Manage and monitor facility emergency procedures, equipment and other
resources
• PUAFER004 Respond to facility emergencies
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• PUAFER005 Operate as part of an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER006 Lead an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER007 Manage an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER008 Confine small emergencies in a facility
• PUAFER009 Participate as a member of a facility emergency response team
• PUAFER010 Lead a facility emergency response team
• PUAFER011 Manage facility emergency response teams
• PUAFIR201 Assist with prescribed burning
• PUAFIR202 Use Class A foam in wildfire operations and non-structural applications
• PUAFIR203 Respond to urban fire
• PUAFIR204 Respond to wildfire
• PUAFIR205 Respond to aviation incident (specialist)
• PUAFIR206 Check installed fire safety systems
• PUAFIR207 Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
• PUAFIR208 Participate in community safety activities
• PUAFIR209 Work safely around aircraft
• PUAFIR210 Prevent injury
• PUAFIR211 Undertake hover-exit operations from helicopter
• PUAFIR212 Rappel from helicopter
• PUAFIR219 Undertake helicopter winch operations
• PUAFIR220 Respond to isolated structure fire
• PUAFIR301 Undertake community safety activities
• PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire
• PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
• PUAFIR304 Respond to marine emergencies
• PUAFIR305 Respond to aviation incidents (general)
• PUAFIR306 Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident
• PUAFIR307 Operate aerial appliance
• PUAFIR308 Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident
• PUAFIR309 Operate pumps
• PUAFIR310 Operate specialist appliance
• PUAFIR311 Dispatch rappel personnel and equipment from a helicopter
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• PUAFIR312 Operate aerial ignition equipment in an aircraft
• PUAFIR313 Operate aviation support equipment
• PUAFIR314 Utilise installed fire safety systems
• PUAFIR315 Navigate from an aircraft
• PUAFIR323 Take local weather observations
• PUAFIR324 Render hazardous materials incidents safe
• PUAFIR325 Operate heavy plant in fire control operations
• PUAFIR326 Push trees with machines in forest fire control operations
• PUAFIR401 Obtain incident intelligence
• PUAFIR402 Conduct simple prescribed burns
• PUAFIR403 Assess building plans
• PUAFIR404 Inspect dangerous goods facilities
• PUAFIR405 Collect, analyse and provide regulatory information
• PUAFIR406 Develop simple prescribed burn plans
• PUAFIR407 Interpret and analyse fire weather information
• PUAFIR408 Plan aircraft operations
• PUAFIR409 Develop air attack strategies
• PUAFIR410 Provide safety advice at a rural/land management incident
• PUAFIR411 Provide safety advice at an urban incident
• PUAFIR417 Supervise machinery use in wildfire operations
• PUAFIR418 Supervise specialist response to aviation accidents and incidents
• PUAFIR501 Conduct fire investigation and analysis activities
• PUAFIR502 Develop incident control strategies
• PUAFIR503 Coordinate human resource management activities
• PUAFIR504 Assist with formulation and implementation of plans and policies
• PUAFIR505 Administer cost centre's financial resources
• PUAFIR506 Conduct complex prescribed burns
• PUAFIR507 Inspect building fire safety systems
• PUAFIR508 Develop and analyse the behaviour and suppression options for a wildfire
• PUAFIR509 Implement prevention strategies
• PUAFIR510 Inspect for legislative compliance
• PUAFIR515 Develop complex prescribed burn plans
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• PUAFIR516 Assess and evaluate a facility's fire and incident safety management systems
• PUAFIR517 Conduct an inspection of a performance based design building
• PUAFIR601 Develop and administer organisational policies, procedures and practices
• PUAFIR602 Manage the implementation of community safety strategies
• PUAFIR603 Determine origin and cause of wildfire
• PUAFIR604 Determine origin and cause of structure fire
• PUAFIR605 Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire
• PUAFIR606 Apply principles of combustion and fire dynamics to fire scene investigation
• PUAFIR607 Apply electrical/electronic knowledge to fire investigations
• PUAFIR608 Investigate fatal fires
• PUAFIR609 Collect, record and coordinate the analysis of physical evidence
• PUAFIR610 Manage imaging and electronic data
• PUAFIR611 Process and analyse fire scene data and laboratory results
• PUAFIR612 Undertake post incident analysis
• PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene
• PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene
• PUALAW003 Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting
• PUALAW004 Represent the organisation in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting
• PUAMAN001 Manage the organisation's public safety responsibilities
• PUAMAN002 Administer allocation of resources
• PUAMAN003 Manage human resources
• PUAMAN004 Manage procurement
• PUAMAN005 Manage projects
• PUAMAN006 Manage and facilitate change
• PUAMAN007 Manage financial resources
• PUAMAN008 Manage physical resources
• PUAOIL202 Use basic equipment operations for oil spill response
• PUAOIL303 Apply health, safety and risk controls when working on oiled shorelines
• PUAOIL304 Use advanced equipment operations for oil spill response
• PUAOIL404 Apply decision making strategies in an oil spill response
• PUAOIL405 Apply oiled shoreline assessment strategies in an oil spill response
• PUAOIL406 Lead a team in oiled shoreline clean up
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• PUAOPE006 Control multi-agency emergency situations
• PUAOPE007 Command organisational personnel within a multi-agency emergency response
• PUAOPE009 Navigate in an aquatic environment
• PUAOPE010 Operate an automated external defibrillator in an emergency
• PUAOPE011 Inspect property and facilities
• PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident
• PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment
• PUAOPE014 Navigate to an incident
• PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings
• 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
• PUAOPE020 Lead a crew
• PUAOPE022 Manage logistics for a complex incident
• PUAOPE023 Manage operations for a Level 2 incident
• PUAOPE024 Manage operations for a Level 3 incident
• PUAOPE025 Manage planning for a complex incident
• PUAOPE026 Provide strategic safety advice at an incident
• PUAOPE027 Undertake beach safety management activities
• PUAPRO001 Promote a learning environment in the workplace
• PUAPRS205 Manage marketing requirements
• PUASAR001 Perform land based swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery
• PUASAR002 Undertake swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery
• PUASAR003 Develop plans for deployment of a USAR team
• PUASAR004 Implement and monitor USAR operation plans
• PUASAR005 Review USAR team plans implemented at an incident
• PUASAR011 Search as a member of an aquatic search team
• PUASAR012 Apply surf awareness and self-rescue skills
• PUASAR013 Participate in an aquatic rescue operation
• PUASAR014 Operate and maintain a small powercraft and motor for rescue operations
• PUASAR015 Crew small powercraft in a rescue operation
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• PUASAR016 Operate and maintain a personal water craft for rescue operations
• PUASAR017 Undertake advanced surf rescue
• PUASAR018 Select and maintain canines to be part of a canine search team for USAR
incidents
• PUASAR019 Train canines to work in a USAR environment
• PUASAR020 Develop a canine search team for USAR incidents
• PUASAR021 Search as part of a canine search team at USAR incidents
• PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation
• PUASAR023 Participate in a first response urban search and rescue Category 1
• PUASAR024 Undertake road crash rescue
• PUASAR025 Undertake confined space rescue
• PUASAR026 Undertake industrial and domestic rescue
• PUASAR027 Undertake land search rescue
• PUASAR028 Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse
• PUASAR030 Undertake trench rescue
• PUASAR031 Undertake an urban search and rescue Category 2 rescue technician
• PUASAR032 Undertake vertical rescue
• PUASES008 Undertake storm and water damage operations
• PUASES009 Undertake inland floodboat operations
• PUASES010 Plan, activate and maintain a communications network
• PUASES011 Manage emergency operations
• PUASES012 Work as a team member in an emergency operations centre
• PUASES013 Undertake storm and water damage operations performed at heights
• PUASES014 Apply flood and fast moving water safety techniques
• PUASES015 Operate over-snow vehicle
• PUASES016 Apply snowcraft skills when performing search operations
• PUATEA001 Work in a team
• PUATEA002 Work autonomously
• PUATEA003 Lead, manage and develop teams
• PUATEA004 Work effectively in a public safety organisation
• PUATEA005 Manage own professional performance
• PUAVEH001 Drive vehicles under operational conditions
• PUAWHS002 Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures
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• PUAWHS002 Maintain safety at an incident scene
• PUAWHS003 Implement and monitor organisational work, health and safety policies,
procedures and programs
• PUAWHS004 Establish and maintain the work, health and safety system
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3. Proofreading
Editorial requirements Comments by the editor
• Unit codes and titles and qualification codes and
titles are accurately cross referenced throughout the
training package products including mapping
information and packaging rules, and in the companion
volume implementation guide.
