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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
  • Operational Training and Development in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
  • 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

  • Operational Training and Development in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
  • 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

Glossary of Terms

AC - Area Commander

ADI - Approved Driving Instructor 

BA - Breathing Apparatus

BSI - British Standards Institute

CC - Crew Commander

CFBT - Compartment Fire Behaviour Training

CIPD - Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

ConC - Contaminants Control

CPD - Continuous Professional Development

CS - Central Staffing

DACO - Deputy Assistant Chief Officer

DF - Dignified Facilities

DMT - Directorate Management Team

DT - Driver Training

ERD - Emergency Response Driving

ESDA - East Service Delivery Area

FDO - Flexi Duty Officer

FGT - Fire Ground Technician

FMT - Functional Management Team

FRS - Fire and Rescue Service

FSOS - Fire Safety and Organisational Statistics

GC - Group Commander

HMFSI - His Majesty’s Fire Service Inspectorate

HoF - Head of Function

H&S - Health and Safety

HRM - Human Resource Management

HSAW - Health and Safety at Work

HSE - Health and Safety Executive

HSG - Health and Safety Guidance

IC - Incident Commander

ICA - Incident Command Assessment

ICL - Incident Command Level (Level 1, 2, 3 and 4)

ISO - International Standards Organisation

KATA - Knowledge Applied Training and Assessment

KPI - Key Performance Indicator

L&D - Learning and Development

LCMS - Learning Content Management System

LMDF - Leadership and Management Development Framework

LMDT - Leadership and Management Development Taskforce

LNA - Learning Needs Analysis

LO - Learning Organisation

LPG - Learning Partner Group

LSO - Local Senior Officer

MA - Modern Apprenticeship

MRG - Management Review Group

NFCC - National Fire Chiefs Council

NMS - New Mobilising System

NSDA - North Service Delivery Area

NTS - National Training Standard

OA - Operational Assurance

OC - Operations Control

OCSG - Operational Competence Strategic Group

OD - Organisational Development

OiC - Officer in Charge

On - Call Retained or Voluntary Operational staff

OSAICC - On Station Assessment of Incident Command Competence

OT - Operational Training

OTD - Operational Training and Development

OTR - Off The Run

PMF - Performance Management Framework

PO - Principal Officer

PPE - Personal Protective Equipment

PPFT - People Payroll Finance and Training

QFSM - Queen’s Fire Service Medal

QMS - Quality Management System

RTC - Road Traffic Collision

SC - Station Commander

SCQF - Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework

SD - Service Delivery

SDA - Service Delivery Area

SFRS - Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

SMARTEU - Scottish Multi Agency Resilience Training and Exercising Unit

SPOC - Single Point Of Contact

SVQ - Scottish Vocational Qualification

T&C - Terms and Conditions

TA - Talent Acquisition

TC - Training Centre

TCIP - Training Continuous Improvement Project

TD - Talent Development

TFF - Training Function Framework

TfOC - Training for Operational Competence

TMT - Training Management Team

TNA - Training Needs Analysis

TOM - Target Operating Model

TSA - Training Safety and Assurance Directorate

TSAB - Training Safety and Assurance Board

TVS - Training Vision and Strategy

UK - United Kingdom

WC - Watch Commander

WP - Workforce Planning

WSDA - West Service Delivery Area

WT - Wholetime Duty System

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