Fire Curtain Compliance: Technical Standards and System Excellence
Coopers Fire are a fire and smoke curtain manufacturer approved by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) educational seminars.
What Are RIBA’s CPD Requirements?
As a Chartered Member of RIBA, you are required to engage in ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to maintain professional competence and stay up to date with industry standards. RIBA outlines the following CPD expectations:
Complete at least 35 hours of CPD every year to maintain your professional standards.
Spend 20 of those hours specifically on the 10 mandatory RIBA Core Curriculum topics, with around two hours dedicated to each.
Structure at least 50% of your CPD hours where possible, through organised learning such as face-to-face seminars, accredited courses, or online training.
Record all CPD activities using the RIBA online CPD recording tool. Other formats or external evidence are not accepted for compliance.
Coopers Fire’s RIBA Approved Fire Curtain CPD
At Coopers Fire, we offer a monthly CPD seminar to help RIBA members fulfil their structured learning requirements.
Our sessions cover:
The fundamentals of active fire curtain barriers
Latest regulatory updates affecting fire protection and building design
Real-world project examples to illustrate practical applications
Our CPD focuses on vital areas like health, safety, wellbeing, and legal and regulatory compliance, supporting your commitment to creating safe, sustainable environments.
Register today to reserve your spot at one of our upcoming seminars and continue growing your expertise.
“The Coopers Fire active fire curtain CPD session was very topical considering the industry’s focus on fire protection. It provided an overview of the installation and operation of passive fire protection measures such as fire curtains with reference to the design standards, where they should be used and how they perform. The session included a variety of case studies showing various products in use and provided the opportunity to ask questions. Well worth an hour of your time.”
Building Control
A comprehensive, educational seminar designed to provide Architects, Building Control bodies and Fire Professionals with a greater understanding of fire curtain barriers and the governing standards that regulate their use.
From compartmentation to protecting a means of escape, this educational seminar will illustrate when and where fire curtain barriers can be specified within the build environment.
A review of a fire curtains’ operation, installation and continuous servicing requirements will provide delegates with the opportunity to ask pressing and topical questions.
What do RIBA expect from you?
- Carry out at least 35 hours of relevant learning each year
- At least 20 of the 35 hours on the 10 mandatory RIBA Core Curriculum CPD topics (two hours per topic per year)
- Make sure half of your CPD is structured where possible, whether this is a face-to-face course or online
- Record your CPD activities using the RIBA online CPD recording tool
- RIBA audit member records on our online recording platform to check compliance. We are unable to accept alternative forms of records or proof.
Seminar duration 1hr
RIBA Core Curriculum
The RIBA Core Curriculum has been created by the RIBA for its members to ensure that key architectural skills are covered in learning activities. Chartered members are obliged to undertake a minimum of 20 of their yearly 35 hours CPD from this curriculum, with two hours of CPD time in each of ten key topics.
Our RIBA approved CPD’s cover 3 of the 10 RIBA Core Curriculum subjects:
- Design, construction and technology
- Health, safety and wellbeing
- Legal, regulatory and statutory compliance
To find out more about the RIBA Core Curriculum click here.
Testimonials
“The presentation was very informative and held all the attendees engrossed” – Islington Local Authority Building Control
“It was the most interesting CPD I have been to and I know not only myself but the other guys that attended took a lot away from it. It has certainly got us all thinking!” – Bowman Riley Architects
