1. Fire Safety Skills and Competency
Presented by Andy Stapleton, Essex FRS

2. Fire Safety Skills and Competency
Skills for Justice
EWG
FRSOC
Fire, Rescue Sector Occupational Committee
FSVDG
(Fire Service Vocational Development Group)
NOS Fire Safety Review Group

3. Fire Safety Skills and Competency
NOS Review
Work completed.
Drafts out for consultation.
Due to meet in December/January to consider submission from the consultation.

4. Fire Safety Skills and Competency
FSVDG
Workstreams
Set up new descriptor for Fire Safety Officer/Enforcer
Produce a VRQ for this descriptor
Produce an NVQ for this descriptor
Produce an interim route for a Fire Safety Officer to demonstrate competence
Produce draft Chapter on “Fire Safety Competencies – Development and Training” for the Community Fire Protection Planning and Management Guide.
Identify sources of training that compliment this structure

5. Fire Safety Skills and Competency
Timeline
Dependant on Skills for Justice NOS review. But due to report to EWG early in new year.
Interim solution later this year after consultation.
NVQ/VRQ’s hopefully summer/autumn next year.
Purple guide chapter late 2010.
Training providers late