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Fire Management Diploma

PROGRAM DESIGN

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The Fire Management Diploma enables fire service workers to progress in their career. It builds on the technical and operational firefighting competencies of the certificate level and adds administrative, managerial and leadership skills and abilities essential for 'officer' roles in the fire and emergency services.

It is designed for fire service personnel aspiring to, or currently holding, junior or middle officer positions. This diploma program provides an integrated educational experience, combining specific fire-related skill development, generic emergency response training, foundational supervisory skills and career planning. Graduates also complete several business and academic courses that help provide the conceptual bases for the specific supervisory skills included in the administrative portion of officer training.

DIPLOMA ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS

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Applicants must complete an academic assessment, demonstrating competency at the Principles or Applications of Math 11, and English 12 or COMC 12 levels. Applicants must also possess the following qualifications:

Option 1. Full Program: Candidates with a COTR Fire Training Certificate, or

Option 2. Transfer Route: Candidates with basic emergency services certification which has been assessed as having equivalent prerequisites and outcomes as the COTR Fire Services Training Certificate or other relevant/equivalent post-secondary academic courses, certificate(s) or diploma(s) as assessed by the College of the Rockies. Any missing credits must be obtained before receiving the diploma, or

Option 3. PLA Route: Candidates with Pro Board or IFSTA accredited training (or Certificate of Compliance) for Firefighter Levels 1 and 2 (NFPA 1001) and Hazardous Materials (NFPA 472) certificates; plus at least five years experience in the fire services workplace. Candidates entering the program via this route must obtain the full program credits before receiving a diploma.