Two new training courses have been added this week to the FIS e-Learning Hub. The courses aim to support members in managing individual competence associated with key package areas.
The first course is the Firestopping of service penetrations: Best Practice. The aim of this course is to assist in the design, specification and installation of building services penetrations to ensure fire compartmentation is maintained, five leading not-for-profit organisations have been involved in the development of the Guide on which this course is based. The aim of the course is to encourage early consideration of firestopping design in order to avoid problems at a later stage in construction. It is not an installation course but guidance to a good practice approach. The training is broken down to provide information on actions that should be carried out during each of the stages, one to seven, as defined in the RIBA Plan of Work.
The second course is a new interactive Pre-Construction Guide to Drylining. The course has been pulled together from decades of experience and focuses on the lead-up to commencing installation works. It highlights how to check bids and tenders for compliance, understand time requirements and site conditions, and ensure the design information is sufficient and fit for purpose.
Both courses are available freely to FIS members and CPD certificates will be issued on completion.
Speaking on the launch of these courses at the AGM on 7 November, FIS President Ian Strangward said:
“The bank of knowledge which FIS has built is impressive – we now need to make sure that we are not just a font of knowledge, but a modern information provider. It is not good enough to just have information available, we must work smarter to ensure it is used – getting to the right people in the right way. Our e-Learning Hub is going to be key. The first course we put up “an Introduction to the Building Safety Act” has been a great start, several hundred people have already completed the course and feedback has been very positive. In these next courses, “Firestopping of service penetrations: Best Practice” and particularly, our “Pre-construction guide to drylining” you will see progress in the quality of delivery. Now we have a process, you will be seeing a regular flow of new courses targeting vital interventions, job titles and knowledge gaps”
Click here for more information on how to register on these courses