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Fire Safety is at the heart of building construction and renovation. The new Energy Performance in Buildings Directive will boost the renovation of the European building stock, and offers the unmissable opportunity to integrate fire safety measures to better protect citizens in case of fire.
Fire Safety affects our quality of life not only in our housing, but also through our social infrastructure: schools, hospitals, shopping centres, theatres, exhibition centrer.
Today, thanks to the evolution of technology, it is possible for a building to not only deliver the services the occupants need, but to do this whilst allowing a more efficient management of the buildings, and increasing the energy savings over the life of the building. However, this also demands some new additional skills in the building sector.
Nowadays, enlisting talent for fire safety has become a challenge, but while the scarcity of skilled workforce is expected to continue in the years ahead, the job opportunities in the fire safety sector are expected to grow.
Now more than ever the fire safety sector needs to attract talent in order to thrive, and achieve the ambitious objectives of the Renovation Wave, and the Digital Transition in Europe.
Program
13.30 CET
Opening European Fire Safety Week 2023
FINDING TALENT FOR THE FIRE SAFETY INDUSTRY
13.40 CET
- Making the fire safety industry attractive for newcomers, Andrew Bailey
- How to recruit technicians for the fire safety industry, George Zitko
- Megatrends in the digitalisation of fire services, Miguel Coll
14.40 CET
Q&A
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION FOR THE FIRE SAFETY INDUSTRY
14.50 CET
- Fire Safety Engineering Competency: An industry assessment and recommendations, Franklyn Okwara
- Additional speaker being confirmed
15.30 CET
Q&A
15.45 CET
Closing remarks
16.00 CET
End of the event
