Jobs and Skills AustraliaIs the work there?
Ten year outlook
Commissioned fire officer jobs are projected to keep growing strongly. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 4,372 workers in May 2025, 4,850 by May 2030 (up 10.9%) and 5,136 by May 2035 (up 17.5%).
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
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NCVER Total VET ActivityWho is training
Fewer people are enrolling in the Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management) than a year ago. Across Australia, 225 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 185, down 17.8% in a year.
NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications FrameworkWhat does studying it involve?
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
How long it takes
A Diploma is typically 1 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to PUA50519 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training listsWhat does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for PUA50519 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packagingWhat is in the qualification
The Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management) is 13 units: 7 core, plus 6 electives chosen from 41 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 24 of them, marked below.
- PUACOM007Liaise with other organisations (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR502Develop incident control strategies
- PUAFIR509Implement prevention strategies
- PUAOPE016Manage a multi-team sector (has prerequisites)
- PUAOPE023Manage operations for a Level 2 incident (has prerequisites)
- PUAPRO001Promote a learning environment in the workplace
View all 7 core units
- PUAWHS003Implement and monitor organisational work, health and safety policies, procedures and programs
View the 41 elective options
- BSBINS501Implement information and knowledge management systems
- BSBLDR522Manage people performance
- BSBOPS505Manage organisational customer service
- CPPSSI4035Apply GIS software to spatial problems
- PUACOM008Develop and organise public safety awareness programs (has prerequisites)
- PUACOM016Manage media requirements at major incident
- PUAEMR002Assess emergency risk (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR002Manage aviation resources for an incident (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR012Supervise aerial firefighting operations (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR013Supervise incendiary operations during aerial ignition (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR501Conduct fire investigation and analysis activities (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR503Coordinate human resource management activities
- PUAFIR504Assist with formulation and implementation of plans and policies
- PUAFIR505Administer cost centre's financial resources
- PUAFIR506Conduct complex prescribed burns (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR507Inspect building fire safety systems (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR508Develop and analyse the behaviour and suppression options for a wildfire
- PUAFIR510Inspect for legislative compliance
- PUAFIR515Develop complex prescribed burn plans (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR516Assess and evaluate a facility's fire and incident safety management systems (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR517Conduct an inspection of a performance based design building (has prerequisites)
- PUAFIR518Conduct and record a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment
- PUAMAN004Manage procurement (has prerequisites)
- PUAMAN005Manage projects (has prerequisites)
- PUAMAN007Manage financial resources (has prerequisites)
- PUAMAN008Manage physical resources (has prerequisites)
- PUAOPE001Manage the investigation function at an incident
- PUAOPE002Manage the finance function at an incident
- PUAOPE003Manage the public information function at an incident
- PUAOPE004Manage the intelligence function at an incident
- PUAOPE017Coordinate resources for a multi-agency incident
- PUAOPE018Control a Level 2 incident (has prerequisites)
- PUAOPE022Manage logistics for a complex incident (has prerequisites)
- PUAOPE025Manage planning for a complex incident (has prerequisites)
- PUAOPE033Undertake field liaison in a deployment context
- PUASAR003Develop plans for deployment of a USAR team (has prerequisites)
- PUASAR004Implement and monitor USAR operation plans (has prerequisites)
- PUASAR005Review USAR team plans implemented at an incident (has prerequisites)
- TAEASS512Design and develop assessment tools
- TAEDES512Design and develop print-based learning resources
- TAETAS511Undertake organisational training needs analysis
training.gov.au national register, PUA50519 release 3
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