SFJ Level 7 Award - Strategic Incident Command in Fire & Rescue Services (610/0189/2)

Course details and format

This course runs with 4 x delegates and can run with delegates from different Fire & Rescue Services.

This course consists of all delegates attending the following sessions -

• 1 x full day workshop

• Each delegate is required to deliver a 45-minute presentation during the workshop

• Each delegate also participates in 3 x 1:1 professional discussions around the content presented by their peers, to achieve the technical competencies required by the award

• 1 x half day coaching session in the role of the SCG chair – via a webinar/virtual training platform

• 1 x full-day practical scenario to assess all the demonstrate competencies required by the award. Each delegate will participate in 2 SCG exercises, 1 as the Fire Gold lead, the other as the SCG chair. The SCG scenario days involves 2 delegates, who rotate through these roles.

The Workshop and the Scenario days are spread throughout a 12-month period, although it would be possible to complete the award more quickly if desired.

KLA will provide -

• Pre-course reading lists/journal articles and reading material as required

• Support to the students whilst writing/researching presentation topics

• Facilitation of the presentations and professional discussion

• A strategic level Scenario – facilitated through Staffordshire’s CCU – who will provide all the authentic and credible role players, at the appropriate tier (a major challenge with this tier of exercise)

• Electronic Portfolios

• All administrative support and liaison with IQA/EQA for the course

• SFJ registrations, IQA and EQA costs as per accredited centre requirements

Hosts Service to provide -

• All training venues

• Refreshments as required for the workshops

• (One FRS is approached to host the workshop)

What our customers thought of this course

“I would like to thank Dr Katherine Lamb and K Lamb Associates for the services provided on the provision of the SFJ L7 Strategic Incident Command course. The professionalism, proficiency and quality-oriented training provision focused on Strategic Incident Command and decision making, was second to none.”