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Fire Safety Instructor

Provides instructors with the resources to deliver WorkSafe Fire Awareness and Fire Marshal qualifications

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Fire Safety Instructor

Deliver Fire Safety Awareness and Fire Marshal courses in your own workplace.

Having an in-house trainer who can deliver basic fire safety training tailored to your specific workplace risks is a cost-effective way to meet legal requirements.

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, employers are responsible for ensuring all staff receive appropriate fire safety training.

WorkSafe offers flexible instructor training options to suit different needs:

  • Online training – ideal for those with existing Fire Marshal experience, allowing you to learn at your own pace.
  • On-site, face-to-face training – designed for those with limited experience, this option includes practical fire extinguisher use and a comprehensive classroom session to build your knowledge.*

*Subject to minimum learner numbers.

Online Courses

Fire Safety Instructor – Delivered Online

Fire Safety Instructor
£234 inc VAT  (£195 ex VAT)
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All courses are delivered via our e-learning portal
Following registration we will check your instructor pre-requisites and issue you a login to our learning platform

Classroom Based Courses

Fire Safety Instructor – Classroom based course

Contact us for course options at your site (3 learners or more)

Course Content

The fire safety instructor course will cover:

  • Current guidelines
  • Teaching resources
  • Student course content
  • Assessment guidelines
  • Administration requirements
  • Live fire-fighting (classroom course only).

 

The WorkSafe Fire Safety Awareness and Fire Marshal courses that you will be able to deliver cover the following topics:

  • Fire science
  • Fire risk management
  • Use of fire extinguishers
  • Fire Marshal duties (Fire marshal course only)
  • Assessment methods, including risk assessment

Assessment

Classroom course assessment is comprised of:

  • Observation of your skills during the course.
  • A short, informal written assessment on fire risk assessment with group feedback.

Online course assessment is comprised of:

  • End of course multiple choice assessment

Entry Requirements

To enrol onto the WorkSafe Classroom based Fire Safety Instructor Course, you must hold the following qualifications:

  • A Level 3 or equivalent teaching qualification
  • An awareness of basic fire safety legislation relating to the workplace

For the online fire safety course, in addition to the above you must also hold:

  • A current fire marshal qualification
  • Evidence of previous fire safety experience (NEBOSH qualification or previous fire instructor status).

WorkSafe deliver the Level 3 Award in Education and Training if you need to gain this qualification.

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You will receive comprehensive WorkSafe teaching resources containing materials for each training programme which includes:

  • Detailed, easy to follow lesson plans with clear learning objectives and timescales for every session.

  • Interactive, multimedia presentations.

  • Practical and theoretical assessment materials.

  • Course administration materials.

Additionally, all WorkSafe instructors have access to the online WorkSafe Instructor Portal which enables easy course notifications, student registration, ordering of course materials and general administration support.

Following attendance on one of our instructor courses you will be able to register your organisation or company as a WorkSafe Training Provider.

Register your course via our online portal and purchase your student training packs.

Training packs are a single use product which ensure every WorkSafe student receives reference and assessment materials with post course certification. See our student training packs on our online shop.

WorkSafe Fire Safety instructors are required to refresh their own Fire Marshal qualification to ensure of compliance with current guidelines. WorkSafe offer a classroom course with practical fire extinguisher training included.

To maintain instructor approval you will need to:

  • Deliver fire marshal courses to at least 30 students annually.
  • Renew your Fire Marshal certificate every 3 years.

WorkSafe operate an ongoing quality assurance system to ensure trainers and organisations can meet the ‘Due Diligence’ checks required by the Health and Safety Executive.

WorkSafe quality control training through standardised student materials, fast turnaround of student certification and ongoing instructor verification to ensure subject compliance.