BTEC: Fire engineering principles

Target audience

Fire Safety Officers and Inspectors, Building Control Surveyors, Approved Inspectors, Fire Risk Assessors and Fire Engineers

Aim

To enable delegates to monitor fire engineered design submissions and give advice

Subject areas

The subject areas include:

  • Commercial sprinklers – BS EN 12845
  • Design fires
  • Smoke control systems
  • Radiated heat/fire separation
  • Modelling fires and evacuation
  • Atria

Delivery

Exercises feature throughout the course to allow each stage of learning to be practised. They involve each delegate using smoke control software to design smoke control systems

Prior learning

Delegates should have experience applying Approved Document B

BTEC qualification (under development)

The Professional Award in Fire Engineering Principles course leads to a Level 4 qualification and consists of 40 guided learning hours

Duration

5 days

Costs

Inclusive delegate costs, (including BTEC qualification) are between £650 - £800 per delegate depending on location and whether an in-house or open course is attended