IFE Examinations Available 2011

  • 1. IFE Level 2 Certificate Examination.

    The IFE Level 2 Certificate Examination consists of one examination paper containing 120 multiple choice questions. The Fire Engineering Science and Fire Service Operations sections of the paper each contain 45 questions and the Fire Safety section contains 30 questions.

    Successful candidates will be awarded the following qualification:-

    • IFE Level 2 Certificate in Fire Science, Operations and Safety. (500/5925/7).

  • 2. IFE Level 3 Certificate Examination.

    The IFE Level 3 Certificate Examination will now consist of four exam papers, with each paper lasting an hour and containing 25 multiple choice questions and 5 questions that require short written answers. For the order of the papers, please see below:-

    • Paper 1: Fire Engineering Science.
    • Paper 2: Fire Operations.
    • Paper 3: Fire Safety.
    • Paper 4: Management and Administration.

    Successful candidates will be awarded the following qualification:-

    • IFE Level 3 Certificate in Fire Science, Operations, Safety and Management. (500/5922/1)

    Success in this examination will also allow candidates to meet the academic requirement for membership of the Institution at Technician grade (TIFireE).

    3. IFE Level 3 Diploma Examination.


    A pass in the mandatory paper plus passes in three optional papers are required to achieve one of the following qualifications:

    • Fire Science, Operations and Safety. (500/5923/3)
    • Fire Science and Fire Safety. (500/6216/5)
    • Fire Science and Fire Service Operations. (500/6215/3)
    Success in this examination will also allow candidates to meet the academic requirement for membership of the Institution at Graduate grade (GIFireE).
    The examination papers offered within the Level 3 Diploma are as follows:-
    • Paper 1 Fire Safety (optional)
    • Paper 2a Fire Service Operations - International (optional)
    • Paper 2c Aero Fire Studies (optional)
    • Paper 3 Fire Engineering Science (mandatory)
    • Paper 4 Human Resource Management (optional)
    • Paper 5 Fire Service Operations - UK (optional)
    • Paper 6 Leadership & Management - UK (optional)

    4. IFE Level 4 Certificate Examination.


    A pass in the two mandatory papers plus passes in two optional papers are required to achieve the following qualification:

    • IFE Level 4 Certificate in Fire Science and Fire Safety. (500/5924/5)
    Success in this examination will also allow candidates to meet the academic requirement for membership of the Institution at Member grade (MIFireE). The examination papers offered within the Level 4 Certificate are as follows:-
    • Paper 1 Fire Engineering Science (mandatory)
    • Paper 2 Fire Safety (mandatory)
    • Paper 5 Strategic Human Resource Management (optional)
    • Paper 6 Fire Service Operations (optional)
    • Paper 7 Aero Fire Studies (optional)
    • Paper 8 Fire Investigation (optional)
    • Paper 11 Civil Emergency and Disaster Management (optional)