National Certificate in Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management (Level 2)

This qualification is intended for people in the workplace and in the community who have a role in maintaining a safe environment, either in their normal employment or in a voluntary role.

The qualification recognises people who require a familiarisation of an emergency plan, specifically relating to safety measures and the actions to be taken when small emergencies occur in the workplace or their community environment. The scope of the qualification includes fire prevention, fire and rescue services, occupational health and safety, civil defence, interpersonal communications and core health.

This qualification is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of employers and candidates from a range of industries. On successful completion of this qualification candidates will understand workplace safety issues and respond confidently to small scale emergencies in the workplace or their community environment.

Where candidates wish to advance their skills and knowledge, they could proceed from this qualification to the National Certificate in Workplace Fire and Emergency Response (Level 3) [Ref: 0911].

As the largest Industry Training Organisation in the country Skills works across 23 different industries from plumbing, and electrical through to scaffolding, real estate and more. We act as a broker between industry, government and training providers, to develop standard setting qualifications, that will help develop the leaders of tomorrow.

For more than 25 years, we’ve been helping train up the next generation of tradies and professionals. We work with industries to ensure that qualifications provide trainees with the right skills at the right time.