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Certificate IV in Local Government (Planning) - LGA40708
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Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS:
This qualification is part of the Local Government Training Package. It will provide students with the skills and knowledge to work effectively in the local government. Students will learn to perform a broad range of skilled applications including the requirement to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for performing current practices and provide some leadership and guidance to others. Students will also learn about budgeting, building inspection and planning in the built and natural environment.
Structure
12 units
Subjects
- Establish cooperative arrangements with other organisations
- Draft planning permits and conditions
- Develop community relations
- Conduct initial assessments of minor planning applications
- Promote and facilitate organisational performance
- Process building permits
- Support the planning application, notification and appeals process
- Devise and conduct community consultations
- Develop and organise public education programs
- Provide evidence in court
- Provide service and information in preparing a development application
- Work with others in local government
- Follow defined OHS policies and procedures
- Represent council's role and value in the community
- Enforce legislation to achieve compliance
- Manage a local government project
- Provide team leadership
- Conduct site inspections to check accuracy of plan and application documentation
- Monitor council procedures to ensure compliance with relevant legislation
- Read and interpret plans and specifications
- Coordinate and facilitate a change process
- Manage finances within a budget
- Interpret and apply authority to act
- Analyse the natural and built environment
- Prepare a budget
- Develop, implement and review operational plans
- Undertake research of the natural and built environment
- Work effectively in local government
- Provide quality and timely advice to council
- Read and interpret titles, covenants and the local planning scheme
- Implement and monitor the organisation's OHS policies, procedures and programs within the work group or section
- Apply the principles of ecologically sustainable development to council decisions
- Assess applications for the use of land in council care, control and management
- Prepare and present geographic information systems data
- Provide assistance in carrying out building inspections
- Conduct public educational presentations
- Develop, implement and review policies and procedures
Study pathways
Not applicable.
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