2014 Curriculum Catalog - South Carolina Fire Academy

4171 FIRE INSTRUCTOR I
Instructor Curriculum
This course supports the latest and accepted National Certification Standards and Procedures including the
instructor as a professional, principles of learning, instructional planning, instructional materials and equipment,
the learning environment, classroom instruction, skills-based learning, testing and evaluation, records, reports,
and scheduling.
A strong focus in this course teaches the understanding of “Mastery Learning” through the interpretation of
the three learning domains: cognitive, psychomotor, and the often misunderstood affective domain. The creative
course activities help the student in processing the informative lecture material making it a comprehensive,
hands-on, approach to education. This dynamic course helps build the confidence of the Fire Instructor I
Candidate to a point of being able to make a required educational presentation on the final day. This successful
presentation, along with the successful IFSAC-endorsed certification examination, demonstrates the student
meets the NFPA 1041, 2012 Fire Instructor Level I requirements.
Instructor
Students are encouraged to bring a lap-top computer (Microsoft Word and Power Point) and an
USB type memory stick.
Prerequisites: 18 years of age
Hours: 40
Students: Min: 10 Max: 16
Fee: $5, dorms and meals are extra for on-site delivery
4172 FIRE INSTRUCTOR II
The student will be guided through the process of lesson plan development, while at the same time
designing and developing a lesson plan to meet and organizational need. With the aid of 10 specific
classroom activities, the student will be able to create highly effective written tests, performance skill
sheets, course evaluation forms, and learning activities that meet a learning objective. The Fire Instructor
II student will grasp the concept of training evolution supervision, along with the supervisory
and administration duties of a Level II Instructor. The course concludes with the presentation of their
project’s executive summary and an IFSAC-endorsed certification exam. This course is an intensive
5-day program which requires many hours of out- of-class work to complete the in-class project. It
covers the latest revisions to NFPA 1041 Standard for Instructor Professional Qualification Fire Instructor
II, 2012 edition.
A pre-course assignment and needs analysis will be mailed to the student upon acceptance into the
course and must be completed prior to the start of the course.
Students are encouraged to bring a lap-top computer (Microsoft Word and Power Point) and
an USB type memory stick.
Prerequisite: NFPA Fire Instructor I
Hours: 40
Students: Min: 10 Max: 16
Fee: $5
Note: Dorms and meals are not included in the fee
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