Qualification details

Release 1 . This is the first release of this qualification in the PUA Public Safety Training Package.

The Diploma of Public Safety (Recovery Management) is designed for managers who lead the implementation of recovery at all levels and chair meetings of recovery committees and functional groups.

Recovery Managers lead the development and maintenance of effective prevention, planning, preparedness and recovery strategies and programs by the provision of recovery management advice and support to strategic stakeholders and partners to support communities to recover from disasters and build community resilience.

The role of Recovery Managers involves liaising with other organisations, providing relief and recovery services to disaster-affected communities, providing psychological first aid, applying recovery concepts and principles, facilitating long-term recovery planning for a disaster event, working within an emergency management context, coordinating recovery work across recovery environments, applying person-centred approaches to recovery planning and activities, and facilitating community involvement in recovery.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

A total of 14 units of competency comprising:

• 11 core units  listed below, plus
• 3 elective units  from the general elective units listed below.

Up to 2 of the general elective units may be selected from elsewhere in this Training Package or another endorsed Training Package or accredited course.

All elective units selected from outside this qualification must contribute to the vocational outcome of the 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 by the symbol *

It is essential that the prerequisite units identified by the symbol * below are obtained prior to the issuance of this unit to individuals within the fire sector or the units contributing to the attainment of fire qualifications.

Core units  

PUACOM007

Liaise with other organisations *

PUAEMR014

Deliver recovery services

PUAEMR034

Establish and manage a recovery centre

PUAEMR035

Facilitate community involvement in recovery

PUAEMR038

Work within an emergency management context

PUARCV001

Provide psychological first aid

PUARCV002

Provide relief and recovery services to disaster-affected communities

PUARCV004

Apply person-centred approaches to recovery planning and activities

PUARCV005

Apply recovery concepts and principles

PUARCV006

Coordinate recovery activities across recovery environments

PUARCV007

Facilitate long-term recovery planning for a disaster event

General elective units 

BSBWHS432X

Contribute to organisational mental health response in the context of disruptive events

PUACOM008

Develop and organise public safety awareness programs *

PUAEMR032

Design emergency management exercises

PUAEMR037

Manage recovery functions and services

PUAMAN003

Manage human resources *

PUAMAN005

Manage projects *

PUAMAN007

Manage financial resources *

PUAMAN008

Manage physical resources *

PUAOPE016

Manage a multi-team sector *

PUAOPE017

Coordinate resources for a multi-agency incident

PUAOPE022

Manage logistics for complex incident *

PUAOPE025

Manage planning for a complex incident *

PUAOPE029

Conduct liaison during emergency events

PUAOPE031

Facilitate lessons management process

PUAOPE032

Manage human factors in response and recovery

This is a new qualification.