Apprenticeship training course
Community fire safety advisor (level 3)
Working within local communities providing life-improving advice, guidance and interventions.
- Qualification level
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3
Equivalent to A level. - Typical duration
- 12 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Protective services
- Maximum funding
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£7,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Also known as
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- Community safety advisor
- Community safety advocate
- Community safety assistant
- Community safety officer
- Home fire safety visit officer
- Prevention advisor
- Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Interpret and implement legislation, data, and guidance in relation to HFSVs.
- Preparation for the visit, in line with local procedures and guidance.
- Provide advice, education and recommendations to members of the public through variety of interactions.
- Check occupant’s understanding and ability to access all information provided.
- Work with other professionals to support fire safety.
- Manage risks to personnel associated with HFSVs.
- Observe, question and listen to occupants to inform fire risk assessment.
- Take a person-centred approach to fire risk assessment by considering the impact of person, behaviour and home factors on fire risk.
- Identify and assess risks within the home, using the HFSV guidance.
- Deliver brief advice to encourage positive behaviour change that enables people to reduce risk.
- Signpost interventions or make referrals internally and to partner agencies that meet the needs of the occupants to mitigate the identified risks.
- Deliver clear and achievable verbal and written fire safety advice to individuals and community groups.
- Determine the need for, and demonstrate how to install and test, fire risk reduction equipment including smoke alarms and instruct occupants to use and maintain equipment effectively.
- Reflect and evaluate performance and practice to inform change and improvement.
- Keep records accurately observing the requirements of data protection and organisational policy.
- Share relevant information and respond with courtesy, clarity and accuracy to enquiries from stakeholders and other agencies upholding responsibilities to data protection and confidentiality.
- Work independently and proactively as part of a team; managing work, prioritising tasks, planning and leading visits.
- Communicate with others and adapt communication media, methods and styles to suit diverse audiences.
Full information on Community fire safety advisor (level 3) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.