The unit codes and titles have been proofread and
cross referenced in the documentation provided –
qualifications, Case for Endorsement, and CVIG.
• Units of competency and their content are presented
in full. Yes, the units of competency in this submission are
presented in full.
• The author of the Editorial Report is satisfied with the
quality of the training products, specifically with regard
to:
o absence of spelling, grammatical and typing mistakes
o consistency of language and formatting
o logical structure and presentation of the document.
o compliance with the required templates
I am satisfied with the quality of the training products
with regard to:
• Absence of spelling, grammatical and typing
mistakes
• Logical structure and presentation of the
documents and
• Consistency of formatting.
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Attachment A: Revised units of competency
• PUAAMS001 Work in an aviation environment
• PUAAMS002 Search as a member of an air search team
• PUAAMS003 Conduct stores dropping operations
• PUAAMS006 Coordinate search and rescue resources
• PUAAMS007 Coordinate search and rescue operations
• PUAAMS008 Manage search and rescue operations
• PUACOM001 Communicate in the workplace
• PUACOM002 Provide services to clients
• PUACOM003 Manage information
• PUACOM004 Manage organisational communication strategies
• PUACOM005 Foster a positive organisational image in the community
• PUACOM006 Plan and conduct a public awareness program
• PUACOM007 Liaise with other organisations
• PUACOM008 Develop and organise public safety awareness programs
• PUACOM009 Manage media requirements at major incident
• PUACOM010 Promote the organisation's mission and services
• PUACOM011 Develop community awareness networks
• PUACOM012 Liaise with media at a local level
• PUACOM013 Administer a local public safety group
• PUACOM014 Contribute to community safety
• PUACOM015Conduct community safety activities
• PUAECO001 Operate telephony systems
• PUAECO002 Process emergency incident calls and enquiries
• PUAECO003 Operate and control radio networks
• PUAECO004 Operate computer aided dispatch system
• PUAECO005 Dispatch resources from within an emergency communications centre
• PUAECO006 Read and interpret maps
• PUAECO007 Respond to and maintain monitored automatic notification system
• PUAECO008 Receive and action notification of uncontrolled hazardous materials situations
• PUAECO009 Coordinate emergency communications centre operations
• PUAECO010 Maintain standards of emergency service delivery
• PUAECO011 Support logistics in the field
• PUAEME001 Provide emergency care
• PUAEME002 Manage injuries at emergency incident
• PUAEME003 Administer oxygen in an emergency
• PUAEME004 Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury
• PUAEME005 Provide pain management
• PUAEMR001 Establish context for emergency risk assessment
• PUAEMR002 Assess emergency risk
• PUAEMR003 Develop treatment options for emergency risk
• PUAEMR004 Manage risk treatment implementation
• PUAEMR005 Treat operational risk
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• PUAEMR006 Assess operational risk
• PUAEMR007 Develop emergency management plans
• PUAEMR008 Contribute to an emergency risk management process
• PUAEMR009 Facilitate emergency risk assessment
• PUAEMR010 Plan and implement a treatment measure
• PUAEMR011 Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises
• PUAEMR012 Determine treatment options
• PUAEMR013 Design emergency management exercises
• PUAEMR014 Deliver recovery services
• PUAEMR015 Establish and manage a recovery centre
• PUAEMR016 Facilitate community involvement in recovery
• PUAEMR017 Manage recovery functions and services
• PUAEMR018 Work in an emergency management context
• PUAEMR021 Facilitate emergency planning processes
• PUAEQU001 Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
• PUAFER001Identify, prevent and report potential facility emergency situations
• PUAFER002 Ensure facility emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes are
implemented
• PUAFER003 Manage and monitor facility emergency procedures, equipment and other
resources
• PUAFER004 Respond to facility emergencies
• PUAFER005 Operate as part of an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER006 Lead an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER007 Manage an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER008 Confine small emergencies in a facility
• PUAFER009 Participate as a member of a facility emergency response team
• PUAFER010 Lead a facility emergency response team
• PUAFER011 Manage facility emergency response teams
• PUAFIR201 Assist with prescribed burning
• PUAFIR202 Use Class A foam in wildfire operations and non-structural applications
• PUAFIR203 Respond to urban fire
• PUAFIR204 Respond to wildfire
• PUAFIR205 Respond to aviation incident (specialist)
• PUAFIR206 Check installed fire safety systems
• PUAFIR207 Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
• PUAFIR208 Participate in community safety activities
• PUAFIR209 Work safely around aircraft
• PUAFIR210 Prevent injury
• PUAFIR211 Undertake hover-exit operations from helicopter
• PUAFIR212 Rappel from helicopter
• PUAFIR219 Undertake helicopter winch operations
• PUAFIR220 Respond to isolated structure fire
• PUAFIR301 Undertake community safety activities
• PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire
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• PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire
• PUAFIR304 Respond to marine emergencies
• PUAFIR305 Respond to aviation incidents (general)
• PUAFIR306 Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident
• PUAFIR307 Operate aerial appliance
• PUAFIR308 Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident
• PUAFIR309 Operate pumps
• PUAFIR310 Operate specialist appliance
• PUAFIR311 Dispatch rappel personnel and equipment from a helicopter
• PUAFIR312 Operate aerial ignition equipment in an aircraft
• PUAFIR313 Operate aviation support equipment
• PUAFIR314 Utilise installed fire safety systems
• PUAFIR315 Navigate from an aircraft
• PUAFIR323 Take local weather observations
• PUAFIR324 Render hazardous materials incidents safe
• PUAFIR325 Operate heavy plant in fire control operations
• PUAFIR326 Push trees with machines in forest fire control operations
• PUAFIR401 Obtain incident intelligence
• PUAFIR402 Conduct simple prescribed burns
• PUAFIR403 Assess building plans
• PUAFIR404 Inspect dangerous goods facilities
• PUAFIR405 Collect, analyse and provide regulatory information
• PUAFIR406 Develop simple prescribed burn plans
• PUAFIR407 Interpret and analyse fire weather information
• PUAFIR408 Plan aircraft operations
• PUAFIR409 Develop air attack strategies
• PUAFIR410 Provide safety advice at a rural/land management incident
• PUAFIR411 Provide safety advice at an urban incident
• PUAFIR417 Supervise machinery use in wildfire operations
• PUAFIR418 Supervise specialist response to aviation accidents and incidents
• PUAFIR501 Conduct fire investigation and analysis activities
• PUAFIR502 Develop incident control strategies
• PUAFIR503 Coordinate human resource management activities
• PUAFIR504 Assist with formulation and implementation of plans and policies
• PUAFIR505 Administer cost centre's financial resources
• PUAFIR506 Conduct complex prescribed burns
• PUAFIR507 Inspect building fire safety systems
• PUAFIR508 Develop and analyse the behaviour and suppression options for a wildfire
• PUAFIR509 Implement prevention strategies
• PUAFIR510 Inspect for legislative compliance
• PUAFIR515 Develop complex prescribed burn plans
• PUAFIR516 Assess and evaluate a facility's fire and incident safety management systems
• PUAFIR517 Conduct an inspection of a performance based design building
• PUAFIR601 Develop and administer organisational policies, procedures and practices
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• PUAFIR602 Manage the implementation of community safety strategies
• PUAFIR603 Determine origin and cause of wildfire
• PUAFIR604 Determine origin and cause of structure fire
• PUAFIR605 Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire
• PUAFIR606 Apply principles of combustion and fire dynamics to fire scene investigation
• PUAFIR607 Apply electrical/electronic knowledge to fire investigations
• PUAFIR608 Investigate fatal fires
• PUAFIR609 Collect, record and coordinate the analysis of physical evidence
• PUAFIR610 Manage imaging and electronic data
• PUAFIR611 Process and analyse fire scene data and laboratory results
