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Engagement & Education
Overview
FPA Australia's Engagement & Education Department manages
three critical areas of activity within the Association: Training
& Education, Events and our State & Territory Membership
Groups.
Training & Education
FPA Australia is a registered training organisation (RTO) that
is committed to improving the competence of fire protection
technicians.
Specialising in fire protection maintenance training, we offer
two nationally recognised qualifications, and a range of around 40
individual units of competency for technicians to select from. Our
qualifications and units meet the needs of many of the Queensland
Building & Construction Commission (QBCC) Fire Occupational
Licences, and the Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and Synthetic
Greenhouse Gases (SGG) Extinguishing Agents Handling Licences.
Our product range is delivered as self-study units, where each
student enrols and receives materials to work through in their own
time and pace. Once self study has taken place students can
then enrol in one of the regular workshops in order to be assessed.
Workshops are regularly held in most capital cities and some major
towns around Australia, and those who are interested can select to
either enrol directly into the next available workshop or join a
waiting list.
FPA Australia also administers the Fire Protection Accreditation
Scheme (FPAS) which recognises qualified and competent fire
protection technicians working in the test and inspect
fields. Students who achieve competence in units from the new
CPP20511 and CPP30811 will be well on the way to gaining
accreditation in this Scheme.
To learn more about the training and assessment offered by FPA
Australia, visit the training page. To see the next assessment
workshops happening near you, visit the events calendar. To learn more about FPAS, visit
the FPAS
page.
Events
The Engagement & Education Department manages the full suite
of well-known industry leading events such as the Fire Australia
conference & exhibition, HazMat and a range of other national
and state based seminars, exhibitions and educational sessions.
The aim of these events is to educate members, the industry and
the broader community by delivering relevant, engaging, informative
and timely information that directly impacts the fire protection
industry and related industries. Given the educational nature of
FPA Australia events, many sessions attract continuing professional
development (CPD) points.
Topics for FPA Australia events are informed by changes in
legislation, Australian Standards and shifts in industry best
practice or community expectations regarding fire protection and
safety. The Engagement & Education department consults closely
with the Technical Advisory Groups, Special Interest Groups and
State & Territory Membership Groups to ensure all topics chosen
are highly relevant and that all speakers selected are experts in
their fields.
To find out more about FPA Australia events, visit the events page.
State & Territory Membership Groups
The Department also administers and manages the operation of the
State & Territory Membership Groups (STMGs). The STMGs are your
opportunity to engage with FPA Australia in a contemporary,
transparent way, which establishes strong two-way communication in
order to bring about positive change in the fire protection
industry.
This structure is made up of six 'portfolios' including:
1. Regulatory Stakeholders
2. Regulation, Codes & Standards
3. Accreditation & Licensing
4. Products & Services
5. Members & Membership Activities
6. Bushfire
All members of FPA Australia can attend any STMG meeting in any
state or territory and all upcoming meetings are regularly
publicised as well as being listed on the events calendar. To
learn more about State & Territory Membership Groups visit the
STMG page.