Diploma of Local Government - LGA50712
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 individuals who apply integrated technical and theoretical concepts in a broad range of contexts to undertake advanced skilled or paraprofessional work and as a pathway for further learning. Personnel involved in these roles are required to develop specific practices to ensure the implementation of management systems, plans and policies and demonstrate application of a broad range of managerial, coordination, governance, representation and planning skills.
Structure
14 units
Subjects
- Plan to manage a contract
- Conduct and manage coordinated procurement
- Undertake business planning
- Establish cooperative arrangements with other organisations
- Apply building surveying procedures to residential buildings
- Resolve valuation and property services disputes
- Apply conflict resolution strategies
- Recommend rates and charges
- Participate in negotiations
- Develop community relations
- Perform the role of an elected member
- Undertake councillor roles and responsibilities
- Manage finances
- Conduct initial assessments of minor planning applications
- Administer the electoral roll
- Assist customers with rate enquiries
- Participate in budget and procurement review processes
- Contribute to council teams
- Identify native title issues relevant to local government context and functions
- Implement debt recovery procedures
- Manage policy development
- Manage council parking system
- Support the planning application, notification and appeals process
- Develop and implement strategic plans
- Devise and conduct community consultations
- Develop and organise public education programs
- Prepare accounts for rates
- Provide service and information in preparing a development application
- Manage people performance
- Work with others in local government
- Manage self as a Board member
- Interact with clients in a regulated environment
- Follow defined OHS policies and procedures
- Represent council's role and value in the community
- Investigate alleged breaches of legislation and prepare documentation
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Use targeted communication skills to build relationships
- Enforce legislation to achieve compliance
- Manage a local government project
- Identify environmental assets and prioritise environmental issues
- Apply building control legislation to building surveying
- Provide team leadership
- Monitor council procedures to ensure compliance with relevant legislation
- Coordinate and facilitate a change process
- Manage finances within a budget
- Develop agreements with native title holders/traditional owners
- Plan for procurement outcomes
- Develop ecologically sustainable land management systems
- Prepare a budget
- Make procurement decisions
- Manage procurement risk
- Assist in developing an environmental management system for the organisation
- Assess the construction of domestic scale buildings
- Maintain property rates and records
- Develop, lead and build community capacity
- Work effectively in local government
- Provide quality and timely advice to council
- Conduct effective council meetings
- Implement Board member responsibilities
- Analyse financial reports and budgets
- Contribute to effective decision making
- Protect heritage and cultural assets
- Govern councils
- Develop and maintain supplier relationships
- Apply building codes and standards to residential buildings
- Manage conflict
- Prepare rate notice forms
- Undertake effective consultation with Indigenous people on matters of cultural heritage
- Manage a supply chain
- Provide assistance in carrying out building inspections
- Apply legislation to urban development and building controls
- Conduct public educational presentations
- Develop, implement and review policies and procedures
- Establish purchasing networks to ensure council is resource effective
Study pathways
Not applicable.
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