Qualification Outline
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Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Operations)
Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Operations)
PUA30922
BIT3
Current
Approved
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Releases
| Release Version | Release Date | TGA Status | DTWD Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | 16/12/2022 | Current | Approved |
Description
The PUA30922 Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Operations) provides individuals with the skills and knowledge to work in a biosecurity emergency response. Pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia pose a risk to the economy, environment and community. Biosecurity involves the mitigation and management of these risks.
The role of a biosecurity emergency responder is to carry out actions within a biosecurity emergency response to an animal, plant, aquatic, environmental or other biosecurity threat. Biosecurity emergency responder’s duties may include activities in the field and/or working in an operations centre (the term operations centre is used in accordance with the Biosecurity Incident Management System).
This qualification includes the units of competency required by biosecurity emergency responders to work safely and effectively as part of a response team. The range of activities that may be performed include contributing to response planning, implementing disease or pest surveillance and associated sampling protocols, ensuring effective quarantine and movement controls and undertaking disease or pest control procedures at infected premises.
Individuals will demonstrate autonomy and judgement whilst following instructions in known and stable contexts within established parameters.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Schedule
Packaging Rules
A total of ten (10) units of competency comprising:- five (5) core units listed below; plus
- five (5) elective units from the elective units listed.
Choose a minimum of three (3) general elective units from the list below.
Select the remaining two (2) elective units from the elective unit list below or elsewhere within this Training Package or another endorsed Training Package or accredited course.
All elective units selected from outside this qualification must be from an equivalent qualification level or higher and must contribute to the vocational outcome of the qualification.
Elective units selected from outside the qualification must not duplicate content already covered by units in this qualification.
Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with.
Where a prerequisite is attached to a unit it is identified on training.gov.au (TGA).
1. Core Units
All five (5) units must be completed.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAZ73 | PUACOM001 | Communicate in the workplace | 30 | Unit of competency |
| OAX41 | PUAWHS001 | Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures | 20 | Unit of competency |
| OAZ71 | PUACOM003 | Manage information | 20 | Unit of competency |
| OCU09 | AHCBER302 | Work effectively in a biosecurity emergency response | 50 | Unit of competency |
| OAX60 | PUATEA001 | Work in a team | 20 | Unit of competency |
2. General Elective Units
A minimum of three (3) of the five (5) elective units must be chosen from the general elective units list.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL9 | PUA30919 | Certificate III in Public Safety (Biosecurity Emergency Response Operations) | Qualification |
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Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
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