• PUAFIR612 Undertake post incident analysis
• PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene
• PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene
• PUALAW003 Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting
• PUALAW004 Represent the organisation in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting
• PUAMAN001 Manage the organisation's public safety responsibilities
• PUAMAN002 Administer allocation of resources
• PUAMAN003 Manage human resources
• PUAMAN004 Manage procurement
• PUAMAN005 Manage projects
• PUAMAN006 Manage and facilitate change
• PUAMAN007 Manage financial resources
• PUAMAN008 Manage physical resources
• PUAOIL202 Use basic equipment operations for oil spill response
• PUAOIL303 Apply health, safety and risk controls when working on oiled shorelines
• PUAOIL304 Use advanced equipment operations for oil spill response
• PUAOIL404 Apply decision making strategies in an oil spill response
• PUAOIL405 Apply oiled shoreline assessment strategies in an oil spill response
• PUAOIL406 Lead a team in oiled shoreline clean up
• PUAOPE006 Control multi-agency emergency situations
• PUAOPE007 Command organisational personnel within a multi-agency emergency response
• PUAOPE009 Navigate in an aquatic environment
• PUAOPE010 Operate an automated external defibrillator in an emergency
• PUAOPE011 Inspect property and facilities
• PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident
• PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment
• PUAOPE014 Navigate to an incident
• PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings
• 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
• PUAOPE020 Lead a crew
• PUAOPE022 Manage logistics for a complex incident
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• PUAOPE023 Manage operations for a Level 2 incident
• PUAOPE024 Manage operations for a Level 3 incident
• PUAOPE025 Manage planning for a complex incident
• PUAOPE026 Provide strategic safety advice at an incident
• PUAOPE027 Undertake beach safety management activities
• PUAPRO001 Promote a learning environment in the workplace
• PUAPRS205 Manage marketing requirements
• PUASAR001 Perform land based swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery
• PUASAR002 Undertake swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery
• PUASAR003 Develop plans for deployment of a USAR team
• PUASAR004 Implement and monitor USAR operation plans
• PUASAR005 Review USAR team plans implemented at an incident
• PUASAR011 Search as a member of an aquatic search team
• PUASAR012 Apply surf awareness and self-rescue skills
• PUASAR013 Participate in an aquatic rescue operation
• PUASAR014 Operate and maintain a small powercraft and motor for rescue operations
• PUASAR015 Crew small powercraft in a rescue operation
• PUASAR016 Operate and maintain a personal water craft for rescue operations
• PUASAR017 Undertake advanced surf rescue
• PUASAR018 Select and maintain canines to be part of a canine search team for USAR
incidents
• PUASAR019 Train canines to work in a USAR environment
• PUASAR020 Develop a canine search team for USAR incidents
• PUASAR021 Search as part of a canine search team at USAR incidents
• PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation
• PUASAR023 Participate in a first response urban search and rescue Category 1
• PUASAR024 Undertake road crash rescue
• PUASAR025 Undertake confined space rescue
• PUASAR026 Undertake industrial and domestic rescue
• PUASAR027 Undertake land search rescue
• PUASAR028 Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse
• PUASAR030 Undertake trench rescue
• PUASAR031 Undertake an urban search and rescue Category 2 rescue technician
• PUASAR032 Undertake vertical rescue
• PUASES008 Undertake storm and water damage operations
• PUASES009 Undertake inland floodboat operations
• PUASES010 Plan, activate and maintain a communications network
• PUASES011 Manage emergency operations
• PUASES012 Work as a team member in an emergency operations centre
• PUASES013 Undertake storm and water damage operations performed at heights
• PUASES014 Apply flood and fast moving water safety techniques
• PUASES015 Operate over-snow vehicle
• PUASES016 Apply snowcraft skills when performing search operations
• PUATEA001 Work in a team
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• PUATEA002 Work autonomously
• PUATEA003 Lead, manage and develop teams
• PUATEA004 Work effectively in a public safety organisation
• PUATEA005 Manage own professional performance
• PUAVEH001 Drive vehicles under operational conditions
• PUAWHS002 Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures
• PUAWHS002 Maintain safety at an incident scene
• PUAWHS003 Implement and monitor organisational work, health and safety policies,
procedures and programs
• PUAWHS004 Establish and maintain the work, health and safety system
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APPENDIX C – INDEPENDENT QUALITY REPORT
SECTION 1 – COVER PAGE
Information required Detail
Training Package title and code Public Safety Training Package (Release 1.0)
Number of new qualifications and their titles1 1 new PUA qualification
PUA80119 Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership
Number of revised qualifications and their titles 30 transitioned qualifications (see attached list)
Number of new units of competency and their titles 16 new PUA units of competency (see attached list)
Number of revised units of competency and their titles
224 revised units of competency (162 transitioned and
62 reviewed) (see attached list)
Confirmation that the panel member is independent of: • the Training Package or Training Package
components review (‘Yes’ or ‘No’) • development and/or validation activities
associated with the Case for Endorsement (‘Yes’ or ‘No’) • undertaking the Equity and/or Editorial Reports
for the training package products that are the subject of this quality report (‘Yes’ or ‘No’)
I confirm through affirmation:
Yes
Yes
Yes
Confirmation of the Training Packages or components thereof being compliant with the Standards for Training Packages 2012
The Training Package is compliant with the Standards
for Training Packages 2012
Confirmation of the Training Packages or components thereof being compliant with the Training Package Products Policy
The Training Package is compliant with the Training
Package Products Policy
Confirmation of the Training Packages or components thereof being compliant with the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
The Training Package is compliant with the Training
Package Development and Endorsement Process
Policy
1 When the number of training products is high the titles can be presented as an attached list.
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Information required Detail
Panel member’s view about whether: • the evidence of consultation and validation
process being fit for purpose and commensurate with the scope
• estimated impact of the proposed changes is sufficient and convincing
As evidenced by the Case for Endorsement (CfE), and
the associated appendices, consultation was
extensive and exhaustive. The Technical Advisory
Committees were represented by a broad cross-
section of industry providers and stakeholders. The
CfE clearly outlines how the process was fit for
purpose. The CfE explains how industry and unique
sector contexts were accommodated. The impact and
the need for the inclusion of specific units with sector
variations in application is justified and clear. The
need to maintain pre-requisites is well documented
and reasonable. A convincing case is made of all
specific requirements. In particular, the fact that the
new units will be compliant but will also meet new
building fire safety codes and other changes to
compliance standards is evident.
Name of panel member completing Quality Report Terry Smith
Date of completion of the Quality Report 21st February, 2019
SECTION 2 – COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS FOR TRAINING PACKAGES 2012
Standards for Training Packages
Standard met ‘yes’ or ‘no’
Evidence supporting the statement of compliance or noncompliance (including evidence from equity and editorial reports)
Standard 1
Training Packages consist of the following: 1. AISC endorsed components:
• qualifications
• units of competency
• assessment requirements (associated with each unit of competency)
• credit arrangements 2. One or more quality assured
companion volumes
Yes I confirm that:
• qualifications
• units of competency
• assessment requirements (associated with each unit of competency)
• credit arrangements (or lack of) are all evident.
