Level 03 Award in the Inspection and Testing of Fire Resisting Door Installations
Introduction
The Level 03 Award in the Inspection and Testing of Fire Resisting Door Installations is a regulated qualification designed to provide learners with advanced knowledge in the inspection of fire resisting doors, including their specification, condition and identification of necessary remedial works. The course combines up-to-date theory and legal requirements with development of practical skills to ensure learners are able to apply knowledge on-site to inspect door installations and carry out competent fire door surveys.
The Level 03 Award delivered by the Delta Training Academy is a revolutionary fire door inspection course, incorporating emerging technology and practical elements in our innovative Skills Lab at our campus in Preston City Centre.
Course Summary
Course Length: 20 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) inc. 15 Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
Teaching Method: Three Day in-person seminar and activities, including a practical day in the Skills Lab
Assessment Method: Multiple-choice exam and practical inspection assessment in the Delta Training Academy Skills Lab
Location: Preston Campus
Cost: £1,250 + VAT
Course Content
The course is delivered over three days, with a mix of seminars, lectures, group activities and practical demonstrations. The core content of each day is described below:
Day 1 – Regulations, Standards and Guidance, including the Building Regulations, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 and the Building Safety Act 2022. The course will also introduce concepts from fire strategy guidance including, though not limited to, Approved Document B, BS 9999 and BS 9991. This classroom day provides the learner with underpinning knowledge on the importance of fire doors, the specification of them in real building scenarios and the importance of correctly installed fire doors for holistic building safety.
Day 2 – Fire Door Components and Surveying, including key terms and definitions, the different types of fire door and where they should be located within simulated building environments. The day incorporates both theory and practice through use of the Skills Lab to identify key fire door components and understand fire performance. Small scale experiments are undertaken in the Delta Fire Research Centre (FRC) to understand the failure mode of critical fire door components, as well as how to carry out an effective fire door survey.
Day 3 – Practical Skills and Examination, including practical surveying skills and use of software to optimise fire door survey reporting. A closed-book examination is sat followed by a practical skills assessment, carried out on a one-to-one basis in the Skills Lab with the assessor.
Note that delegates are not required to bring any fire door surveying equipment and all specialist equipment will be provided for the duration of the course (though must be returned). Delegates are however required to bring safety boots for use in the Skills Lab. All other PPE for use in the Fire Research Centre and the Skills Lab will be provided, however boots cannot be and delegates must bring their own.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, learners will:
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Understand the Regulations and Standards applying to fire doors
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Know the inspection procedure for fire door installations
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Be able to inspect and test fire door installations
Who will Benefit?
This course will be of interest to a diverse range of learners, including but not limited to:
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Construction professionals (e.g., contractors, site managers)
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Architects and designers
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Health and safety officers
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Building inspectors
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Fire Engineers
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Fire and Rescue Services
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Approval authoritiesThis course will be of particular interest to Fire Engineers, Fire Risk Assessors and Fire Surveyors.
This course will be of particular interest to Fire Surveyors, Fire Risk Assessors and Building Managers responsible for fire door maintenance and remediation works.
Entry Requirements
Candidates who are employed as fire door installers should hold the ProQual Level 02 Diploma in Installing Fire Resisting Timber Doorsets.
Candidates who are employed in a responsible or supervisory role should be able to demonstrate a health and safety background and relevant health and safety competence through the achievement of relevant certifications e.g. NEBOSH, SMSTS, SSSTS or similar.
For all enquiries relating to entry requirements, please contact our team on admissions@deltafiretraining.co.uk
Assessment
This qualification is competence-based and candidates must therefore demonstrate the level of competence described within the Qualification Specification.
Assessment for this course is by way of a multiple-choice exam that learners sit on day three of the course, followed by a practical assessment in the Skills Lab on the same day. All assessments are undertaken within the three-day course and there is no coursework or portfolio to complete for this qualification.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course and passing the assessment, learners will be awarded the ''ProQual Level 03 Award in the Inspection and Testing of Fire Resisting Door Installations'. All delegates will also be provided with a Delta Training Academy CPD certificate on the final day of the course.
