The purpose of this project is to review CPC32820 Certificate III in Fire Protection and develop a new national qualification to replace 11002NAT Certificate IV in Fire Systems Compliance.
Technical Committee members will provide expert advice, informed by evidence and their educational and/or technical expertise, to support BuildSkills Australia in identifying potential impacts on learners and any implementation considerations.
Applications for Technical Committee membership are now open and will close on Thursday, 10 September 2026. The Technical Committee Member application form is available here.
The Terms of Reference for the Technical Committee are available here.
The first Technical Committee meeting will be held in September 2026. During the Training Product Development phase, up to four Technical Committee meetings may be held. Meetings will run for approximately two to four hours and will be conducted through a combination of face-to-face and online formats.
The first draft training products will be published on our website for public consultation and feedback in April 2027. In addition, two online public consultation sessions will be held.
From May 2027, the Technical Committee will reconvene to review feedback received through public consultation and undertake further revisions to the draft training products. At this stage, a decision will be made on whether additional consultation is required.
The final draft training products will be provided to Commonwealth and State/Territory Senior Responsible Officers in August 2027.
The training products are proposed to be finalised and submitted to the Assurance Body in September 2027. Following submission, implementation and promotion of the new training products will commence in December 2027.
Please note that these dates are indicative and may be subject to change throughout the project.
BuildSkills Australia has established a consultation strategy that identifies key stakeholders and outlines the mechanisms for engaging with them throughout the development of training products. The strategy includes the management of public consultation activities and the review and consideration of feedback received on draft training products.
BuildSkills Australia uses a range of consultation methods, including in-person and virtual meetings, online surveys, focus groups, industry workshops, and feedback submitted through the website or via email.
BuildSkills Australia will engage the following stakeholders throughout the training product development process.
Please refer to the Project Overview & Consultation Strategy document for further information on our consultation approach. This strategy may be amended following feedback and direction provided by the Technical Committee at its first meeting in September 2026.