Standard 2
Training Package developers comply with the Training Package Products Policy
Yes The Training Package developers have complied with the Training Package Products Policy meeting all conditions.
Standard 3
Training Package developers comply with the AISC Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
Yes The Training Package developers have complied with the AISC Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy in all aspects: consultation; development; and compliance.
Standard 4
Units of competency specify the standards of performance required in the workplace
Yes The standards of performance required in the workplace are specified in the units of competency. The standards of performance are clear and logically sequenced.
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Standards for Training Packages
Standard met ‘yes’ or ‘no’
Evidence supporting the statement of compliance or noncompliance (including evidence from equity and editorial reports)
Standard 5
The structure of units of competency complies with the unit of competency template
Yes The structure meets the standards. The case for prerequisites has been made within the CfE and where they are relevant to a unit they are included.
I note the editorial and equity report. In reviewing I can confirm that the Foundation Skills are explicit and embedded in the performance criteria throughout all units. This was proven through analysis against trigger words for Foundation Skills, an ASQA resource.
Where pre-requisites are required they are listed. Unit tiles are correct and unit applications are clear. It is not necessary to repeat unit title key words throughout the unit as the title is a functional area of competence and the criteria are the measures. That is to measure management the unit rightly breaks management down to elemental components and criteria. That is the word manage is a collective
outcome of associated performance measures.
In addition, a generic term like procurement
(reference Unit code PUAMAN004) can be used
for a specific context without affecting the
integrity or context of the unit. This unit is
about managing the procurement of tenders
and contracts and as such is appropriately
titled.
Unit applications provide context without the
context needing to be repeated throughout the
unit. The application has specified the context
and that context therefore then applies to the
whole unit and its application.
Workplace health and safety requirements are implicit in modern performance standards but are also explicitly mentioned as requirements in performance evidence within these units where applicable.
Standard 6
Assessment requirements specify the evidence and required conditions for assessment
Yes Assessment requirements are clear as are the conditions for assessment including simulation where it is applicable. Specification of equipment and machinery that must be used for specific units is also evident.
Standard 7
Every unit of competency has associated assessment requirements. The structure of assessment requirements complies with the assessment requirements template
Yes All units have associated assessment requirements. The assessment requirements comply with the relevant and specified template.
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Standards for Training Packages
Standard met ‘yes’ or ‘no’
Evidence supporting the statement of compliance or noncompliance (including evidence from equity and editorial reports)
Standard 8
Qualifications comply with the Australian Qualifications Framework specification for that qualification type
Yes The qualifications fall within the specification for that qualification type within the Australian Qualifications Framework, with clear pathways.
Standard 9
The structure of the information for the Australian Qualifications Framework qualification complies with the qualification template
Yes The qualifications comply with the template – the prerequisites are listed and their connection to other units is clear. The qualifications meet all requirements. Coding and naming are correct. Packaging rules are clear. Core and elective units are listed.
Standard 10
Credit arrangements existing between Training Package qualifications and Higher Education qualifications are listed in a format that complies with the credit arrangements template
Yes There are no credit arrangements but this fact is listed correctly in the template. Mention is made of the articulation arrangement that are negotiated individually with universities.
Standard 11
A quality assured companion volume implementation guide produced by the Training Package developer is available at the time of endorsement and complies with the companion volume implementation guide template.
Yes A Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG) exists and provides clear and useful information.
Standard 12 Training Package developers produce other quality assured companion volumes to meet the needs of their stakeholders as required.
Yes As this is a complete Training Package in this instance this is not required but there is evidence that this happens as and when they are required. There is evidence of AIS having done this when required previously.
SECTION 3 – COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRAINING PACKAGE QUALITY PRINCIPLES
Note: not all training package quality principles might be applicable to every training package or its
components. Please provide a supporting statement/evidence of compliance or non-compliance against
each principle.
Quality principle 1. Reflect identified workforce outcomes
Key features Quality principle is met: Yes / No or N/A
Evidence demonstrating compliance/non compliance with the quality principle
Please see examples of evidence in the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
Driven by industry’s needs Yes The Training Package is driven and developed by industry and the key sectors within the industry. The Training Package development and design has considered the specific needs of different sectors. There is evidence of widespread
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consultation. The CfE (particularly pages 13-19) highlights industry’s requirements and especially in relation to units that meet fire specific and non-fire specific needs. The need to update to meet new regulations, standards and codes is also addressed.
Compliant and responds to government policy initiatives Training package component responds to the COAG Industry and Skills Council’s (CISC) training package-related initiatives or directions, in particular the 2015 training package reforms. Please specify which of the following CISC reforms are relevant to the training product and identify supporting evidence: • ensure obsolete and
superfluous qualifications are removed from the system
• ensure that more
information about industry’s expectations of training delivery is available to training providers to improve their delivery and to consumers to enable more informed course choices
• ensure that the training
system better supports individuals to move easily from one related occupation to another
• improve the efficiency of the
training system by creating units that can be owned and used by multiple industry sectors
• foster greater recognition of
skill sets
Yes The PUA Public Safety Training Package development
and review work and associated extensive industry
consultation with stakeholders confirms that obsolete,
superfluous and duplicative qualifications and units of competency were removed from the system, with 5 units being removed. The CVIG provides essential information to training providers and the units provide extra guidance on assessment. The Training Package offers a broad suite of skill sets that offer a range of upskilling areas (Page 19 of CfE and in qualification descriptions).
The efficiency of the training system has been improved by creating units that can be owned and used by multiple industry sectors in the following ways:
• There are units that can be fire specific but can also be used in more generic public safety contexts. This approach meets a dual demand within sectors and eliminates unnecessary duplication.
• The management, finance, project and procurement units can be used across sectors within the industry. Higher level leadership units have been imported from the Business Services Training Package providing cross-industry portability and relevance.
• Generic industry management, finance, project and procurement units have sufficient generality to allow for easy RPL for candidates with related cross industry units of competency or seeking Recognition for such units.
Portability is enabled through multiple entry and exit
points as evidenced in the pathways diagram within
the CVIG. The information contained within the
qualifications framework and pathways advice are
designed to reflect Public Safety industry needs and to
provide clear and unambiguous advice.
The generic units; units that can be applied in
different contexts; and the use of efficient skill sets
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enables the training system to better support individuals to move easily from one related occupation to another. The units as listed on page 21 of the CfE are proof of this. Seventeen new skill sets were developed as per page 22 of the CfE. The skill sets allow for greater portability and skill development and for transitioning and support within and between sectors.
Reflect contemporary work organisation and job profiles incorporating a future orientation
Yes The units are future oriented and take account of current technology and current techniques including taking account of and incorporating recent developments in regulations and standards.
Quality principle 2: Support portability of skills and competencies including reflecting
licensing and regulatory requirements
Key features Quality principle is met: Yes / No or N/A
Evidence demonstrating compliance with the quality principle
Please see examples of evidence in the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
Support movement of skills within and across organisations and sectors
Yes Portability is enabled through multiple entry and exit
points as evidenced in the pathways diagram within
the CVIG. The information contained within the
qualifications framework and pathways advice are
designed to reflect Public Safety industry needs and
to provide clear and unambiguous advice. Generic management, finance, project and procurement units have sufficient generality to allow for easy RPL for candidates with related cross industry units of competency and to allow for Recognition to be sought against cross-industry units. The use of cross-industry standards in the Graduate Diploma of Crisis leadership also enhances movement and portability.
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Key features Quality principle is met: Yes / No or N/A
Evidence demonstrating compliance with the quality principle
Please see examples of evidence in the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
Promote national and international portability
Yes The units of competency within the skill sets and
qualifications provide transferable occupational skills
that have national and international portability. The
units where possible are generic enough to be used
broadly and nationally.
