Fire Safety Advisor Apprentice
ASPIRE DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED
Wiltshire (SP9 7QD)
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 23 July 2026)
Posted on 9 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Reporting to the Fire Technician, responsible for liaising with garrison teams and contractors in respect to fire related works and queries.
- Wage
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£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Fire safety advisor (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 08:00-16:30, no weekends.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 October 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Understand fire strategies and associated drawings to review and report on: Fire Doors, Fire Stopping, Fire Dampers and Fire Compartments; (vertical and horizontal) compliance
- Liaise with garrison teams/contractors, monitor and report on the quality/delivery of fire door maintenance and other fire related contractor work
- Timely inspection of fire doors that have been failed beyond economic repair, confirming their final status, recommending the most suitable course for repair/replacement, taking a photographic record and allocating an expected funding stream
- Carry out such other duties as may be reasonably required by the Fire and Special Projects Manager
Where you'll work
Aspire Business Centre
Ordnance Road
Tidworth
Wiltshire
SP9 7QD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
COMPASS SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Fire safety advisor (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Carries out fire safety audit on simple premises.
- Provides advice on fire safety matters to stakeholders in relation to simple premises.
- Identifies fire hazards, fire risks and control measures in simple premises.
- Assesses fire hazards, fire risks and control measures in simple premises.
- Recommends fire risk reduction measures in simple premises following audit.
- Creates post audit reports on the compliance and findings of audits in simple premises.
- Recognises when a situation is beyond the responsibilities of their role and take appropriate action.
- Completes, maintains, and stores data and records related to fire safety.
- Gathers, processes, and shares information for the purposes of fire safety regulation.
- Interprets documents, for example codes of practice and guidance, for the purpose of fire safety in simple premises.
- Manages and organises individual workload.
- Communicates clearly with stakeholders.
- Persuasive and confident in communication to improve fire safety.
- Identifies the key stakeholders in managing fire safety in simple premises.
- Plans and prepares for fire safety activity in simple premises.
- Interprets building plans and information.
- Provides feedback internally on policy and procedure in practice.
- Carries out fire safety audit on simple premises.
- Provides advice on fire safety matters to stakeholders in relation to simple premises.
- Identifies fire hazards, fire risks and control measures in simple premises.
- Assesses fire hazards, fire risks and control measures in simple premises.
- Recommends fire risk reduction measures in simple premises following audit.
- Creates post audit reports on the compliance and findings of audits in simple premises.
- Recognises when a situation is beyond the responsibilities of their role and take appropriate action.
- Completes, maintains, and stores data and records related to fire safety.
- Gathers, processes, and shares information for the purposes of fire safety regulation.
- Interprets documents, for example codes of practice and guidance, for the purpose of fire safety in simple premises.
- Manages and organises individual workload.
- Communicates clearly with stakeholders.
- Persuasive and confident in communication to improve fire safety.
- Identifies the key stakeholders in managing fire safety in simple premises.
- Plans and prepares for fire safety activity in simple premises.
- Interprets building plans and information.
- Provides feedback internally on policy and procedure in practice.
Training schedule
Duration: 24 Months
Learning Method: Online
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 / C)
- Mathematics (grade 4 / C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this employer
With a 35-year contract, making soldiers’ lives better is at the heart of everything we do at Aspire Defence Services. Seriously, picture a heart (the real one) and imagine how hard it works to keep the body running, making sure every part gets exactly what it needs to thrive. That’s our mission; to deliver a modern, fully serviced, flexible working environment for soldiers. And just as the heart needs certain parts to keep the body alive, we need the dedication and commitment of our people to support our customers. We deliver a broad range of services for one-third of the British Army living and working on our patch, and we're proud of the work we do. We’re all about nurturing great teams, and our award-winning safety and wellbeing initiatives are built on keeping an eye out for one another and having a good work-life balance.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Potential full-time employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ASPIRE DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED
Andy Balwah
andy.balwah@aspiredefence.co.uk
01980885730
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041755.
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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 23 July 2026)
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