PUA50120 - Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)

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Duration
Please refer to Course Structure below.
Location
Online
Next intake
September, 2025
Study mode
Online
Total units
10
This course is included in the Australian Government’s VET Student Loan (VSL) program, assisting eligible students pay tuition fees. Please see Fees & Scholarships and select VET Student Loan (VSL) below for more information.
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Overview

Take the next step in advancing your emergency management professional development knowledge, skills and capability with this course.

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 course.

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In just 25 years, CQUniversity has achieved some amazing feats and emerged as one of Australia’s truly great universities. We have been ranked among the best in the world for our teaching and learning, and are internationally recognised for our focus on Social Innovation. Our graduates are some of the most sought-after in Australia, due to our reputation for work integrated learning and industry-aligned courses, and experience some of the nation’s best graduate outcomes in terms of full-time employment and starting salary. CQUni is also regarded as the nation’s most inclusive and engaged university, with our award-winning academic and research staff making a real impact on the communities and industries we serve.

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A pioneer in online study, CQUniversity has more than two decades of experience providing high quality online learning experiences across the country and even internationally. We work hard to deliver the latest techniques in online study, and have even planned our physical sites to provide more services to our widespread online study cohort.

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CQUniversity is truly focused on our students’ needs, and that means responding to what, how and where they want to study. It is why we are now Australia’s largest regional university, with more than 20 metropolitan and regional locations across five states, delivering TAFE and university qualifications in on-campus, online and supported online modes to more than 30 000 students.

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CQUniversity’s strong focus on student experience ensures that you are prepared and supported on your student journey. Support services include on-campus or online orientation to assist your transition into university life, course and career advice, financial support options, study support, ongoing assistance through the Student Mentor program, counselling services, support for students with disability or medical conditions, Indigenous student support and more.

Study Experience

  • Pay as You Go
  • Clustered Course Units
  • Flexible Online Study
  • Experienced Teaching Team
  • Study Now, Pay Later

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities in public and private sectors may include:

  • Local Government – Emergency Management Officer, Community Engagement Officer
  • State Emergency Services – Region Controller/Manager, Emergency Management Officer, Training Officer, Community Engagement Officer, Volunteer Support Officer, Community Resilience Coordinator
  • Country / Rural Fire Service – Emergency Management Officer, Training Officer, Community Engagement Officer
  • Health Services – Emergency Management Officer
  • Police Services – Emergency Management Officer (roles)
  • Mining / Oil / Gas Industries – Emergency Services Officer / Manager
  • Essential Utility Services – Emergency Management Coordinator / Supervisor

Structure & Availability

Online

Duration:
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. 


Cluster 1 - Introduction to Emergency Management

Unit CodeUnit Name
BSBSTR603Develop business continuity plans
PUACOM007Liaise with other organisations
PUAEMR038Work within an emergency management context

Cluster 2 - Operational Concepts in Emergency Management

Unit CodeUnit Name
PUAOPE003Manage the public information function at an incident
PUAOPE025Manage planning for a complex incident
PUAOPE023Manage operations for a level 2 incident
PUAOPE022Manage logistics for complex incident
PUAOPE017Coordinate resources for a multi-agency incident

Cluster 3 - Designing Emergency Management Exercises

Unit CodeUnit Name
PUAEMR032Design emergency management exercises
PUAMAN005Manage projects

Online

IntakeLocations
March, 2025Online
June, 2025Online
September, 2025Online

This course has no residential schools.

Requirements

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)

Fees & Scholarships

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.

At CQUniversity, we believe that studying should be for everyone. No matter your situation, we know that everyone needs a helping hand from time to time, and we are proud to offer scholarships, bursaries and stipends.

Our scholarships could help you pay for things like relocation, living on campus, laptops and technology, childcare, study and living expenses, travel and more

How to Apply

How to Apply

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