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The next examinations are to be held on the 12th and 13th March 2009. Applications need to be submitted by the 31st of October 2008. Download forms below.
For further enquiries contact Daryn Glasgow.
Only financial members may sit the examinations.



NZ Examination Stats

This year

  • 52 candidates applied to sit various grades at 10 examination venues.
  • 40 candidates attended their exams. An attendance rate of approximately 80% after removal of differing candidates.
  • 67 examination scripts submitted across all grades, 42 achieved a pass mark. That equates to approximately 62%pass rate.

(Extract from Branch Councillor Report from Daryn Glasgow 2008 AGM)

The First Preliminary Certificate Accredited New Zealand Fire Service Recruit course completes their training.



On a cold 3rd of July 2008 the first of just over 20 new Fire Service recruits graduated from the National Training Centres IFE Preliminary Examination Accredited Recruit Course in Rotorua New Zealand.
The National Training Centre has just become an Institution accredited training establishment. This occassion marked the end of what has been a 5 year mission for the New Zealand Branch of the Institution of Fire Engineers. The NZFS recruit course is now deemed to be equivalent to the Preliminary Certificate and those recruits that join as student members recieve the certificate on successful completion of the cousre.
This is a major step forward in the Branch's goal to stimulate new membership and encourage new Fire Service members to go on to sit further IFE examinations.
The day was recognised by the handing over of an IFE(UK) Training Establishment Certificate to Geoff Purcell NTC Manager by Past IFE (NZ)President Murray Binning.
The certificate shows that the Training Centre is not only world class but now world recognised as an Institution of Fire Engineers(uk)Training Establishment.







Typically, candidates loose marks in the examinations in one or
more of the following ways:-



Lack of preparation. A number of candidates wrote several answers that
merited pass marks, but as they had not covered the syllabus thoroughly
enough, the rest of their answers did not reach the same standard.


Lack of relevance. Many candidates wrote down all the information they
had learned on a particular topic without applying this information to the
wording of the question. The guidance advises candidates to ens ure the
information they write down is relevant as well as accurate, and that their
knowledge must be applied in the way that the phrasing of the question
demands.


Lack of planning. Some candidates lost marks by writing down unplanned
and rambling answers. It is important to organise thoughts and structure
answers before writing essays in an examination. Even a brief plan will help
achieve this. As with many tasks or projects, the more methodical and
systematic candidates are when approaching examinations, the more likely it
is that they will be successful.


Poor time management. Candidates should manage their time properly by
dividing the time available for the examination evenly among the questions so
that each one can be answered carefully and thoroughly. This is especially
important where candidates find one examination paper particularly difficult.
Then it is all too easy to take too long on the first four or five questions,
leaving little or no time for the final answers. This compounds the difficulties
a candidate is already experiencing, and it makes failure more likely.
[Examiners report 2007 IFE UK website]


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