Information

• Certification Program Title
  Fire Protection Expert (TÜV)
• Admission Requirements

  A minimum of two years professional experience in the building industry or in preventive fire protection.
  
  Successful completion of the qualification courses:

  • “Specialist Planner for Fire Protection (TÜV)” / ”Construction Manager Fire Protection (TÜV)”
  • “Fire Prevention Engineer (TÜV)”

  Successful participation in the TÜV Rheinland Akademie training course “Fire Protection Expert (TÜV)” recognized by the certification body. Admission to the examination is granted on a minimum of 80% attendance of the 40 teaching units.

• Examination Components
  • Oral exam
  • Preparation of a survey
• Required Competencies

  In the examination the participants prove their knowledge in the following areas:

  • Overview of engineering methods
  • Fire scenarios and design fires
  • Personnel safety on escape routes
  • Evacuation calculations

  “Fire Protection Experts (TÜV)” prepare complete fire protection concepts and surveys independently, while taking all aspects of building, technical and organizational fire protection into account.

• Recertification

  The participants prove that their competence is up-to-date in a recertification process.

• Currently implemented in
  Germany