International portability is enhanced by their practical
nature and their plain English. The new large suite of skill sets ensures industry needs and the niche context of some rescue and public safety areas are sufficiently addressed. Packaging rules, the qualifications, and pathways support movement within and across sectors. Allowances are made for some elective units to be imported from other training packages to be qualification compliant.
Reflect regulatory requirements and licensing
Yes There are no licensing requirements but the Training Package and its associated qualifications and units of competency address and specify relevant standards, regulations and codes.
Quality principle 3: Reflect national agreement about the core transferable skills and core job-specific skills required for job roles as identified by industry
Key features Quality principle is met: Yes / No or N/A
Evidence demonstrating compliance with the quality principle
Please see examples of evidence in the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
Reflect national consensus Yes The CfE clearly demonstrates the wide national consultation that occurred and the areas of national consensus, while recognising and accommodating the varying state legislation, standard and codes.
Recognise convergence and connectivity of skills
Yes Cross-industry units are used for leadership qualifications. The industry has sought to use and develop units that are specific to its context. These units are generic enough to facilitate RPL at an operational level across industries.
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Quality principle 4: Be flexible to meet the diversity of individual and employer needs including the capacity to adapt to changing job roles and workplaces
Key features Quality principle is met: Yes / No or N/A
Evidence demonstrating compliance with the quality principle
Please see examples of evidence in the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
Meet the diversity of individual and employer needs
Yes The appendices within the CfE highlight the diverse needs of individuals and employers within the industry and across sectors. The CfE highlights how these needs were addressed, and particularly through units that can be applied to different contexts.
Support equitable access and progression of learners
Yes Multiple entry and exit points for qualifications and associated statements of attainment, with a range of skill sets that have flexible entry requirements and support equitable access and progress are evident. These qualifications and skill sets are listed and the pathways are illustrated in the CVIG. Pre-requisite units have been minimised and while they still exist they do not in any way limit equitable access and progression. Where they exist, there is a safety or foundation competence component that must be met prior to undertaking the dependent unit.
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Quality principle 5: Facilitate recognition of an individual’s skills and knowledge and support movement between the school, vocational education and higher education sectors
Key features Quality principle is met: Yes / No or N/A
Evidence demonstrating compliance with the quality principle
Please see examples of evidence in the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
Support learner transition between education sectors
N/A The reviewer agrees with the CfE statement that
“there is limited opportunity for interaction between
schools and the VET sectors in the PUA Public Safety
Training Package due to the high-risk nature of the
work carried out in emergency situations. There are
clearly some Units of Competency (sic) in the
Certificate II in Public Safety (SES) which may be
appropriate for a VET in schools’ program depending
on local needs and resources.”
The reviewer notes the exception being the
NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services Cadet
program which is a two-year program for students
commencing in year 11 which offers Units of
Competency for a Certificate II in Community
Engagement and/or becoming a NT Emergency
Services Volunteer.
Currently, no nationally agreed credit transfer
arrangements between the qualifications in the PUA
Public Safety Training Package and higher education
qualifications exists.
It is noted within the CfE that, individual higher
education institutions may offer credit transfers
based on previously gained qualifications, skills and
experience. This is a standard informal arrangement.
The reviewer agrees with the equity report statement
that:
“The key transition provided by these units of
competency is between job functions, ranging from
entry level to skilled and/or specialised, within the
public sector.”
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Quality principle 6: Support interpretation by training providers and others through the use of simple, concise language and clear articulation of assessment requirements
Key features Quality principle is met: Yes / No or N/A
Evidence demonstrating compliance with the quality principle
Please see examples of evidence in the Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy
Support implementation across a range of settings
Yes The CVIG provides clear advice about implementation and is aided by specific qualification information. Qualification transition arrangements are also outlined. Pathways are clear and relevant units have been written in a way that makes them accessible and usable across sectors or for specific contexts.
Support sound assessment practice
Yes The depth and breadth of assessments is consistent and clear. Sound use is made of real and simulated assessment as and when required. Assessment conditions are clearly outlined. The units of competency and associated assessment requirements clearly specify the outcomes required in plain English and provide specific volume and context. Where specific equipment and situations must be applied in assessment these are specified.
Support implementation Yes The product is compliant with TGA/National Register requirements for publication. CVIG provides clear advice about implementation and is aided by specific qualification information. Qualification transition arrangements are also outlined.
Number of new qualifications and their titles ‐ 1 new qualification PUA80119 Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership
Number of revised qualifications and their titles ‐ 30 transitioned qualifications PUA20119 Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue) PUA20219 Certificate II in Public Safety (SES) PUA20619 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations) PUA20719 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations) PUA30319 Certificate III in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue) PUA30419 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue) PUA30519 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Operations) PUA30619 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations) PUA30719 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations) PUA30819 Certificate III in Public Safety (Emergency Communications Centre Operations) PUA30919 Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Operations) PUA31419 Certificate III in Public Safety (Community Safety) PUA40119 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Emergency Communications Centre Operations) PUA40219 Certificate IV in Public Safety (SES Leadership) PUA40319 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision) PUA40419 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Leadership) PUA41019 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Leadership) PUA41119 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Community Safety) PUA42619 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management)
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PUA50119 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management) PUA50219 Diploma of Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Management) PUA50419 Diploma of Public Safety (SES Operations Management) PUA50519 Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management) PUA50919 Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue ‐ Coordination) PUA51019 Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety) PUA60119 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management) PUA60219 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue ‐ Management) PUA60519 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management) PUA60719 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Community Safety) PUA60919 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Fire Investigation)
Number of new units of competency and their titles ‐ 16 new units of competency PUABIO001 Conduct planning in a biosecurity emergency response PUAECL001 Evaluate societal threats, uncertainty and surprise PUAECL002 Lead and manage programs that develop resilience PUAECL003 Deliver value in crisis PUAECL004 Lead in a crisis PUAECL005 Support communities for crisis PUAECL006 Recognise personal effectiveness in a crisis PUAECL007 Define crisis context PUAFIR518 Conduct and record a bushfire attack level (BAL) assessment PUAFIR519 Supervise incendiary operations during aerial ignition PUAOPE001 Manage the investigation function at an incident PUAOPE002 Manage the finance function at an incident PUAOPE003 Manage the public information function at an incident PUAOPE004 Manage the intelligence function at an incident PUASAR029 Undertake a complex transport rescue PUATEA006 Lead a functional unit at an incident
Number of revised units of competency and their titles ‐ 224 revised units of competency Public Safety Training Package Case for Endorsement 32 (162 transitioned and 62 reviewed) PUAAMS001 Work in an aviation environment PUAAMS002 Search as a member of an air search team PUAAMS003 Conduct stores dropping operations PUAAMS006 Coordinate search and rescue resources PUAAMS007 Coordinate search and rescue operations PUAAMS008 Manage search and rescue operations PUACOM001 Communicate in the workplace PUACOM002 Provide services to clients PUACOM003 Manage information PUACOM004 Manage organisational communication strategies PUACOM005 Foster a positive organisational image in the community PUACOM006 Plan and conduct a public awareness program PUACOM007 Liaise with other organisations PUACOM008 Develop and organise public safety awareness programs PUACOM009 Manage media requirements at major incident PUACOM010 Promote the organisation's mission and services PUACOM011 Develop community awareness networks PUACOM012 Liaise with media at a local level PUACOM013 Administer a local public safety group PUACOM014 Contribute to community safety PUACOM015 Conduct community safety activities PUAECO001 Operate telephony systems PUAECO002 Process emergency incident calls and enquiries PUAECO003 Operate and control radio networks
