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Operational Training and Development in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

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Thematic inspections

24th June 2026

Inspection on current arrangements on how the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service trains and develops for dealing with operational incidents safely and effectively
  • Foreword
  • Executive Summary
  • Background
  • Introduction
  • Operational Training - Management
  • Operational Training - Performance
  • Operational Training - Delivery and Skills Maintenance
  • Operational Training - Assets and Equipment
  • Operations Control
  • Talent Development - Management and Performance
  • Talent Development - Delivery
  • Modern Apprenticeships
  • Conclusion
  • Recommendations, Areas for Consideration and Good Practice
  • Methodology
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Footnotes

  • Foreword
  • Executive Summary
  • Background
  • Introduction
  • Operational Training - Management
  • Operational Training - Performance
  • Operational Training - Delivery and Skills Maintenance
  • Operational Training - Assets and Equipment
  • Operations Control
  • Talent Development - Management and Performance
  • Talent Development - Delivery
  • Modern Apprenticeships
  • Conclusion
  • Recommendations, Areas for Consideration and Good Practice
  • Methodology
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Footnotes

Footnotes

  1. Inspection of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service West Service Delivery Area

  2. Inspection of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service North Service Delivery Area

  3. SFRS Long Term Vision

  4. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Strategy 2025-2028

  5. SFRS Three Year Delivery Plan 2025-2028

  6. Thesystemsthinking.com - What is a Learning Organisation

  7. TSA, Training, Policy, TfOC, Version 1.0 19 March 2024

  8. Leading the Service - Fire Standards Board

  9. Leading and Development People - Fire Standards Board

  10. Operational Competence - Fire Standards Board

  11. SFRS, TSA, Training Function, Vision and Strategy 2023-2028 Version 1.0 October 2023

  12. TSA, Training, Framework, Training Function Version 1.0 2 April 2025

  13. SFRS, SA, HS Policy, Version 9.0 2 October 2025

  14. TSA, Training, Policy, TfOC Version 1.0 19 March 2024

  15. SFRS, TSA, Training Function, Governance, Version 2.0 20 July 2025

  16. FSOS 2024-2025 Statistics

  17. SFRS Performance Management Framework 2023-2024 V1.0

  18. TSA, Training, Policy, QMS Quality, Version 6.0 22 December 2021

  19. TSA, Training Function, Governance Version 2.0 25 July 2025

  20. TSA, Training, Policy, QMS Quality, Version 6.0 22 December 2021

  21. TSA, Training, Procedure NCCA, Version 1.0 30 May 2024

  22. HMFSI Thematic Inspection of SFRS Operational Assurance

  23. What is standardisation - Skills for Justice

  24. Cambridge Dictionary

  25. What is an Audit? - Types of Audits & Auditing Certification|ASQ

  26. TSA, Training, Policy Procedure, Training Delivery Assurance, Version 3.0 22 December 2021

  27. TSA, Training, Procedure, Gen 3.2, Version 2.2 30 May 2024

  28. HMFSI Thematic Inspection of SFRS Operational Assurance

  29. SFRS Performance Management Framework 2023-2024 V1.0

  30. TSA, Training, NTS Overarching Principles Version 1.0 8 November 2022

  31. HMFSI report - Training of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's retained duty system personnel

  32. SFRS, Service Asset Management Plan - Training 2024-29

  33. HMFSI inspection of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - North SDA 2025

  34. Talent Management/Factsheets|CIPD 2026

  35. People, Policy, Performance Appraisal, Version 4.0 14 December 2023

  36. TSA, Training, Handbook, FDO Induction Version 4.0 18 December 2024

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