FESTI Pre-requisites include: 1. Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent or mature student status. • An ap- plicant who does not have a high school diploma or equivalent, and will have reached the age of 19 years on or before the start of the program may select the mature student route. Mature students must undergo Canadian Adult Achievement Testing (CAAT) prior to admission into a program. 2. Grade 12 English (ENG4C or
ENG4U). 3. Grade 12 Mathematics
(MAP4C, MCT4C, MDM4U, MCB4U, MGA4U, MCV4U or MHF4U). 4. Grade 11 or Grade 12 Chem-
istry (SCH3U, SCH4C or SCH4U) or equivalent. 5. Grade 11 or Grade 12 Biology
(SBI3C, SBI3U or SBI4U) or equiva- lent. 6. Successful completion of a
FESTI Pre-Service Physical Fitness Evaluation.
7. Minimum 20/30 uncorrected vi-
sion in both eyes with no significant colour deficiency. 8. Valid CPR-C for HCP and
Standard First Aid certificates. Documentation must be submitted with application. The purpose of the pre-graduate
experience (a minimum of 172 hours) is to provide students with an opportunity to integrate knowl- edge and skills learned and to apply them during intensive practice ses- sions. Students will be required to work in Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) Fire Departments, Fire Prevention Division, and Com- munications Division, prepare public relation campaigns, and will continue to enhance their skills dur- ing continued live fire and practical performance drills. FESTI states that the program
combines current and compre- hensive theoretical firefighting knowledge with industry leading practical skills development. This
Main: Humber firefighting students executing drills at FESTI. Inset: Humber students learning to work with Oshkosh Striker fire truck.
program is designed to maximize the students’ practical experience with more than 50 per cent of the time spent participating in practical hands-on skills development and over 20 days of live practical fire- fighting in the on-site burn tower. This level of practical experience cannot be found with any other Col- lege program. Some college programs such as
the one offered at Humber College in Toronto have facility rental agree- ments in place with FESTI. Ian Sim of the registration office told Ma- rine Matters that Humber College graduates an average of 72 students every year, and that all their major drills are carried out at FESTI. The Canadian Armed Forces have
the bar set the highest: training takes years to complete. It is not surprising that most instructors, har- bour fire chiefs and some staff are ex Forces. In fact all the instructors at FESTI are ex Forces.
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