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- EAL Level 3 Award in the Commissioning, Handover and Servicing of Fire Detection and Alarm Systems to BS 5839-1 (Qualification Number: 610/0039/3)
EAL Level 3 Award in the Commissioning, Handover and Servicing of Fire Detection and Alarm Systems to BS 5839-1 (Qualification Number: 610/0039/3)
This qualification covers the understanding and practical skills of the application of BS 5839-1 in the inspection, servicing, commissioning, and handover of fire detection and alarm systems. It is a vocationally related qualification - therefore does not require competent evidence of performance from the workplace, or automatically prove competence, but will facilitate safe working in the inspection, servicing, commissioning, and handover of fire detection and alarm systems to BS 5839-1.
The qualification is supported by is supported by the Fire and Security Association (FSA).
It has a range of sector relevant outcomes covering health and safety, inspection and testing, limitation of false alarms and unwanted fire alarm signals, the handover process, the periodic inspection and servicing requirements, safe commissioning and handover, and the inspection and servicing of a fire detection and alarm systems.
The qualification is assessed by a:
- centre marked written controlled paper
- practical assessment (consisting of two tasks).
Key points:
- the qualification assessments (and the qualification) is pass (or refer) only
- practical assessment contributes to approximately 50% of the assessments within the qualification
- the learner must pass ALL assessments to achieve the qualification
- the pass mark for the written controlled knowledge paper is 60%
- the practical assessment has marking schemes indicating what must be achieved for the learner to pass
- an assessment specification for the written controlled paper is provided in Appendix 2 in the Qualification Manual.
The qualification is awarded when the single unit for the qualification has been achieved.
The qualification is supported by is supported by the Fire and Security Association (FSA).
It has a range of sector relevant outcomes covering health and safety, inspection and testing, limitation of false alarms and unwanted fire alarm signals, the handover process, the periodic inspection and servicing requirements, safe commissioning and handover, and the inspection and servicing of a fire detection and alarm systems.
The qualification is assessed by a:
- centre marked written controlled paper
- practical assessment (consisting of two tasks).
- the qualification assessments (and the qualification) is pass (or refer) only
- practical assessment contributes to approximately 50% of the assessments within the qualification
- the learner must pass ALL assessments to achieve the qualification
- the pass mark for the written controlled knowledge paper is 60%
- the practical assessment has marking schemes indicating what must be achieved for the learner to pass
- an assessment specification for the written controlled paper is provided in Appendix 2 in the Qualification Manual.