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Passive Fire Protection - Fire and Smoke Walls and Ceilings - Occupational 

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Important Note: 
You should visit the following web pages for information on how to apply for this licence class and the different licence grades available:
  • Fire Occupational Licensing

  • Licence Class
    (1) Certify

    Scope of work
    1)
    Certify, inspect and test fire walls, smoke walls or fire rated ceiling systems requiring a fire resistant level under the Building Code of Australia.

    Technical qualifications
    Successful completion of —
       a. Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining CPC31208 and one of the following —
          (i) Quality Assure Fire rated Lining Systems CPCCBC4047A; or
          (ii) Prepare a Fire Protection Certificate Statement REP 1; or
       b. successful completion of a course the authority considers is at least equivalent to a course mentioned in paragraph a.;

    DEFINITIONS

    Certify means
          (a) to give advice or a report, including a certificate, stating that a fire protection system complies with Australian and
          international standards, Building Code of Australia requirements and manufacturer’s specifications after conducting a survey of
          the system; and
          (b) to give a QBSA licensee certificate under the Building Regulation 2006 for the work.

    Inspect and test means
          (a) to inspect by visual examination the components of fire protection systems or equipment to establish correct settings,
          physical condition or fitness for purpose under 1-5-5, AS 1851-2005; and
          (b)to test, after inspecting, by the confirmation of correct function or performance of a component or system under 1-5-13, AS
          1851-2005.

    Notes:
    (1) REP 1 is a competency unit from Certificate IV in Fire Systems Compliance 30536QLD
    (2) BCGBC4047A is a competency unit from Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Specialist Trade) BCG40606

    Refer to Queensland Building Services Authority Regulation 2003
    Schedule 2A - Part 3

    1st Introduced 01/09/03
    Scope Amendment
    Technical Amendment 31/03/10
    Managerial Amendment 29/05/09

     Click here to open a PDF version of the scope of work

    Important Note:
    Interstate Applicants - may be eligible to obtain a BSA licence through Mutual Recognition. The website page Interstate (Mutual Recognition) provides further information.
    Overseas Applicants - may have to have an overseas qualification assessed for equivalency prior to applying. The website page Overseas Applicants provides further information.

    Technical Qualifications and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
    A formal technical qualification could consist of any of the following:
  • A completed apprenticeship
  • Successful completion of the appropriate course for this licence class
  • Successful completion of an equivalent course for the class of licence (e.g. similar modules)
  • A recognition certificate
  • A qualification of statement of attainment of the required competency issued by an approved authority for the class of licence
    • These types of qualifications are issued by Registered Training Organisations to persons who have successfuly completed their training.

      If you do not hold a formal technical qualification you may be able to obtain this by undergoing RPL. RPL is provided by Registered Training Organisations (listed below). BSA's web page
      Recognition of Prior Learning provides more information about this process.

      Registered Training Organisations:

      AWCIQ - Association of Wall & Ceiling Industries - Queensland
      Address: 6/435 Montague Road,
      West End QLD 4101
      Phone: 07 3846 5688
      Fax: 07 3844 9828
      Contact: Jane Smith
      Email:
      info@awci.org.au
      Web: www.qld.fwcianz.com
                
      JIST (Joint Industry Services Training) For REP 1
      Address: PO Box 102, 
      Salisbury QLD 4107
      Phone: 07 3255 5698
      Fax: 07 3255 5686
      Contact: Trevor Torrens 
      Email: office@jist.com.au
      Web: www.jist.com.au

      Please note that the Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) listed are provided as a guide only and can be subject to change at any time.  The BSA does however strive to ensure that the information contained is as accurate and up-to-date as possible and welcomes feedback from the RTOs where information should be amended or updated.  Prospective licence applicants should be aware that it is common that RTOs will notify the BSA that they are delivering a qualification which aligns with a licence class and wish to be included on this website, however, RTOs do not always notify the BSA when they have discontinued delivery of a qualification and therefore should be removed from the website.

      Prospective licence applicants should also note that RTOs often choose to offer more than one type of delivery and training and assessment.  For example, they could decide to deliver all modes (on-campus/face-to-face/lecture style of delivery, electronic/online/web delivery, Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL) or Upskilling/Gap training). Delivery could be via one mode only, or a combination of all and RTOs will often change their delivery modes depending on demand.  The BSA therefore recommends that interested persons make their own enquiries to see if an RTO is delivering the qualification they seek, the cost, duration and the mode of delivery, in order to make the decision of which option suits them best.