Overview

This course has been designed to give you a greater understanding of passive fire protection and follows on from the level 2 course. It covers all the fundamental principles but goes into more depth in certain areas. The course has been designed to assist those preparing to sit the IFE Level 3 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection.

 From March 2025, the Institution of Fire Engineers is pleased to announce that their Passive Fire Protection exams (Level 2 and Level 3) will only be available online in a multiple-choice format, providing a more accessible and flexible testing experience for all candidates.

 

Agenda

 

 The course covers the following:

  • Principles of fire
  • Human behaviour
  • Basic principles of Means of Escape
  • Important aspects of  passive fire protection
  • Elements of a cladding system
  • Fire performance requirements of curtain walling and cladding systems
  • Testing of cavity barriers
  • Building performance in fire
  • Fire testing, assessment and product certification
  • Development of a fire strategy
  • Active fire protection
  • Regulation
  • Fire protection to the structural frame of the building
  • Fire resisting walls, floor and ceilings
  • Fire resisting glazing
  • Fire stopping and penetration seals, cavity barriers and the building envelope, ductwork and dampers
  • Fire resisting doors, industrial shutters and associated hardware
  • Building regulations, approved documents and passive fire protection

 

Testimonial

I just received confirmation late last week that I passed the IFE Level 2 and Level 3 Passive Fire Protection exams!  I didn’t do much additional reading but worked through your videos and sample papers – they were amazing and covered everything that came up on the exams!

Stephen Martin Northern Ireland

Samples

 

Below are some samples of the course content

Unit 1 Sample 1

Unit 3 Sample 5

Unit 5 Sample 3

Unit 3 Sample 1

Unit 3 Sample 2

Unit 6 Sample 3

 

The course is CPD accredited by The CPD Certification Service 

 

 

Cost

Special Offer only £795 plus VAT (£954 inc VAT) Normally £1000 plus VAT (£1200 inc VAT)

For multiple licences please contact us for group discount.

 

 

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