Special Inspector Exam Certificate Renewal

via Continuing Education Option

The IFC Firestop Special Inspector exam expires after 3 years. Documented continuing education hours are now being accepted by the IFC in lieu of special inspectors re-taking the IFC Firestop Special Inspector Exam. There is always something new to learn to try and stay ahead in the passive fire protection industry!

If you want to maintain your professional certificate status, you have an option to either:

If choosing the continuing education option:

All 30 continuing education hours must be explicitly and primarily related to firestopping and submitted in the form of Certificates, with the number of hours stated on the Certificate for it to be valid. Any continuing education certificates from IFC manufacturer members that do not indicate the number of hours will be counted as providing 1 hour. If an education provider does not provide this information on the Certificate, contact the provider directly.

IFC Exam Certificate Holders will be required to submit all course Certificates of Completion to the IFC. It is recommended that these be submitted 30 days prior to exam certificate expiration.

The 30 days advance will ensure that you get your new certificate prior to expiration of your prior certificate. However, you can submit a CEU application for certificate renewal any time, even after your prior certificate expires. Keep in mind that it could take up to 30 days before the submittal is evaluated and a renewal certificate issued. In most cases, processing of CEU-based renewal certificate applications should be processed within 2 weeks.

Training must be obtained from any of the following:

  • IFC Firestop Training LIVE Seminar/Webinars and online courses.
  •  An IFC Manufacturer Member, such as the companies listed in the curriculum as well as any other Manufacturer Member listed here.

CEU/PDH course submittals will not be accepted if the specific course allows a video progress bar to be fast-forwarded, without watching the full video presentation.

If you’re looking for an IFC Premier level Certificate, be sure to include the IFC 4-hour ‘Firestop Product Familiarization Training’ course in your 30 continuing education hours.

Ready to submit your certificates? Click here to submit your certificates of completion.

AVAILABLE COURSES FROM THE IFC

View all of our online courses at, training.firestop.org/courses/.

AVAILABLE COURSES FROM 3M

Below you will find a link to the 3M firestop training website. You can either create a new registration or log in using your learning credentials. Registration is free and available to all.

AVAILABLE COURSES FROM STI
  • Learners will need to create an Access STI account prior to admission to STI’s Firestop University which can be found at https://training.stifirestop.com/
  • Only one STI “Firestop 101” course certificate can be submitted. STI has informed the IFC that their two courses that are both called “Firestop 101” are indeed the same course in general, with only minor differences.
AVAILABLE COURSES FROM HILTI
  • Visit https://academy.hilti.com/. If you have a Hilti account, LOG IN with those credentials, if not REGISTER with your email address (Each user must have their own account and registration is free)
    • Select Inspector under job role – this adds you to the Inspector page
    • Select any course from the Course catalog, then ENROLL.
    • Once completed, the certificate can be DOWNLOADED from the course page or from the link on the Learners page
  • When selecting “Inspector”, you will automatically see the firestop inspector training page with 6 hours’ worth of training available in English, Spanish and French.
  • Here is the direct link to access the inspector training: https://academy.hilti.com/learn/lp/69/firestop-inspector-training?generated_by=26050&hash=b5883a9d323eb36f0b4682ae1b9a9a88b7cb5b0d
AVAILABLE COURSES FROM OWENS CORNING (THERMAFIBER)
Ready to submit your certificates? Click here to submit.

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