Passive Fire Protection – Fundamental principles – Level 3

Building Regulations Courses

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