Exams

Examinations – March 2021

The October 2020 examinations will take place on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th March.

IFE March 2021 Examination Application Form.
*Please note that you do not need to be a member of the IFE to sit the examinations.

Below is the link to the exams page on the IFE website.

IFE UK – March 2021 examinations page

Changes to the IFE Qualifications in 2021

The examinations offered in this session include:

Level 3 Certificate in Fire Science, Operations, Fire Safety and Management Unit 1: Fire Engineering Science
Level 3 Certificate in Fire Science, Operations, Fire Safety and Management Unit 2: Fire Operations
Level 2 Certificate in Fire Science, Operations and Safety
Level 3 Fire Safety (L3D2)
Level 4 Fire Engineering Science (L4C1)
Level 3 Fire Service Operations and Incident Command (L3D6)
Level 3 Aviation Fire Operations (L3D4)
Level 4 Fire Service Operations and Incident Command (L4C3)
Level 4 Aviation Fire Operations (L4C4)
Level 3 Certificate in Fire Science, Operations, Fire Safety and Management Unit 3: Fire Safety
Level 3 Certificate in Fire Science, Operations, Fire Safety and Management Unit 4: Management and Administration
Level 3 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection
Level 3 Fire Engineering Science (L3D1)
Level 4 Leadership and Management in Fire and Rescue (L4C5)
Level 4 Fire Investigation (L4C6)
Level 2 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection
Level 3 Leadership and Management in Fire and Rescue (L3D5)
Level 3 Fire Investigation (L3D7)
Level 4 Fire Safety (L4C2)

The Institution’s examinations are currently held twice a year throughout the world and provide the opportunity for candidates to gain nationally accredited qualifications and to satisfy the academic requirement for membership at different grades.


The examinations are designed to assess underpinning knowledge and understanding at different levels and the resulting qualifications are recognised internationally as evidence of academic achievement in fire engineering.

IFE Qualifications available (with syllabus links)

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