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PUAECO004 Operate computer aided dispatch system PUAECO005 Dispatch resources from within an emergency communications centre PUAECO006 Read and interpret maps PUAECO007 Respond to and maintain monitored automatic notification system PUAECO008 Receive and action notification of uncontrolled hazardous materials situations PUAECO009 Coordinate emergency communications centre operations PUAECO010 Maintain standards of emergency service delivery PUAECO011 Support logistics in the field PUAEME001 Provide emergency care PUAEME002 Manage injuries at emergency incident PUAEME003 Administer oxygen in an emergency PUAEME004 Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury PUAEME005 Provide pain management PUAEMR001 Establish context for emergency risk assessment PUAEMR002 Assess emergency risk PUAEMR003 Develop treatment options for emergency risk PUAEMR004 Manage risk treatment implementation PUAEMR005 Treat operational risk PUAEMR006 Assess operational risk PUAEMR007 Develop emergency management plans PUAEMR008 Contribute to an emergency risk management process PUAEMR009 Facilitate emergency risk assessment PUAEMR010 Plan and implement a treatment measure PUAEMR011 Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises PUAEMR012 Determine treatment options PUAEMR013 Design emergency management exercises PUAEMR014 Deliver recovery services PUAEMR015 Establish and manage a recovery centre PUAEMR016 Facilitate community involvement in recovery PUAEMR017 Manage recovery functions and services PUAEMR018 Work in an emergency management context PUAEMR021 Facilitate emergency planning processes PUAEQU001 Prepare, maintain and test response equipment PUAFER001 Identify, prevent and report potential facility emergency situations PUAFER002 Ensure facility emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes are implemented PUAFER003 Manage and monitor facility emergency procedures, equipment and other resources PUAFER004 Respond to facility emergencies PUAFER005 Operate as part of an emergency control organisation PUAFER006 Lead an emergency control organisation PUAFER007 Manage an emergency control organisation PUAFER008 Confine small emergencies in a facility PUAFER009 Participate as a member of a facility emergency response team PUAFER010 Lead a facility emergency response team PUAFER011 Manage facility emergency response teams PUAFIR201 Assist with prescribed burning PUAFIR202 Use Class A foam in wildfire operations and non‐structural applications PUAFIR203 Respond to urban fire PUAFIR204 Respond to wildfire PUAFIR205 Respond to aviation incident (specialist) PUAFIR206 Check installed fire safety systems PUAFIR207 Operate breathing apparatus open circuit PUAFIR208 Participate in community safety activities PUAFIR209 Work safely around aircraft PUAFIR210 Prevent injury PUAFIR211 Undertake hover‐exit operations from helicopter PUAFIR212 Rappel from helicopter PUAFIR219 Undertake helicopter winch operations
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PUAFIR220 Respond to isolated structure fire PUAFIR301 Undertake community safety activities PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire PUAFIR304 Respond to marine emergencies PUAFIR305 Respond to aviation incidents (general) PUAFIR306 Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident PUAFIR307 Operate aerial appliance PUAFIR308 Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident PUAFIR309 Operate pumps PUAFIR310 Operate specialist appliance PUAFIR311 Dispatch rappel personnel and equipment from a helicopter PUAFIR312 Operate aerial ignition equipment in an aircraft PUAFIR313 Operate aviation support equipment PUAFIR314 Utilise installed fire safety systems PUAFIR315 Navigate from an aircraft PUAFIR323 Take local weather observations PUAFIR324 Render hazardous materials incidents safe PUAFIR325 Operate heavy plant in fire control operations PUAFIR326 Push trees with machines in forest fire control operations PUAFIR401 Obtain incident intelligence PUAFIR402 Conduct simple prescribed burns PUAFIR403 Assess building plans PUAFIR404 Inspect dangerous goods facilities PUAFIR405 Collect, analyse and provide regulatory information PUAFIR406 Develop simple prescribed burn plans PUAFIR407 Interpret and analyse fire weather information PUAFIR408 Plan aircraft operations PUAFIR409 Develop air attack strategies PUAFIR410 Provide safety advice at a rural/land management incident PUAFIR411 Provide safety advice at an urban incident PUAFIR417 Supervise machinery use in wildfire operations PUAFIR418 Supervise specialist response to aviation accidents and incidents PUAFIR501 Conduct fire investigation and analysis activities PUAFIR502 Develop incident control strategies PUAFIR503 Coordinate human resource management activities PUAFIR504 Assist with formulation and implementation of plans and policies PUAFIR505 Administer cost centre's financial resources PUAFIR506 Conduct complex prescribed burns PUAFIR507 Inspect building fire safety systems PUAFIR508 Develop and analyse the behaviour and suppression options for a wildfire PUAFIR509 Implement prevention strategies PUAFIR510 Inspect for legislative compliance PUAFIR515 Develop complex prescribed burn plans PUAFIR516 Assess and evaluate a facility's fire and incident safety management systems PUAFIR517 Conduct an inspection of a performance-based design building PUAFIR601 Develop and administer organisational policies, procedures and practices PUAFIR602 Manage the implementation of community safety strategies PUAFIR603 Determine origin and cause of wildfire PUAFIR604 Determine origin and cause of structure fire PUAFIR605 Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire PUAFIR606 Apply principles of combustion and fire dynamics to fire scene investigation PUAFIR607 Apply electrical/electronic knowledge to fire investigations PUAFIR608 Investigate fatal fires PUAFIR609 Collect, record and coordinate the analysis of physical evidence PUAFIR610 Manage imaging and electronic data PUAFIR611 Process and analyse fire scene data and laboratory results
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PUAFIR612 Undertake post incident analysis PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene PUALAW003 Give evidence in a judicial or quasi‐judicial setting PUALAW004 Represent the organisation in a judicial or quasi‐judicial setting PUAMAN001 Manage the organisation's public safety responsibilities PUAMAN002 Administer allocation of resources PUAMAN003 Manage human resources PUAMAN004 Manage procurement PUAMAN005 Manage projects PUAMAN006 Manage and facilitate change PUAMAN007 Manage financial resources PUAMAN008 Manage physical resources PUAOIL202 Use basic equipment operations for oil spill response PUAOIL303 Apply health, safety and risk controls when working on oiled shorelines PUAOIL304 Use advanced equipment operations for oil spill response PUAOIL404 Apply decision making strategies in an oil spill response PUAOIL405 Apply oiled shoreline assessment strategies in an oil spill response PUAOIL406 Lead a team in oiled shoreline clean up PUAOPE006 Control multi‐agency emergency situations PUAOPE007 Command organisational personnel within a multi‐agency emergency response PUAOPE009 Navigate in an aquatic environment PUAOPE010 Operate an automated external defibrillator in an emergency PUAOPE011 Inspect property and facilities PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment PUAOPE014 Navigate to an incident PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings 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 PUAOPE020 Lead a crew PUAOPE022 Manage logistics for a complex incident PUAOPE023 Manage operations for a Level 2 incident PUAOPE024 Manage operations for a Level 3 incident PUAOPE025 Manage planning for a complex incident PUAOPE026 Provide strategic safety advice at an incident PUAOPE027 Undertake beach safety management activities PUAPRO001 Promote a learning environment in the workplace PUAPRS205 Manage marketing requirements PUASAR001 Perform land based swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery PUASAR002 Undertake swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery PUASAR003 Develop plans for deployment of a USAR team PUASAR004 Implement and monitor USAR operation plans PUASAR005 Review USAR team plans implemented at an incident PUASAR011 Search as a member of an aquatic search team PUASAR012 Apply surf awareness and self‐rescue skills PUASAR013 Participate in an aquatic rescue operation PUASAR014 Operate and maintain a small powercraft and motor for rescue operations PUASAR015 Crew small powercraft in a rescue operation PUASAR016 Operate and maintain a personal water craft for rescue operations PUASAR017 Undertake advanced surf rescue PUASAR018 Select and maintain canines to be part of a canine search team for USAR incidents PUASAR019 Train canines to work in a USAR environment PUASAR020 Develop a canine search team for USAR incidents PUASAR021 Search as part of a canine search team at USAR incidents
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PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation PUASAR023 Participate in a first response urban search and rescue Category 1 PUASAR024 Undertake road crash rescue PUASAR025 Undertake confined space rescue PUASAR026 Undertake industrial and domestic rescue PUASAR027 Undertake land search rescue PUASAR028 Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse PUASAR030 Undertake trench rescue PUASAR031 Undertake an urban search and rescue Category 2 rescue technician PUASAR032 Undertake vertical rescue PUASES008 Undertake storm and water damage operations PUASES009 Undertake inland floodboat operations PUASES010 Plan, activate and maintain a communications network PUASES011 Manage emergency operations PUASES012 Work as a team member in an emergency operations centre PUASES013 Undertake storm and water damage operations performed at heights PUASES014 Apply flood and fast moving water safety techniques PUASES015 Operate over‐snow vehicle PUASES016 Apply snowcraft skills when performing search operations PUATEA001 Work in a team PUATEA002 Work autonomously PUATEA003 Lead, manage and develop teams PUATEA004 Work effectively in a public safety organisation PUATEA005 Manage own professional performance PUAVEH001 Drive vehicles under operational conditions PUAWHS001 Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures PUAWHS002 Maintain safety at an incident scene PUAWHS003 Implement and monitor organisational work, health and safety policies, procedures and programs PUAWHS004 Establish and maintain the work, health and safety system
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APPENDIX D – INDUSTRY PAPERS
USE OF PREREQUISITE UNITS OF COMPETENCY IN FIRE SECTOR
QUALIFICATIONS
Background
1. 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. The Fire Sector represents a workforce of 37,000
permanent, 6,000 part time and 257,000 volunteers.
