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Welcome to the Department of Sustainability and Environment's online learning website

  • The Department of Sustainability & Environment provides wildfire training and assessment services to staff from the Networked Emergency Organisation (DSE, Parks Victoria, Department of Primary Industries, VicForests and Melbourne Water) as well as contracted incident personnel, emergency services volunteers and occasionally, members of other fire agencies.

    We conduct our training and assessment programs using various learning techniques which enable our students to develop the required wildfire knowledge and skills in a supportive learning environment.

    If there is anything you think could be done to improve this site please us know. Your comments and suggestions will help develop our 'online' fire training initiatives.

Available Courses

  • This course is a brief introduction to the principles, structure and processes of the Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System (AIIMS).
  • This course is designed to induct new staff into the State Control Centre (SCC) facility. It is intended for all staff from any agency who have a role working in the SCC.

  • This course is intended as an induction package for international and interstate firefighters and incident management personnel assisting with wildfire response in the State of Victoria.

  • This is a Bureau of Meterology program designed to give participants an understanding of the smoke dispersion forecasting process to assist land managers minimise the effects of smoke during prescribed burning operations.
  • This course provides participants with an awareness of wildfire behaviour, wildfire suppression techniques, safety and survival in a wildfire situation and the use of simple strategies and tactics for attacking a small wildfire.

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The Department of Sustainability and Environment, Fire Training is a Registered Training Organisation (3765) and is approved to deliver qualifications through the Australian Qualifications Framework.
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