Fire Alarm Installer Trainee Bundle

Course Overview

This training bundle is comprised of two individual practical training courses and one distance learning course: Practical Fire Alarm Installation BTEC Level, Fire Alarm Service, Repair and Maintenance, and Fire Safety Awareness and Risk Assessment (online). It has been created for those with little or no experience in Fire Alarms who may wish to develop a more detailed understanding of how this aspect of technical security works in relation to their role.

Learners will attend two separate practical workshop training programmes in either our Hampshire or Shipley Training Centres, (depending on availability, see dates below) and complete one distance learning programme from home. Upon successful completion of each programme, learners will receive one formal BTEC certificate, and two industry recognised Tavcom Training Certificates, as well as 24 CPD points.

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Who will benefit?

This bundle will benefit a range of organisations and businesses who need to train their engineers from the ‘ground-up’ to high industry standards. These training bundles provide a great alternative to hiring externally and supports the development of you and your employees.

Whether someone is new to the industry and needs to be trained ‘on the tools’ before going to a job, or perhaps looking to brush up on the key aspects of Fire Alarm installation, system design, maintenance and commissioning, this installer training bundle is ideal.

£1595 ex. VAT

55 hours approx.

1 BTEC Certificate and 2 Tavcom Training Certificates

Accommodation with dinner, bed & breakfast can be included for an additional cost of £90 per person, per night + VAT. Bed & Breakfast is £70 per person per night + VAT. Please make a note on your booking form if you wish to add this option.

1.) Practical Fire Alarm Installation

Understanding the role of the inspectorates
Understanding the Regulatory Reform Order
Who should carry out risk assessments
Fire alarm system design – detection types, zones sound level requirements
Acceptable sound levels using bells or sounders
Industry standards and how to apply them
Understanding wire free equipment and when to use it
Variation orders and what they mean
Understanding the operation of different devices
Installing smoke/Heat detectors/Smoke beams
Installation (Theory and Practical) – conventional and analogue addressable systems
Interfacing with access control
Remote signalling options
Understanding how a system should be zoned
Zone isolators and when to fit them
Programming addressable systems
How to correctly calculate battery time
How to limit unwatched activations
Health and safety considerations
Hands on workshop activities
Emergency lighting systems

2.) Fire Alarm Service, Repair, Maintenance & Commissioning

How to locate open and short circuits
Understand the operation of circuit isolators
Understanding common programming errors
Calculate the expected hold up time of a system
False alarm management
Safe Isolation of circuits
Scheduled Maintenance expectations
Walk Testing
Isolating Zones/disablements
Understanding interfaces between fire and other systems
Remote monitoring (correct fault and alarm indication)
Understanding system categories (grading checks)
Understanding design requirements i.e. location detector spacing and heights, manual all points etc
Resistance and current consumption
Wiring and Db level checks (Best Practice)
Battery Calculations
Documentation

3.) Introduction to Fire Safety Awareness and Risk Assessment

The Regulatory Reform Order, Fire Industry Standards, bodies and inspectorates
The Fire Safety Risk Assessment
Evacuation Procedures
Fire alarm system design detection types, zones, sound level requirements
Installation (theory and practical) conventional and analogue addressable systems
Commissioning and handover of systems configuration, testing and documentation
Service and maintenance of systems
Emergency Lighting
Fire Extinguisher and Sprinkler Systems
Interfacing with ancillary equipment
Integration with other systems