Fire Safety for Construction

Two units are required for the Certificate in Fire Safety in Construction. A further four units are required for the Diploma in Building Safety Management.

To achieve the Certificate in Fire Safety for Construction, learners are required to undertake:

• Unit 1 – Fire Safety Legislation for Construction
• Unit 2 – Fire Safety Management for Construction

Assessments are by scenario-based assignments approved by the CIOB Awarding Organisation.

Centres may design their own assignment briefs which must be approved by the Awarding Organisation (CIOB) prior to issue to learners.

All completed assessments are marked by the centre, internally verified and subject to external moderation. The assessment criteria are based on three areas:

1. Task achievement: This is a measure of how well the learner answers the task question/questions and the identification of the key aspects of the task.
2. Technical Content: This is a measure of how well the learner addresses the technical aspects of the task.
3. Presentation: This is a measure of how well the learner presents the assignment and includes the quality of the structure and paragraphing, the quality and relevance of visual or graphical content and the referencing used for quoted sources.

Higher education providers may consider these qualifications for exemption from certain modules within their Higher National Certificate/Diploma and degree programmes.