Prepare for the Exam
All documents and videos needed to pass the exam are in the Study List below.
The Exam Study List
The order in which these documents are listed provides a recommended order in which it is suggested that they be read and studied. The material goes from basic to more involved, and from general to more specific.
Each of the study list items that are on the exam have a document reference number, consisting of capital letters and a numeral (e.g. PEN1).
The documents that are listed (indented) as “Reference” are not on the exam, but they will help you to better understand and remember the study documents. The IFC highly recommends that you go through as many of those as possible, right after the study item listed just above the reference(s).
The documents that are listed (indented) as “Additional Information” will allow you to obtain additional depth of knowledge and understanding of the study list items just above. They are not on the exam. These are provided for those students who choose to learn more than just the basics needed to pass the exam, and move towards being greater experts in the field of firestopping. It’s your choice to review as many of those as you’d like.
About the Reading List
Each Study List item can be accessed from the links below. You can download the Excel spreadsheet document linked below as a check list and navigate to each resource through the document from your own desktop.
Note: login is required for some of the documentation. To view documents PEN3, FRJ4, and PFC5 you will be required to create a free account with UL Product iQ.
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Need Some Additional Help With Your Studies?
Want some additional help learning/understanding some of the reading list documents? IFC Special Inspector Member Firewise Consultants have a course that provides useful explanations and elaborations of a few of the most complex and technical documents in this Reading List. The course costs $99. You can access it at https://firestoptraining.com/p/ifcreadinglist.
The IFC does not receive any revenue from the pay-per-view purchase of these videos. We make you aware of them here as a service to those seeking to broaden their learning options, from a recognized expert instructor. Viewing these tutorial videos is not necessary in order to achieve a passing score on the examination. Over 150 people have passed the examination prior to these video tutorials being available. However, it is judged that these videos will be very helpful in allowing many people to gain a fuller and quicker understanding.
