The PUA50120 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management) is designed for personnel undertaking emergency management responsibilities at an incident, emergency or disaster. This will include the coordination of resources, personnel and entities as well as the coordination of activities with other organisations.
The role of personnel is to assist in the management for an incident, emergency or disaster. Personnel undertaking emergency management responsibilities may work in multi-organisational teams.
This qualification includes the units of competency required by personnel for performing a range of activities such as planning and the coordination of activities for an incident, emergency or disaster. This supports prevention of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from such events.
This is a nationally recognised accredited course.
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Career opportunities in public and private sectors may include:
| Full Time Duration |
|---|
| 18 months |
18 Months full time.
This program is delivered online via the CQUniversity Moodle platform. Students will participate in Zoom tutorial sessions.
| Unit Code | Unit Name |
|---|---|
| BSBSTR603 | Develop business continuity plans |
| PUACOM007 | Liaise with other organisations |
| PUAEMR038 | Work within an emergency management context |
| Unit Code | Unit Name |
|---|---|
| PUAOPE003 | Manage the public information function at an incident |
| PUAOPE025 | Manage planning for a complex incident |
| PUAOPE023 | Manage operations for a level 2 incident |
| PUAOPE022 | Manage logistics for complex incident |
| PUAOPE017 | Coordinate resources for a multi-agency incident |
| Unit Code | Unit Name |
|---|---|
| PUAEMR032 | Design emergency management exercises |
| PUAMAN005 | Manage projects |
This course has no residential schools.
Required:
Completion of the bksb (Basic Key Skills Builder) online literacy and numeracy assessment prior to enrolment, unless the student has completed an equal or higher level course.
Candidates may enter the qualification through a number of entry points demonstrating potential to undertake vocational education and training at this qualification level.
Digital Literacy - The student will need to have access to the internet and the ability to:
Use search engines to search the internet
Navigate websites
Download and upload documents
Confidently manage files and documents on their computer, including organising their documents into folders, moving, copying, and renaming documents
Type and format documents in Word, including working with tables,
Manage text (i.e. cut/copy/paste)
Fee for Service/Full Fee occurs when the full tuition fee is charged to students. This may occur when the course is not included in government subsidy program/s or the student is not eligible for a government subsidy. These students are obligated to cover the entire cost. Learn more about Paying for TAFE.
This course is included in the Australian Government’s VET Student Loan (VSL) program, assisting eligible students pay tuition fees. Refer to the VET Student Loan webpage for more information, eligibility and census date calendar. A VET student loan gives rise to a VETSL debt that continues to be a debt due to the Commonwealth until it is repaid.
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