Qualification Outline

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Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue)

Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue)

Qualification
National Code:
PUA30420
State Code:
BGF4
TGA Status:
Current
DTWD Status:
Approved
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0911 - Justice And Law Enforcement
Original TGA Release Date
18/12/2020
Approved Date
20/04/2022
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
C
Nominal Hours
275
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
4.00
Current Release Date
16/12/2022
VET Act Conditions
Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
4.00 16/12/2022 Current Approved
3.00 23/03/2022 Replaced Approved
2.00 08/02/2021 Replaced Approved
1.00 18/12/2020 Replaced Approved
Description

The PUA30420 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue) is designed for experienced community, volunteer and emergency service organisational personnel to develop the knowledge and skills required to assist in emergency response rescue situations.
State Emergency Services (SES) assist with emergency responses to floods, storms, earthquakes and tsunamis. They also assist in road accidents, search and rescue operations and often play a support role during major bushfire responses. The SES also assists in the development and implementation of local emergency management plans and the provision of community education programs.
This qualification includes the units of competency required by SES personnel to perform a range of activities including participating in the application of rescue techniques during search and rescue operations, responding to disasters, assisting in search and rescue operations, identifying and mitigating hazards, maintaining communication, selecting and using equipment and responding to incidents with rescue objectives. It typically involves working as a team member, under direction, in responding to incidents.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
A total of eleven (11) units of competency comprising
- four (4) core units listed below; plus
- seven (7) elective units from the general elective units listed

Choose a minimum of five (5) elective units from the general and technical elective unit lists, at least one (1) unit must be from the technical units listed.

Select the remaining two (2) elective units from the lists below or elsewhere within this training package or anther endorsed training package or accredited course.

All elective units selected from outside this qualification must be from an equivalent qualification level or higher. Elective units selected must not duplicate content already covered by other units in this qualification.

Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with. Prerequisites attached to any of the units must be undertaken and are additional to the number of units required for this qualification.
1. Core units

All four (4) units must be completed.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
OAX42 PUAWHS002 Maintain safety at an incident scene 25 Unit of competency
OAY01 PUAOPE014 Navigate to an incident 15 Unit of competency
OAY03 PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment 15 Unit of competency
OAY31 PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene 30 Unit of competency
2. Technical elective units

At least one (1) unit must be selected from the Technical elective units listed.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
OAX53 PUASES014 Apply flood and fast moving water safety techniques 20 Unit of competency
OAX51 PUASES016 Apply snowcraft skills when performing search operations 0 Unit of competency
OAX45 PUAVEH001 Drive vehicles under operational conditions 40 Unit of competency
OAX52 PUASES015 Operate over-snow vehicle 0 Unit of competency
OAX58 PUASES009 Undertake inland floodboat operations 50 Unit of competency
OAX65 PUASAR027 Undertake land search rescue 30 Unit of competency
OAX64 PUASAR028 Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse 30 Unit of competency
OAX69 PUASAR024 Undertake road crash rescue 16 Unit of competency
OAX59 PUASES008 Undertake storm and water damage operations 40 Unit of competency
OAX54 PUASES013 Undertake storm and water damage operations performed at heights 35 Unit of competency
OAX66 PUASAR032 Undertake vertical rescue 20 Unit of competency
3. General elective units

Up to six (6) units may be selected from the General elective units listed below.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
OAY27 PUAMAN002 Administer allocation of resources 50 Unit of competency
OCR92 PUASES001 Assess trees at emergency incidents 20 Unit of competency
OAY02 PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings 20 Unit of competency
OAY30 PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene 30 Unit of competency
OAZ78 PUAAMS003 Conduct stores dropping operations 20 Unit of competency
OAY04 PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident 40 Unit of competency
OCZ85 PUAEMR032 Design emergency management exercises 35 Unit of competency
OCR91 PUASES002 Develop work plan for tree stabilisation and removal 20 Unit of competency
OCR52 FWPFGM3217 Fell trees manually (advanced) 120 Unit of competency
OCR54 FWPFGM3216 Fell trees manually (intermediate) 100 Unit of competency
OAZ68 PUACOM005 Foster a positive organisational image in the community 30 Unit of competency
OAY28 PUALAW003 Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting 20 Unit of competency
ODA03 PUAEMR036 Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises 35 Unit of competency
OAZ71 PUACOM003 Manage information 20 Unit of competency
OAX57 PUASES010 Plan, activate and maintain a communications network 50 Unit of competency
OCD31 HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy 16 Unit of competency
OCD30 HLTAID011 Provide First Aid 18 Unit of competency
OAZ72 PUACOM002 Provide services to clients 15 Unit of competency
OAZ80 PUAAMS002 Search as a member of an air search team 20 Unit of competency
OCR90 PUASES003 Stabilise and remove trees during emergency incidents 20 Unit of competency
ODK02 FWPCOT2256 Trim and cut felled trees 40 Unit of competency
OAX55 PUASES012 Work as a team member in an emergency operations centre 30 Unit of competency
OAX50 PUATEA002 Work autonomously 30 Unit of competency
OAZ79 PUAAMS001 Work in an aviation environment 20 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BEO1 PUA30419 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue) Qualification
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Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
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