Overview of courses

• Course flow chart
• Qualifications
• Open course dates

Fire safety

• Sprinklers
• Canute – sprinkler software
• Fire risk assessment

Fire safety level 3

• Auditing simple premise 1
• Auditing simple premise 2
• Gathering evidence

Fire safety level 4

• Auditing complex premise 1
• Auditing complex premise 2
• Regulated, licensed premise
• Building Regulations + TG
• CDM Regulations
• Community fire safety
• Fire safety at incidents
• Fire safety enforcement
• Draft enforceable documents

Specialist fire safety

• Operational fire safety visit
• BS 9999:2008 + Annexes
• Building Regulations update
• Fire engineering principles
• Healthcare premises
• Checking sprinkler systems
• Fire Safety Manager

Fire safety qualifications

New fire safety qualifications

Xact's courses include the following national fire safety qualifications:

• Level 3 Certificate in Fire Safety - course brochure
• Level 4 Certificate in Fire Safety - course brochure
• Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety - course brochure

These qualifications are suitable for those who are:
a) responsible for ensuring fire safety arrangements are suitable, sufficient and maintained e.g. risk assessors, managers, employees, owners and occupiers
b) regulators of fire safety e.g. fire services

Edexcel qualification specification document

Xact fire safety course brochure

Course flow chart

Flowchart illustrating how courses are structured

National Occupational Standards (NOS)

Course content takes into account the fire safety 2011 national occupational standards for more information see fire safety NOS

Role Maps

Fire Service Role Maps

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 5 Professional Award: Building Regulations & Technical Guidance
• Level 5 Professional Award: Complex Buildings (BS 9999)
• Level 5 Professional Certificate: Building Regulations & Complex Buildings
• Level 4 Professional Award: Core Skills for Investigators

Courses for fire safety professionals

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

• Managers, staff and owner-occupiers
• Risk assessors
• Building Control and Approved Inspectors
• Operational Crew and Watch Managers
• Fire Safety Auditors
• Fire Safety Inspectors
• Fire Safety Managers

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