The PUA50722 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.

This qualification may provide a pathway to higher education including the Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management) qualification relevant to their role in emergency management.

This program is designed to be completed over a 14-month period, with the aim for students to complete a unit of competency each month, to a total of 14 units. Enrolment is open for 18 months, which allows for time off and operational needs. The time to complete the qualification will vary depending on the individual or group learning plan.

This qualification can be completed by individual students through the development of an individual learning plan. The course of study will be self-paced supported by online resources and a virtual 1-1 tutorial for each unit of study.

A group option for completion of this qualification is also available to organisations. The qualification can be run using a combination of face-to-face or virtual workshops and self-paced study before and after the workshops.

We combine a range of assessment methods including:

• Workplace based tasks
• Work products and projects
• Demonstrations through virtual or face to face scenarios and video submission of skills or tasks such as role plays
• Completion of written questions, case studies and reports

The types of questions and tasks will reflect the level of skills expected from AQF level 5 courses, meaning students will be expected to demonstrate a broad theoretical and technical knowledge of emergency management, and will show the ability to analyse information, manage sometimes complex situations, and transmit information to others.

The time required to review training resources and complete assessment tasks will vary between units and will also be influenced by your previous experience levels.

As an example, a smaller unit may be completed by one student in 8 hours of work, while another student may take 16 hours to complete the same unit.

A larger unit may be completed by one student in 20 hours, while another student requires 35 hours to complete the same unit.

There are no set pre-requisites or entry requirements for this qualification.

Current relevant paid/volunteer role: ACIMS encourages students to share their background and current involvement in paid or volunteer roles as relevant to this qualification. While not essential for completion of this qualification, having access to a suitable organisation’s policies and procedures will assist students in completion of tasks and projects and contextualising their learning to different areas within emergency management.

Core skills expected: It is expected students have a level of digital literacy to access information, communicate and complete training and assessment activities using a computer/tablet and our online learning platform.

Students will be required to complete a number of tasks independently, and to have the skills to manage their own time and study.

At the diploma level students are expected to be able to research and analyse information, and to apply knowledge to real world situations. Students will be required to independently read and understand a range of different documents including legislation, plans and policies, guidebooks and articles. Students are also required to develop written documentation, including risk assessments, action plans, and reports.

A key skill for this program is the ability to effectively communicate with others in English, including in time critical and stressful situations.

All students are asked to complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment as part of their enrolment process with ACIMS.

Technology requirements: Students will require access to a computer/tablet device with word processing software, internet browser and email account. An internet connection is also required. A webcam/microphone and speakers (or headset) will be needed for any virtual meetings. ACIM Solutions may be able to assist you with access to a computer device if you do not have options for meeting this requirement.

This qualification incorporates 11 core units and 3 elective units. Note: Pre-requisite units attached to any of the elective units must be undertaken and are additional to the number of elective units required for this qualification. (Students from fire-focused organisations should be aware that some units have additional fire-specific pre-requisites that are needed before units can be used in the fire context.)

Electives: 1 must come from this list below. 2 suitable units may be imported from another qualification with approval of ACIMS. Please note not every unit listed below may be available for all students.

Recognition of prior learning is available for all or parts of this qualification. If you have employment experience in this area, you may apply for recognition or prior learning. The ACIM team will work with you to determine which units are suitable for RPL and provide you with an RPL assessment tool to summarise your available evidence. You will be required to provide supporting evidence for review by the assessor. The assessor can also ask for completion of third party reports, referee checks and to hold competency conversations with you via phone or videoconference.

Credit transfer of current or equivalent units within this qualification is available. ACIM is required to verify your certificate/transcript for these units.

Students who hold non-equivalent units to a current unit, such as from a preceding training package release, can apply for RPL of these units, with the requirement of any gaps in unit requirements and currency requirements being met.

Upon meeting all requirements for this qualification, you will be issued with a PUA50722 Diploma of Public Safety (Recovery Management) qualification testamur from ACIMS RTO #41002, as well as a record of results, listing the units you completed. The qualification will be added to your USI transcript. This is issued electronically, with a hard-copy available on request.

Students who exit this qualification early will be provided with a statement of attainments for units that have been successfully completed.

Please note that under qualification rules, a statement of attainment is generally only issued upon early exit from the program. We do not issue individual unit certificates as interim progress statement when you are continuing the same qualification. If you require evidence of a unit, please speak to the ACIM team.

Costs will be finalised with individual students or organisations once the details of the training have been determined.

As a guide, a self-paced individual student will need to pay $725 to complete each unit via training and assessment. To complete a unit via RPL will cost $625. A reduced full qualification per student rate is provided for groups.

There is a special price of $2150 for students that complete the entire qualification via RPL.

For individual students, payment is to be made by direct bank or credit card.  For organisations, purchase order and invoicing is available.

ACIMS does not offer fee assistance and is not currently a part of VET student loans or commonwealth supported VET courses.