Emergency services cadet corps Program Manual Cadet Recruit CY S EN ER G V R IC E E M S E C S A D P ET C O R ESCC PROMGRAM MANUAL | MANUAL ESCC PROMGRAM TITLE: ESCC Program Manual - Cadet Recruit ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS © 2019 Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) The author acknowledges the contribution of: Government of Western Australia • Lynelle Fozard, Strategic Volunteer Coordinator – Youth Programs, Department of Fire & Emergency Services for Author her assistance, support and guidance in the development Linda Thorburn of this resource. Evolve Curriculum Development and Training PTY LTD www.evolvecdt.com.au The author also acknowledges the contribution of expert readers, subject matter experts, and ESCC instructors who Graphic designer have offered support, resources, advice and feedback RECRUIT | CADET LEVEL: Helen Bailey throughout the development process. 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CONTENTS Topic 1 Topic 2 CONTENTS Topic 3 page Topic 4 Introduction 2 Topic 1 ESCC Induction 7 Topic 5 Topic 2 ESCC Values 14 Topic 3 ESCC Code of Conduct 19 Topic 6 Topic 4 ESCC Uniform 33 Topic 5 Recruit ESCC objectives and responsibilities of the service 37 Topic 6 Recruit Drills 46 Topic 7 Recruit Team building 61 Topic 8 Overview of the volunteer emergency services 72 © DFES 2019 Emergency Services Cadet Corps Program Manual | 1 ESCC PROMGRAM MANUAL | MANUAL ESCC PROMGRAM LEVEL R CADET RECRUIT R STREAM 1 CADET QUALITIES 1 CADET RECRUIT – INTRODUCTION RECRUIT | CADET LEVEL: BACKGROUND HOW TO USE THE MANUAL The Emergency Services Cadet Corps (ESCC) is a voluntary The following information outlines how the manual has been youth organisation established in 1996 by the Western structured and provides suggestions for use. Australian State Government. The ESCC program assists young people to develop practical life skills, leadership, team RECRUIT – INTRODUCTION CADET work and initiative. Cadets learn about the diverse nature of STREAMS WA Emergency Services and develop qualities of community responsibility and service. There are six content streams in the manual. These correlate with the streams in the ESCC Skills Development Pathway The ESCC program works closely with volunteer emergency and are: services including the: 1. Cadet Qualities. • Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades 2. First Aid and Emergency. • State Emergency Service 3. Fire Safety. • Volunteer Fire and Emergency Service 4. Water Safety. • Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service 5. Safe Operations. • Volunteer Marine Rescue Service. 6. Search and Rescue. The ESCC Skills Development Pathway (page 4), launched in 2016, provides a framework for the Cadet Program – Recruit to Leader. This program manual unpacks the content areas for Unranked to Cadet Recruit level providing suggestions of content and activities that cadet instructors can use to build knowledge and skills in the context of emergency services. At this level cadets will develop a fundamental awareness of the content in all six streams of the ESCC Skills Development Pathway. The focus from Unranked to Cadet Recruit level is on learning. Cadets will demonstrate basic cadet, community engagement, and personal and social skills in a range of settings. Ideas on how cadets can engage with the community (Community Engagement stream) and build their personal and social skills (Personal and Social Skills stream) are embedded throughout the manual. © DFES 2019 Emergency Services Cadet Corps Program Manual | 2 ESCC PROMGRAM MANUAL | MANUAL ESCC PROMGRAM STREAM OVERVIEW Activities are structured in the following way. Each stream will start with an overview. At a glance, cadet instructors can see what content is included in the stream. LEVEL: CADET RECRUIT | CADET LEVEL: CADET RECRUIT – INTRODUCTION CADET q Revise – A revision task. w Introduce – New content is introduced. e Practise – Where cadets apply their new knowledge to a practical task. q Purpose – A quick explanation of the content r Reflect – Encourages cadets to reflect on their learning in the stream. and set achievement goals. w Learning intentions – The knowledge and skills covered in the stream. Supporting information for cadet instructors is also provided e Stream breakdown – Broken into topics in the stream, in each activity. this section lists page numbers, timings, and the learning intentions for each topic. t Environment – Suggested activity venue. y Equipment and resources – What items are required to run the activity. u Personal and social skills – Areas of growth for cadets. TOPICS i Skills assessment – An assessment task. o Community engagement – Ideas or suggestions on how cadets could engage with the community. a Support resources – Additional content or resources. Each topic of this manual has been written acknowledging that cadet instructors are best placed to understand their cadets and how they learn. It also recognises that cadet instructors bring with ICONS them to the role knowledge and skills in emergency services and are well positioned to understand any The following icons are used throughout the manual. local context issues responding to them by providing relevant and engaging activities. Key point, suggestion or additional information. A variation or additional activity. Topics are structured in the same way throughout the manual with learning intentions, a topic content overview, suggested Suggestion on how to run the activity. ways of teaching, and activities. Explanation of a teaching and learning activity. Activities The activities in each topic are not prescriptive. They are A movie clip to view. offered to support existing programs and activities that are currently being used successfully within existing cadet Additional information in the Cadet Recruit manual. programs. Additional information to view online. Certificate qualification external to the ESCC program. © DFES 2019 Emergency Services Cadet Corps Program Manual | 3 PERSONAL & SOCIAL SKILLS Work independently and use initiative Develop self-discipline and set personal goals personal and set Develop self-discipline and devise improvement for and areas strengths Acknowledge goals and personal achieve learning to strategies that strategies and group Plan, implement and review personal the community to contribute challenging situations manage skills to interpersonal Use outcomes achieve collective to with others Work collaboratively using the skills and teams in diverse successfully Lead outcomes achieve collective to members of team contributions all for that supports inclusivity & participation environment Create Assess personal skills and abilities through self-reflection self-reflection skills and abilities through Assess personal improvement of personal and highlight areas the community to contribute to Plan and action strategies and decisions ering opinions, perspectives di Appreciate Assess personal skills and abilities and use a variety of skills and abilities use a variety Assess personal strategies self-reflection improvement for goals Set the community to contribute to Plan and action strategies with others ectively e Communicate and the unit cohesion enhance to in a team Work successfully and unit outcomes goals achievement of personal unit tasks cooperative lead skills to use interpersonal ectively E all for inclusivity and participation Promote Communicate with others Communicate strategies and team-building problem-solving ective Apply e outcomes achieve collective to all for inclusivity and participation Acknowledge • Social awareness • Social awareness Self-awareness • Self-management • • Social management • Leadership • Inclusivity • Self-awareness Self-awareness • Self-management • • Social management • • Leadership • Inclusivity • • Social awareness Self-awareness Self-awareness • Self-management • Social management • Leadership • Inclusivity • Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service and Rescue Fire