If you are here, the chances are you are looking for an apprenticeship in protective services, well if you are an ambitious, aspiring professional, with a passion for social responsibility and community becoming a Fire Safety Inspector could be your next career move. If you want to find out more about what it takes, how to apply and where a level 4 apprenticeship can take you – read on.
What does it take to come a Fire Safety Apprentice: Entry Requirements, Pathways and Outcomes
The Level 4 Fire Safety Apprenticeship will allow professionals to build their careers. Or take your career to the next level in protective services. This apprenticeship will give you a portfolio of skills. These are based around government and council legislation, consultancy, compliance laws, and stakeholder management alongside much more. The exhaustive list of skills taught through this apprenticeship is available on the institute for apprenticeship’s website. These skills will give you a great knowledge and broaden your professional experience. This apprenticeship is a great stepping stone into a strong career as a Fire Safety Officer or any position in the protective services and forces.
According to recruitment boards and sites like indeed, is you niche your career in the fire safety direction, starting as a Level 4 Fire Safety Apprentice, you can expect a starting salary of £18,000. Reaching up-to approximately £60,000, with a few years of experience. This is based on salaries across the UK. In terms of entry requirements the biggest factors that lead to success are a strong work ethic, a drive for progression and GCSE’s in maths and english (above Grade 4/C).
A day in the life: What you can expect to do as a Fire Safety Apprentice
As a fire safety apprenticeship you can expect an average day at work doing the following:
- Working with the community and stakeholders
- Assess Risks and potential hazards
- Responding to complaints and appeals to fire safety verdicts
- Setting up action plans with partner agencies to make sure agencies engage with local legislation and fire safety protocols
- Advice, consultancy and collaboration
- Identify high risk building and areas for fires in various communities
- Studying policy and legislation for continuous professional development
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours: How to pass this apprenticeship
To round off all things, Fire Safety Apprenticeships, here are some of the key competencies. Competencies are the assessment criteria and learning points for apprentices. These will be gained over a 24-month period. 24 months is the average duration for this apprenticeship. See below ApprenticeTip’s view on the most important competencies:
- Key Knowledge Points are based around:
- Primary Authority Scheme
- Legislation Understanding
- Fire Risk Assessment process
- How to work with other agencies to enforce fire safety legislation
- Skills
- Auditing and Inspecting
- Communicating with other agencies
- Working with other agencies in good timing in the formal way
- Evaluate fire safety design submissions and fire protection systems
- Behaviours
- Maintains a confident, controlled and focused attitude in highly challenging situations
- Commits to develop self, individuals, teams and others, to improve organisational effectiveness
- Applies relevant information to make appropriate decisions and creates practical solutions
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