Currently, this program is available only to applicants proposed by Australian Fire and Rescue Services.

If you feel this program would be beneficial to you or your staff, then please contact us directly for a discussion.

This program provides professionals in fire safety a unique opportunity to broaden their knowledge, skills and practice and develop their careers.

In particular Building Approvals Officers within the Fire Service will benefit from this program to enhance their career opportunities.

It introduces core concepts in the assessment and delivery of a fire safety strategy, together with emerging directions and innovative practices.

Students learn to locate, interpret, synthesise and apply information from a variety of sources.

Graduates demonstrate specialised knowledge in fire safety across a broad range of areas including fire dynamics, fire protection systems, egress and fire safety legislation.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Graduate Certificate in Fire Safety.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

To complete the Graduate Certificate in Fire Safety

To fulfil the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Fire Safety, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.