SES Volunteers are a dedicated group of people drawn from all walks of life, backgrounds and professions. They have a common desire to make a contribution within the community by providing emergency assistance. These volunteers make themselves available to attend to emergencies, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as and when required.
SES Volunteers care about their communities and are not paid for the great work that they do. The SES is a volunteer organisation with aim to help WA communities in times of emergency and disaster. Each year the SES receives thousands of calls for assistance.
The State Emergency Service (SES) becomes involved in a wide range of disaster and emergency related operations. To allow these operational activities to be responded to effectively and safely the SES has a responsibility to ensure adequate and appropriate training is available to its members. This training provides SES members with the appropriate skills & knowledge to enable them to perform their operational tasks and functions in a safe and effective manner.
The SES has developed a comprehensive training framework based the Public Safety Training Package that meets the operational requirements of the service. As a part of this framework a training recognition process has been developed which provides external and internal forms of recognition for specific disciplines. These forms of recognition include a range of Nationally Recognised Qualifications at Certificate II and III level.
There is also a competency maintenance system based on ongoing peer assessment recorded in a log book. This system is designed to monitor the skills and knowledge maintenance associated with specific disciplines.
Every Volunteer who joins the SES receives initial basic training and Induction and Safety. Training is then based on their individual preferences and capabilities and the operational and functional roles of their SES Unit.