Graduate Grade (GIFireE)
Applicants for Graduate grade will have achieved the IFE Level 3 Diploma or have relevant academic/professional qualifications to the level of Ontario Fire Marshall Company Officer, NFPA 1021 Fire Officer, HNC/HND or UK Station Officer Examinations plus three years of acceptable training and responsible experience in Fire Engineering.
Individuals with the equivalent of an Associate Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a Diploma in Fire Protection Engineering Technology with a minimum of three years of acceptable fire training and increasingly responsible experience in fire engineering are encouraged to apply for this membership grade.
Individuals with a Certified Engineering Technician designation or its equivalent are eligible to apply for the Graduate grade level membership.
Applicants for Graduate grade will have achieved the IFE Level 3 Diploma or have relevant academic/professional qualifications to the level of Ontario Fire Marshall Company Officer, NFPA 1021 Fire Officer, HNC/HND or UK Station Officer Examinations plus three years of acceptable training and responsible experience in Fire Engineering.
Individuals with the equivalent of an Associate Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a Diploma in Fire Protection Engineering Technology with a minimum of three years of acceptable fire training and increasingly responsible experience in fire engineering are encouraged to apply for this membership grade.
Individuals with a Certified Engineering Technician designation or its equivalent are eligible to apply for the Graduate grade level membership.
Application Fee
There is no Application Fee for seeking a membership grade. Upon successful review of your application, you will be notified and the applicable fee for your membership grade will be required to complete the designation.
There is no Application Fee for seeking a membership grade. Upon successful review of your application, you will be notified and the applicable fee for your membership grade will be required to complete the designation.
Mature Candidate Route
Fire engineers without the formal academic qualifications necessary for the grade of Graduate may submit an application via the Mature Candidate Route. Applicants will be required to demonstrate 12 years of increasing responsibility in fire engineering and, by submitting a technical paper, that they have achieved a standard of competence comparable to contemporaries who achieved the Graduate Grade by academic achievement. For further information in regards to obtaining the Graduate Grade through the mature candidate route, please click here.
Fire engineers without the formal academic qualifications necessary for the grade of Graduate may submit an application via the Mature Candidate Route. Applicants will be required to demonstrate 12 years of increasing responsibility in fire engineering and, by submitting a technical paper, that they have achieved a standard of competence comparable to contemporaries who achieved the Graduate Grade by academic achievement. For further information in regards to obtaining the Graduate Grade through the mature candidate route, please click here.
How long will it take before my application is accepted?
The Applications Panel in Canada sits approximately every four to six weeks. We will review your application and if complete, will forward it on to the UK. Their Applications Panel also sits approximately every four to six weeks. When we receive your application, within this period, will affect how quickly it will be reviewed by the Panels and therefore, how soon you will hear from us.
The Applications Panel in Canada sits approximately every four to six weeks. We will review your application and if complete, will forward it on to the UK. Their Applications Panel also sits approximately every four to six weeks. When we receive your application, within this period, will affect how quickly it will be reviewed by the Panels and therefore, how soon you will hear from us.