Level 6 Diploma in Fire Safety Management

1. Advanced Fire Risk Management: Strategic fire risk assessment, hazard evaluation, risk controls, and fire safety strategy.

2. Fire Protection Systems Management: Active and passive fire protection, detection, alarm, suppression, extinguishing systems, and maintenance management.

3. Fire Safety in Buildings and Occupancies: Compartmentation, means of escape, occupancy risk, building fire safety, and life safety considerations.

4. Emergency Planning and Incident Management: Emergency plans, evacuation strategies, incident command, business continuity, and crisis preparedness.

5. Fire Safety Compliance and Auditing: Legislation, codes, standards, inspections, audits, non-conformities, and corrective actions.

6. Fire Investigation and Incident Analysis: Fire investigation principles, evidence evaluation, root cause analysis, reporting, and lessons learned.

7. Industrial Fire and Process Hazard Management: High-risk industrial processes, hazardous materials, explosion hazards, and process fire prevention.

8. Fire Safety Leadership and Strategic Improvement: Fire safety governance, leadership, performance indicators, training, continual improvement, and strategic fire safety programmes.

• Develops advanced capability in strategic fire risk and fire safety management.

• Strengthens competence in fire protection systems, compliance auditing, and emergency planning.

• Enhances fire investigation, industrial hazard assessment, and corrective action skills.

• Supports leadership of organisational fire safety programmes and performance improvement.

• Builds a strong foundation for senior fire safety, HSE, and risk management careers.

• Fire Safety Managers and senior fire safety professionals.

• HSE Managers, fire officers, and emergency planning personnel.

• Building safety, facilities, industrial, and compliance professionals.

• Experienced practitioners seeking advanced fire safety management responsibility.

• Assessment Format: Written examination, fire risk assessment project, compliance audit, case study analysis, and strategic fire safety management project

• Total Questions: 100

• Passing Score: 60%

• Duration: 240 Minutes

• Certification: HiQual UK Level 6 Diploma in Fire Safety Management upon successful completion

To deliver this Qualification, HiQual UK Approved ATPs must demonstrate the capability to deliver, assess, and internally quality assure qualifications in line with recognised regulatory principles and the expectations of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

Approved centres must operate effective systems to ensure the validity, reliability, fairness, consistency, and security of assessment.

1. Centre Recognition and Legal Compliance

Centres must be formally recognised by HiQual UK prior to the delivery or assessment of any qualification. To maintain recognition, centres must: Be a legally constituted organisation operating in compliance with applicable legislation and regulatory requirements. Demonstrate effective governance, management oversight, and clear lines of accountability. Comply with all HiQual UK policies, procedures, and conditions of centre recognition. Notify HiQual UK promptly of any material changes that may affect delivery, assessment, or internal quality assurance arrangements.

2. Resources, Facilities, and Learning Environment

Centres must ensure that sufficient and appropriate resources are in place to support learning and assessment. This includes: Learning environments appropriate to the mode of delivery, including classrooms and, where applicable, specialist or practical facilities. Access to learning and assessment resources that enable learners to meet qualification outcomes. Secure systems for managing learner data, assessment records, and certification claims. Arrangements that support equality of access and reasonable adjustments for learners where required.

3. Staff Competence and Occupational Expertise

Centres must ensure that all staff involved in delivery, assessment, and internal quality assurance are competent and suitably qualified. Centres must: Appoint tutors with appropriate subject knowledge, teaching competence, and relevant occupational or professional experience. Ensure assessors are trained and competent in applying HiQual UK assessment requirements and standards. Appoint a qualified Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) responsible for monitoring assessment practice and decisions. Maintain records of staff qualifications, experience, training, and continuing professional development (CPD).

4. Assessment Practice and Internal Quality Assurance (IQA)

Centres must operate robust internal quality assurance systems to ensure assessment integrity. Centres must: Ensure assessment is valid, fit for purpose, and conducted in line with HiQual UK requirements. Implement effective IQA procedures to monitor assessor performance and confirm the consistency of assessment decisions. Maintain accurate, complete, and auditable records of learner registration, assessment evidence, and outcomes. Carry out regular internal reviews and standardisation activities to support continuous improvement.

5. Integrity, Risk Management, and Malpractice

Centres must take appropriate measures to protect the integrity of assessment. Centres must: Maintain policies and procedures for the prevention, identification, and management of malpractice and maladministration. Ensure secure handling, storage, and retention of assessment materials and learner evidence. Report any suspected or confirmed malpractice to HiQual UK in accordance with published procedures.

6. Health, Safety, Safeguarding, and Learner Protection

Centres must provide a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment. Centres must: Comply with applicable health and safety and safeguarding legislation. Conduct risk assessments for learning activities, particularly where practical or technical work is involved. Maintain procedures to safeguard learner welfare and wellbeing.

7. Learner Information, Support, and Fair Treatment

Centres must ensure learners are informed, supported, and treated fairly. Centres must: Provide clear and accurate information on programme requirements, assessment methods, and certification. Ensure learners receive timely and constructive feedback on assessment outcomes. Operate transparent complaints and appeals procedures aligned with HiQual UK requirements. Manage learner information securely in compliance with data protection legislation.

Successful learners who achieve the HiQual UK Level 6 Diploma in Fire Safety Management may progress to:

• Level 7 qualifications in Fire Safety Management, Fire Engineering, Risk Management, Disaster Management, or Occupational Health & Safety.

• Higher education programmes such as postgraduate certificates, postgraduate diplomas, MSc programmes, or related master's-level study, subject to the receiving institution's requirements.

• Professional and specialist development in Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Protection Engineering, Building Safety, Process Safety, Emergency Planning, Fire Investigation, or Safety Auditing.

• Career advancement into roles including Fire Safety Manager, Fire Risk Manager, Fire Safety Consultant, Fire Protection Manager, HSE Manager, Building Safety Manager, Emergency Planning Manager, or Fire Compliance Manager.

• Continuing professional development leading toward senior fire governance, strategic risk management, fire engineering coordination, and organisational safety leadership positions.