2. The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) members comprise 31
enterprise Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) responsible for the delivery of ten firefighting
and fire related qualifications from the PUA Public Safety Training Package. These qualifications
consist of over 160 units of competency that reflect contemporary work and job roles, and the
diverse and complex nature of work undertaken within the Fire Sector. Emergency management,
building fire safety, community education, prescribed burning, fire investigation, use of aircraft for
hazard management and response to all hazards, structure fires, bushfire, aviation incidents, and
search and rescue are examples of the type of work performed and form the basis of job roles.
3. It is important to understand that other emergency service agencies, or public safety
organisations that use incident management principles in their work, require access to the incident
control and other parts of the PUA Public Safety Training Package (PSTP), while not themselves being
involved in firefighting or fire management. There is a view in the Fire Sector that the unique risks of
working in the firefighting context demands clear and structured fire specific training, in order to
secure the safety of personnel.
4. The Fire Sector has had nationally endorsed qualifications since 1995. The original
qualifications have provided a strong and robust foundation for training and assessment within the
industry. The philosophy within the Fire Sector is to have a suite of nationally agreed qualifications,
agreed common core units, and a variety of electives to accommodate the breadth and complexity
of work undertaken within the industry, and the different specialisations that exist within the urban,
rural and land management agencies.
5. With each iteration, the qualifications have expanded to incorporate national doctrine and to
embed research findings, new technologies and changes to work requirements. The firefighting
qualifications are well regarded within the Fire Sector and have been used extensively since they
were introduced in 1995.
6. Of the 31 AFAC member enterprise RTOs, urban agencies typically deliver the suite of fire
qualifications, while rural and land management agencies deliver significant numbers of individual
units clustered around job roles and risk. The Fire Sector qualifications and units of competency
reflect workplace outcomes and continue to evolve as new work skills and practices are introduced.
In the transition of the PUA PSTP, the 2018 draft endorsed Firefighting Qualifications continue to be
driven by industry needs.
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Integrity of the Fire Sector Units of Competency and Qualifications
7. The Fire Sector has had extensive involvement in the transition of PUA PSTP and is committed
to maintaining the integrity of the Public Safety and Fire Sector units and qualifications. These
qualifications and units serve as national benchmarks for people to work safely and effectively in the
sector. The result of this effort is Fire Sector qualifications and units that describe the work
performed, the standard of work required, and the knowledge and skills that a competent person
should be able to demonstrate or communicate.
Prerequisites and the Fire Sector Qualifications
8. Since 1995, the Fire Sector has had prerequisite units in the Fire Sector qualifications.
Prerequisite units support the integrity of the Fire units and qualifications by ensuring that the
necessary skills and knowledge are gained before units that depend on those skills and knowledge
are awarded. Prerequisite units are only listed within the Fire Sector units where that unit is, in its
entirety, relevant to and necessary for the continuation of learning in the unit in which it is listed.
The Fire Sector has always recognised other sectors may have different organisational
requirements.
9. Examples of how prerequisites apply in the Fire Sector are:
▪ PUAFIR203 Respond to urban fire (from Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting
Operations)) is a prerequisite unit for PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire (from Certificate III in
Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)).
▪ PUAFIR204 Respond to wildfire (from Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations))
is a prerequisite unit to PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire (from Certificate III in Public Safety
(Firefighting Operations)).
These examples reflect the industry’s agreed position that the knowledge and skills gained in the
respond to urban fire and wildfire units are required to undertake the more complex work
performed at the next level. Both sets of units involve working in high risk, hazardous and dynamic
environments and extensive underpinning knowledge and skills application in the workplace are
required for firefighters to be deemed competent in the suppress units.
Equivalence across Fire Sector Qualifications
10. Awarding of a qualification is dependent on the achievement of a specified list of core units
and a selection of elective units. It is advantageous to people seeking a qualification that the pre-
requisite units associated with the core units are clear.
11. Traditionally, the Fire Sector qualifications have had some core units underpinned by one or
more prerequisites. These prerequisites have never been counted as core units in any of the
previous releases of the Fire Sector qualifications. Prerequisite units listed in the core units have
always been considered additional to the number of core units required. It is the strong position of
the Fire Sector to not count prerequisites as core units.
12. To include prerequisites in the total number of core units required would result in the
qualifications being deemed ‘not equivalent’, create an artificial perception that the vocational
outcomes of the firefighting qualifications have changed, and that the qualifications would be more
difficult to attain.
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13. This approach would result in a significant barrier to endorsement, impede industry support
and for many within the industry seeking to achieve a qualification this would be perceived as a
barrier to accessing the qualification. This view has been strongly communicated by industry and the
nominated volunteer representatives. The practice of not counting prerequisites in the total number
of core units, but of listing them in the core units, is well understood and managed within the Fire
Sector enterprise RTOs.
Need for alternative prerequisites
14. Industry determined from the outset that alternative prerequisites were required to ensure
each Fire Sector qualification provides the flexibility required to include the three parts of the
industry within each qualification. Otherwise there would need to be separate qualifications that
represent the work of fire land managers, rural and volunteer firefighters, career urban firefighters
which would be considered by the industry to impede interoperability and the adoption of common
standards of work.
15. Alternative prerequisites recognise the differences that exist within the sector, while bringing
all parts of the sector together on those areas of work where the work is common. This provides a
mechanism to allow a large group of people to access the same qualification, while allowing for
different specialisations to exist within that cohort.
16. Alternative prerequisites recognise that while there is specific knowledge and skills that must
be held prior to achieving a higher level competency, there can be more than one pathway to
acquire the competence. This is the case in the Fire Sector where supervisory and managerial units
may be applied in a range of quite different work environments. Competence is required in the
environment that the supervisor or manager works in, but not in all possible environments.
17. An example of how this applies follows:
PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident (from Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision))
has two alternative prerequisites: PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire and PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire.
This is because whilst the Control a Level 1 incident does not distinguish between incident types it is
critical for safety and effectiveness that competence at Certificate III level in fighting the type of fire
being faced is required. Therefore, one or other of the options listed is necessary for a person to be
deemed competent as a controller at a Level 1 fire.
