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Introduction
The ProQual Level 3 Award in the Inspection and Testing of Fire Resisting Door
Installations provides a nationally recognised industry specific qualification which
demonstrates competence in inspecting and testing of fire resisting door installations to
ensure that they meet current Fire Regulations for fire doors.
The awarding body for this qualification is ProQual Awarding Body (www.proqualab.com)
and the regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).
The qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF)
and is published on Ofqual’s Register of Qualifications.
Qualification Profile
Level 3 Award in the Inspection and Testing of Fire
Resisting Door Installations
Qualification title ProQual Level 3 Award in the Inspection and Testing of
Fire Resisting Door Installations
Ofqual qualification number 603/4995/5
Level 3
Total Qualification Time 20 hours (15 GLH)
Assessment
Pass or fail
Internally assessed and verified by centre staff
External quality assurance by ProQual verifiers
Qualification start date 12/8/2019
Qualification end date
Entry Requirements
Candidates who are employed as fire door installers should hold the ProQual Level 2
Diploma in Installing Fire Resisting Timber Doorsets.
Candidates who are employed in a responsible or supervisory role should be able to
demonstrate a health and safety background and relevant health and safety competence
through the achievement of relevant certifications, e.g. NEBOSH, SMSTS, SSSTS
Centres should carry out an initial assessment of candidate skills and knowledge to identify
any gaps and help plan the assessment.
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Qualification Structure
To achieve the qualification candidates must complete one Mandatory unit.
Mandatory Unit
Unit Ref. Title Level GLH
M/617/7494 Inspecting and testing of fire resisting door installations 3 15
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Centre Requirements
Centres must be approved to offer this qualification. If your centre is not approved please
complete and submit form ProQual Additional Qualification Approval Application.
Staff
Staff delivering this qualification must be appropriately qualified and/or occupationally
competent.
Assessors/Internal Quality Assurance
Assessors must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of
relevant occupational expertise and knowledge, and must use a combination of assessment
methods.
Assessors and internal quality assurance verifiers for competence-based units or
qualifications will normally need to hold appropriate assessor or internal quality assurance
qualifications.
Support for Candidates
Materials produced by centres to support candidates should:
- enable them to track their achievements as they progress through the learning
outcomes and assessment criteria;
- provide information on where ProQual’s policies and procedures can be viewed;
- provide a means of enabling Internal and External Quality Assurance staff to
authenticate evidence
Assessment
This qualification is competence-based, candidates must demonstrate the level of
competence described in the unit. Assessment is the process of measuring a candidate’s
skill, knowledge and understanding against the standards set in the qualification.
The qualification must be assessed by an appropriately experienced and qualified assessor,
and internally quality assured.
Each candidate is required to demonstrate their achievement of all of the learning outcomes
and assessment criteria through an appropriate assessment method.
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Learning outcomes set out what a candidate is expected to know, understand or be able to
do.
Assessment criteria specify the standard a candidate must meet to show the learning
outcome has been achieved.
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria can be found from page 8.
Internal Quality Assurance
An internal quality assurance verifier confirms that assessment decisions made in centres
are made by competent and qualified assessors, that they are the result of sound and fair
assessment practice and that they are recorded accurately and appropriately.
Adjustments to Assessment
Adjustments to standard assessment arrangements are made on the individual needs of
candidates. ProQual’s Reasonable Adjustments Policy and Special Consideration Policy sets
out the steps to follow when implementing reasonable adjustments and special
considerations and the service that ProQual provides for some of these arrangements.
Centres should contact ProQual for further information or queries about the contents of the
policy.
Results Enquiries and Appeals
All enquiries relating to assessment or other decisions should be dealt with by centres, with
reference to ProQual’s Enquiries and Appeals Procedures.
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Certification
Candidates who achieve the requirements for this qualification will be awarded:
- A certificate listing all units achieved, and
- A certificate giving the full qualification title –
ProQual Level 3 Award in the Inspection and Testing of Fire Resisting Door
Installations
Claiming certificates
Centres may claim certificates for candidates who have been registered with ProQual and
who have successfully achieved the qualification. All certificates will be issued to the centre
for successful candidates.
Unit certificates
If a candidate does not achieve all of the units required for a qualification, the centre may
claim a unit certificate for the candidate which will list all of the units achieved.
Replacement certificates
If a replacement certificate is required a request must be made to ProQual in writing.
Replacement certificates are labelled as such and are only provided when the claim has
been authenticated. Refer to the Fee Schedule for details of charges for replacement
certificates.
Units – Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
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Title: Inspecting and testing of fire resisting door installations
Unit Number: M/617/7494
Learning outcomes
The learner will:
Assessment criteria
The learner can:
1 Understand the Regulations
and Standards applying to
fire doors
1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of the Regulations and
Standards applying to fire doors
1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of
- a) the different types of fire doors and their use
- b) the importance of critical components of fire
doors, such as door closers and hinges
2 Know the inspection
procedure for fire door
installations
2.1 Demonstrate knowledge of the inspection and testing
procedure
2.2 Demonstrate knowledge of testing pass/fail criteria
2.3 Demonstrate knowledge of how to give advice to the
building owner/client in the case of inspection failure
3 Be able to inspect and test
fire door installations
3.1 Interpret the regulations and standards during
inspection and testing activities
3.2 Inspect fire door installations
3.3 Test fire door installations
3.4 Comply with Fire Regulations during inspection and
testing
3.5 Keep quality, accurate and detailed reports on
inspections and tests
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