Unit of competency Outline

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Work within an emergency management context

Work within an emergency management context

Unit of competency
National Code
PUAEMR038
State Code
ODA02
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
08/02/2021
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/06/2021
Field of Education
080313 - Public And Health Care Administration
Original Release Date
16/06/2021
Nominal Hours
35
Description
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to work within an emergency management context. It includes confirming jurisdictional emergency management arrangements, contributing to entity awareness of jurisdictional arrangements, supporting organisational and community emergency planning and decisions and applying knowledge of emergency management arrangements.The unit applies to personnel preparing to work within an emergency management context. This may include individuals who are undertaking or are preparing to work in an emergency management role within their organisation and/or local community and requires broad knowledge of emergency management arrangements within differing jurisdictions. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Confirm jurisdictional emergency management arrangements
  • 1.1 Emergency management arrangements are identified and accessed
  • 1.2 Emergency management arrangements are reviewed to identify requirements and the roles and responsibilities for entities
  • 1.3 Implications of emergency management arrangements for organisational planning, policies, procedures, systems and resource allocation are identified
  • 1.4 Implications of application of broader emergency management arrangements are identified
2 Contribute to entity awareness ofjurisdictional arrangements
  • 2.1 Application of emergency management concepts and principles is conveyed to entities
  • 2.2 Emergency management arrangements, including roles and responsibilities, are explained
3 Support organisationaland community emergency planning
  • 3.1 Strategies to prepare and engage with entities are identified
  • 3.2 Methodology for conducting an all hazard, risk and vulnerability analysis for the organisation and community are identified
  • 3.3 Hazards, risks, vulnerability and emergency management plans are located and reviewed
4 Apply knowledge of emergency management arrangements
  • 4.1 Roles and responsibilities within emergency management arrangements are identified and communicated to key entities
  • 4.2 Emergency management arrangements are applied to designated role or responsibilities
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
OAZ18 PUAEMR018 Work in an emergency management context Unit of competency