In this example, the environment is sufficiently different that competence in one area (urban) does
not confer competence in the other (wildfire) and vice versa.
18. A similar situation applies for the unit PUAOPE016 Manage a multi team sector (from Diploma
in Public Safety (Firefighting Management)). Again, competence in dealing with one of the two
alternative fire environments is required.
The two supervisory and managerial units described are core units in those Fire Sector
qualifications. If the alternative prerequisite units were themselves to be listed as core units then it
would be necessary to list each alternative as core, given that alternatives are not permitted in the
core grouping. This would immediately deny people who do not work in each of the work
environments access to the qualification.
Most firefighters working in the wildfire environment (holding PUAFIR204 Respond to wildfire and
PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire) do not have and do not need the urban fire units (PUAFIR203 Respond
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to urban fire and PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire). Such a barrier is contrary to the needs of the
individuals, the needs of the industry, and is unacceptable from an equity basis.
19. A further consequence of counting prerequisite units in the total number of core units is that
it would limit the ability of Fire Sector enterprise RTOs to offer qualifications. An RTO must offer all
core units and sufficient elective units that the learner can be awarded the qualification. Inclusion of
prerequisite units as core would prevent Fire Sector enterprise RTOs that offer supervisory and
managerial level qualifications from doing so, should they may be unable to deliver task based units.
Conclusion
20. Prerequisite units remain an important part of the development pathway for learners in the
Fire Sector, ensuring people work safely and effectively in high risk and hazardous workplaces. This
ensures that the content and structure of the training package components meets industry’s needs
and reflects accepted industry practices.
21. The way prerequisite, core and elective units are described in qualifications will affect access
to and the availability of qualifications and units. The counting of prerequisite units in the total
number of core units within qualifications would greatly limit learner access to qualifications and
simultaneously diminish the ability of Fire Sector enterprise RTOs to offer those qualifications.
Paper prepared by Fire Sector for Australian Industry Standards
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USE OF PREREQUISITES IN THE BIOSECURITY
EMERGENCY RESPONSE QUALIFICATIONS
Background
The biosecurity emergency response sector includes Australian Government, state and territory
biosecurity agencies with the legislative responsibility and arrangements to manage responses to
biosecurity incidents within Australia.
In responding to biosecurity incidents, which often involve multiple jurisdictions, biosecurity
response personnel undertake roles in Local Control Centres and State Coordination Centres in
areas such as incident control, planning, operations, logistics, finance and administration and public
information. Biosecurity emergency response personnel are also involved in field based roles such
as surveillance and movement control.
In 2008 there was recognition that a national framework for biosecurity emergency response
training and assessment be established. This would enable all biosecurity response personnel to be
trained to an equivalent standard, providing greater interoperability, particularly during multi-
jurisdictional biosecurity emergency responses.
Following this, the Biosecurity Emergency Training Working Group was established by the National
Biosecurity Committee and in February 2009 began work to develop a biosecurity emergency
response training and assessment framework. Between 2010 and 2012 three biosecurity response
qualifications were developed through consultation between the Australian Government, state and
territory biosecurity agencies, Animal Health Australia and Plant Health Australia.
In 2011 the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) endorsed a nationally recognised framework for
biosecurity emergency response assessment, skills and competencies across biosecurity sectors,
which contributed towards achieving one of the priority reform areas, within Schedule 7 of the Inter-
Governmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB), namely: ‘Develop and implement nationally
accredited training and approved biosecurity exercise programs and simulations.’
In December 2016 a two year project commenced to develop a national suite of training and
assessment materials, which underpin the three biosecurity response qualifications, i.e.:
1. Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Response Operations)
2. Certificate IV in Public Safety (Biosecurity Response Leadership)
3. Diploma of Public Safety (Biosecurity Response Management)
Prerequisites affecting biosecurity response qualifications vocational training intent
The Certificate IV and the Diploma are the biosecurity response qualifications most impacted by the
addition of other public safety sector specific prerequisite Units of Competency.
The purpose of the Certificate IV is to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge to provide
effective leadership in a biosecurity emergency response. The Diploma aims to provide individuals
with the skills and knowledge to effectively manage a multi-team biosecurity emergency response.
The compulsory addition of other public safety sector specific prerequisite Units of Competency to
the Certificate IV and Diploma (biosecurity emergency response qualifications) changes the intended
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purpose and vocational training intent of the biosecurity emergency response qualifications. In
effect, the biosecurity emergency response qualifications become a different public safety sector
qualification with biosecurity elements, which is not the intended purpose.
As a result, individuals seeking to obtain the biosecurity emergency response qualifications may opt
out as the qualifications are no longer perceived to be fit for purpose for biosecurity emergency
response.
The suggested packaging rule changes for the biosecurity emergency response qualifications make
them unworkable and unattainable in a biosecurity context.
Further, these additional public safety sector prerequisite Units of Competency have a different
focus to what was previously intended and are not a direct replacement.
Conclusion
The Units of Competency identified within the biosecurity emergency response qualifications were
selected for their suitability in a biosecurity context. The compulsory addition of prerequisite units,
identified as appropriate for other public safety sectors, is contrary to the intent of the biosecurity
response qualifications. As such, where units of competency are identified as a prerequisite for a
particular sector, this should not automatically apply to all sectors that use these units of
competency in a different context.
Paper prepared by the Biosecurity sector for Australian Industry Standards
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USE OF PREREQUISITES IN THE STATE EMERGENCY
SERVICE (SES) QUALIFICATIONS
Background
The State Emergency Service (SES) sector has been utilising nationally accredited training through
the Public Safety Training Package since development of the package in 2000.
The State Emergency Service sector includes agencies from each State and Territory. Common
responsibilities within the sector cover response to storm, flood and tsunami operations, road
rescue operations, assisting Police with land searches and assisting with building collapse rescue.
Participation in nationally recognised training delivery and assessment is seen by the sector as being
important to set national standards for skills required by SES volunteers, which in turn supports
movement of volunteers across jurisdictions, either for interstate deployments during significant
operations, or when volunteers relocate.
Six qualifications were initially developed for the SES sector, supported by seven sector specific
competency standards. In addition, the SES qualifications utilised competency standards from other
parts of the training package, particularly the industry wide competency standards.
In 2011 the SES qualifications were rationalised to five with amalgamation of the two Certificate II
qualifications in to the one PUA21312 Certificate II in Public Safety (SES).
Prerequisites affecting SES qualifications vocational training intent
During initial development of the training package, the term “fire specific” was included in several of
the industry wide competency standards in reference to the prerequisites required for these
standards. It has always been accepted and applied by the SES sector that “fire specific” refers to
prerequisite requirements that are only applicable to the Fire sector, and SES personnel have not
had to meet the prerequisites when “fire specific” is included.
An example of this is for the industry wide competency standard PUAWHS002 Maintain safety at an
incident scene which has listed the prerequisite the fire specific competency PUAFIR201 Prevent
injury.
The SES sector has always accepted that the Fire sector has a requirement to apply fire specific
prerequisites for purposes relevant only to that sector and has not objected to the practice of “fire
specific” prerequisites because it has allowed the SES sector to utilise nationally accredited training
in a way that meets our sector’s needs.
A change in how “fire specific” prerequisite requirements are applied in the Public Safety training
package would have a negative impact on our sector and interfere with the sector’s use of
accredited training to achieve vocational outcomes relevant to SES requirements.
Conclusion
Whilst supporting the fire sector’s approach to qualification pathways using “fire sector” specific
prerequisites, the SES sector relies heavily upon the flexibility that has been provided by the
understanding that “fire specific” prerequisites do not apply to other sectors. Any change to the
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interpretation or application of this will have a negative impact on the SES sector’s use of accredited
training from the Public Safety training package.
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APPENDIX E – LETTER OF SUPPORT
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