*NEW* Level 5 CIOB Certificate in Fire Safety

This qualification is currently fully funded for local authority building control members in England. To enrol please visit the course page on the Virtual Learning Environment. 

How to enrol 

Please be aware of the following steps prior to booking onto the course:  

LABC Members 

• Step 1 - Register your interest and complete the application form 
• Step 2 - The tutor will review and a coordinator will confirm course suitability  
• Step 3 - For fully funded learners, the LABC team will issue a funding agreement to be signed and confirm your enrolment on the course. For paying learners, once course suitability is confirmed you will need to book your place on this webpage. 

Industry Professionals 

• Step 1 - Email learning@labc.co.uk to request an application form. You will then be sent login details for our Virtual Learning Environment where you will submit your application.  
• Step 2 - The tutor will review and a coordinator will confirm course suitability. 
• Step 3 - Once course suitability is confirmed you will need to book your place on this webpage. 

Course Details 

This course has been designed for industry professionals who wish to understand and evaluate fire safety in buildings, looking beyond the Approved Documents. This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate applications for compliance and carry out inspections to low-risk non-residential construction projects. 

All learning, lectures and assignments will take place via distance learning on the LABC Virtual Learning Environment. 

• Tutor Led Learning: Online interactive lectures with facilitated activities. We recommend that you attend all lectures but understand that this isn't always possible. All lectures will be recorded and made available to those students who are not able to attend. So, if you miss them, you can always catch up later at a more convenient time / day. 
• Self-directed study: Required on top of lectures should include: e-learning, researching, studying, working on the assignment. 
• Assessment: Participants are required to complete an online assignment that is assessed on a pass/merit/distinction/fail criterion.  
• Support: Participants will be supported throughout the course by the LABC Learning and Development Specialist and Course Coordinator.  

Who should apply? 

Professionals who need to understand and evaluate fire safety in buildings beyond the Approved Documents, including: 

• Building control professionals 
• Fire and rescue service personnel 
• Construction professionals involved in: 
• Design 
• Coordination 
• Assessment 
• Approval or review of fire safety provisions 

Course Dates 

• Friday 8 January 2027 to Friday 30 April 2027 
• LABC members can view further dates here  

Course Price 

• Fully funded for local authority building control members in England 
• £1035 for local authority building control members in Wales (subsidised from £2590) 
• £2590 for industry professionals (please note a discount is offered to those working in blue light services or within NFCC. Please email learning@labc.co.uk for further information)