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Trainee Guidelines

Prior to a Trainee receiving ASTTBC ‘Full Certification’, a Trainee shall work with a designated Trainer while acquiring the necessary experience and education.

Protocol:

  1. The Trainee shall be supervised by a Registered Fire Protection Technician (RFPT) whose responsibility it is to ensure that the Trainee will receive sufficient practical training.
  2. When the Trainee has met the work experience and academic requirements as stated below, and the Trainer is satisfied that the Trainee is competent to conduct inspection and testing on their own, the Trainer and Service Company Owner or Agent, registers and signs an entry into the Trainee Log.  The Trainee under supervision may then work independently.

This protocol is required in the following Disciplines:

  (A) After completion of the following supervised experience:

  1. Unit Emergency Lighting – (Battery Packs) 200 units
  2. Fire Extinguishers – 400 units
  3. Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning – 25 systems
  4. Fire Alarm Systems – 25 up to 32 zone panels

  (B) After completion of the following supervised experience and accepted academic training:

  1. Fire Alarm Systems – 40 other than as specified in #4.
  2. Smoke control Systems – 25 systems
  3. Water –Based Fire Protection Systems – 40 systems
  4. Special Fire Suppression Systems – 25 systems
  5. Generator systems – 40 systems

Trainee:

  1. Shall be registered with ASTTBC as a Trainee.
  2. Shall upon request by the Fire Protection Certification Board (FPCB), submit their Fire Protection Technician Log for review.
  3. Shall sign/initial the tag(s) at the job site.
  4. Shall meet the requirements for full certification within two years without a special exemption from the FPCB.
  5. Qualifying experience shall be under the supervision of an RFPT.

Trainer:

  1. Shall be an RFPT in the discipline for which the Trainee is being trained.
  2. Shall be responsible for all work done by the Trainee.
  3. Shall stamp the tag(s) and sign at the job site.
  4. Shall personally stamp and sign all inspection and test reports.
  5. Shall review inspection and test reports completed by the Trainee.
  6. Shall only train and supervise a maximum of two Trainees.

The intent of this protocol is to allow the Technician the flexibility to work on their own while meeting minimum work experience and training requirements.  The Trainer is still responsible for all work done by the Trainee and shall conduct routine and regular audits of the Trainee’s Work.