Core courses

• Sprinklers
• Canute – sprinkler software
• Fire risk assessment
• Foundation: Fire safety
• Building Regulations
• Building Regulations update
• Auditing premises
• BS 9999:2008
• Fire Safety Enforcement 1
• Fire Safety Enforcement 2
• Fire engineering principles

Fire service

• Course flow chart
• Course dates & booking
• Qualifications
• Fire safety NOS
• Role maps

Fire service qualifications

National Occupational Standards (NOS)

Course content takes into account the fire safety 2010 national occupational standards for more information see fire safety NOS

Courses for Fire Safety Officers

The courses have been designed so fire safety officers can obtain the knowledge, understanding and skills they require for the following roles:

• Fire safety inspector (Watch Manager) – auditing premises and providing advice
• Fire safety inspector (Station Manager) – auditing complex premises, building regulations applications and providing advice on complex premises

Courses stand alone, building on the one before. Overlap and duplication are avoided to make learning as smooth-running and cost-effective as possible.

For details, see flow chart detailing how courses build on each other

Workplace role qualifications

Xact provides BTEC qualifications on a number of courses. As soon as the new NOS are issued, qualifications for fire safety Watch and Station Managers will be available.

Course qualifications

 

Edexcel is the awarding body for BTEC qualifications. A range of BTEC qualifications are available for our fire safety courses, these include:

• Level 4: Professional Certificate Building Regulations
• Level 3: Professional Award Auditing premises
• Level 4: Professional Award Fire Engineering Principles
• Level 4: Professional Award Core skills - investigators

Skills for Justice

Fire & Rescue Sector, Qualifications Strategy (April 2010)report 585Kb

Role Maps

Fire Service Role Maps