Courses

These courses were introduced for the first time in 1997. From 1997-2019 over 650 fire professionals from 44 countries have attended these courses.

Principles and Practice of Fire Modelling (PPFM)

• IFE Accreditation 41 hours CPD
• 5 day intensive Short Course.
• Main lecturers: Prof E Galea, Prof M Patel, Dr J Ewer, Dr F Jia, and Dr A Grandison from FSEG.
• Zone and Field modelling described.
• "Hands-on" exposure to zone and field modelling.
• Those attending are expected to be able to use PC Windows and operate a PC. A rudimentary understanding of basic differential equations would be an advantage but is not a pre-requisite.

Principles and Practice of Evacuation Modelling

• IFE Accreditation 38 hours CPD
• 5 day intensive Short Course.
• Main lecturers: Prof E Galea, Mr L Filippidis, Mr Darren Blackshields , Mr David Cooney from FSEG.
• Human psychological and physiological responses to fire described along with evacuation model assumptions and limitations.
• "Hands-on" exposure to evacuation modelling.
• Those attending are expected to be able to use PC Windows and operate a PC.

Why attend these courses?

Building regulations world-wide are changing from the traditional prescriptive to the performance based codes. The use of Computational Fire Engineering to demonstrate safety equivalence is therefore becoming more important. Architects and Fire Safety Engineers crucially need to understand how and when to correctly apply these models. Regulatory authorities which approve building designs equally need to understand the validity of the model predictions.

Who should attend?

These courses are aimed at all sectors of the building industry - building engineers, architects, fire safety engineers/consultancies and the regulatory authorities.

From 1997-2019 these courses have attracting over 650 safety professionals. The courses have attracted participants from 44 countries. Those attending were drawn from: Fire Engineering Consultancies; Architectural Practices; Fire Services; Building Control Inspectors; Local, Regional and National Government; Police; Aviation Industry; Maritime Industry; Nuclear Industry; Oil Industry; Horse Racing Industry; and Academia.

Testimonials

Notable quotations from delegates include:

"Generally Excellent"
"I enjoyed being at the University of Greenwich and look forward to returning"
"An excellent course. It has exceeded my expectations on learning outcomes by a very large margin."
"I have been on a large number of courses over the years and feel this has been one of the most enjoyable and most certainly the most professionally run."
"Lecture material was presented on a level which was easily understood."
"All lectures were exceptionally informative."
"These (laboratory sessions) were an essential element of the course."
"Fantastic assistance from University staff on all problem areas."
"Varied and interesting topics."

IFE accreditation

The Institute of Fire Engineers recommends that its members undertake at least 25 hours of formal Continuous Professional Development (CPD). The two five day short courses, Principles and Practice of Fire Modelling and, Principles and Practice of Evacuation Modelling have been validated by the Institute of Fire Engineers and have been awarded the following CPD ratings.

MSc by Research in fire related topics

MSc by Research