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Diploma of Local Government Administration - LGA50104
Learning Knowing Achieving
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS:
This qualification is part of the Local Government Training Package. It reflects the role of personnel working in Local Government who perform tasks involving a high level of autonomy and requiring the application of significant judgement in planning and determining the selection of resources/roles/techniques for themselves and others. They are required to develop specific practices to ensure the implementation of management systems, plans and policies. They demonstrate the application of a broad range of managerial, coordination and planning skills.
Structure
- 10 units: 4 core
- 4 specialist
- 2 elective
Subjects
- Undertake business planning
- Establish cooperative arrangements with other organisations
- Develop and maintain a community cultural plan
- Resolve valuation and property services disputes
- Recommend rates and charges
- Develop community relations
- Measure cost of providing and maintaining council's assets
- Conduct council elections
- Develop a marketing strategy
- Manage finances
- Implement computerised asset management systems
- Promote and facilitate organisational performance
- Manage policy development
- Implement disciplinary and termination procedures
- Provide property asset management services
- Prepare a council for elections
- Monitor and maintain quality of asset management system
- Devise and conduct community consultations
- Develop and organise public education programs
- Work with others in local government
- Follow defined OHS policies and procedures
- Represent council's role and value in the community
- Manage a local government project
- Provide team leadership
- Monitor council procedures to ensure compliance with relevant legislation
- Coordinate policy development
- Coordinate and facilitate a change process
- Manage finances within a budget
- Establish an annual budget that supports council's management and operational plans
- Prepare a budget
- Provide advocacy and representation
- Develop, implement and review operational plans
- Provide advice to council on human resources policies and procedures
- Develop, implement and monitor a programmed maintenance system of council's assets
- Acquire and dispose of assets
- Manage the recording and updating of data on council's assets
- Develop a risk management strategy for council assets
- Work effectively in local government
- Provide quality and timely advice to council
- Report on assets in accordance with statutory and public reporting requirements
- Implement recruitment systems
- Implement and monitor the organisation's OHS policies, procedures and programs within the work group or section
- Contribute to advice to council on legislation
- Implement employee performance management systems
- Develop an asset management strategy for the council
- Establish, maintain and evaluate the organisation's OHS system
- Conduct public educational presentations
- Develop, implement and review policies and procedures
- Provide information on asset management programs and practices
- Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability
Study pathways
Not applicable.
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