The precise format of our
induction training will vary dependant upon many factors such as
geography, timing, availability of trade examinations, availability of
company resources and, not least, the particular strengths and
weaknesses of the individual candidate. Below, however, follows a fairly
typical template.
There will be a relatively brief and informal period of induction
giving an overview of the Company, your peers, your line manager, health
& safety, etc.
Additional introductions will also be made to office staff and other
business activities dependant upon location.
Following this relatively brief training, you will then typically be
introduced in some depth to the Service Engineer’s role and how it is undertaken.
Specifically, you will be introduced to how to properly service
portable fire extinguishers in accordance with
BS 5306 part 3, and how to survey
sites in accordance with BS 5306 part
8. This training will typically be a mix of in-house classroom-environment training & induction,
and accompanied ‘in the field’ training.
In total, this part of the training will typically take between one
and four weeks, dependant on the course below.
Potentially, this training can be anywhere in Great Britain, although it usually consists of a mix of a
time near one of our
regional centres together with time spent in the employees’ own
patch.
A key determining factor in the timescale of your training will be
the timing and availability of the applicable trade course.
As soon as possible in your
employment, you will be entered on residential training course,
“Service & Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers”, provided
by the FIA, a trade association.
During this course, you will expand the knowledge already gained. You
will be provided with both theoretical knowledge and practical
experience of carrying out servicing and maintenance of a number of
portable extinguisher types. You will learn the theory of fire and of
extinguishing, including the fire triangle/tetrahedron, fire ratings and
flammable materials. You will then move on to selecting and positioning
the right extinguisher for any give area, carry out servicing including
a hands-on period where you will be expected to carry out an inspection
and service on a range of extinguishers.
The duration of the course is three days three days, followed on the
fourth day by a
recognised trade exam, invigilated and marked by
BAFE.
Dependant upon your progress on the Company’s induction course, once
you have passed the exam and attained your qualification you should be
able to carry out extinguisher servicing and site surveys without
further direct constant supervision.
Of course, careful mentoring and peer support will be provided
throughout this initial period of you learning your new role.
Additionally, the Company will provide a higher than normal element of
quality management to help ensure its rigorous standards are maintained
for everyone’s benefit.
Assuming you progress as expected and your quality audits demonstrate
excellence in your work, you should expect levels of close supervision to
diminish appropriately in accordance with your increasing experience. However training
is of course ongoing and there is a
currently requirement to sit refresher courses and examinations periodically, every three years.
Further training and examination requirements may develop as the trade,
the Group and its staff all develop.
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