Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology offers Cert in Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training, a certificate in Fire, Justice & Security programme in Sarnia, Canada. The programme runs for 10 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 11,373 per total for local students.
Over its 10 months, this certificate covers fire prevention and public education, medical first response, basic principles and practices of fire suppression, and specialty areas such as vehicle extrication and environmental hazards, building the knowledge and skills behind each. More than 250 hours of hands-on skills practice and testing take place in simulated and controlled live-fire scenarios, following National Fire Protection Association standards, with the curriculum also including components aimed specifically at gaining employment in the fire service. Graduates are eligible to sit OFMEM Provincial Firefighter Testing toward NFPA 1001 Level I and II and NFPA 1072 Awareness and Core Operations certifications, with training delivered at a dedicated Fire School Campus featuring an industrial training ground, a fleet of emergency response apparatus, a search and rescue tower and a hot tower.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Ontario College Certificate requires an O.S.S.D. or equivalent with Grade 12 English C or U and Grade 11 or 12 Mathematics C or U; Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry C or U is recommended. Lambton's Mature Student Assessment is available in both English and Mathematics for applicants who meet the mature-student criteria; all other admission subjects must be completed as listed, through Academic Upgrading or Lambton's Pre-Programs if needed. It is recommended, though not stated as mandatory for admission, that entering students hold current Standard First Aid and CPR Level C. International applicants must also meet Lambton College's institution-wide English-language proficiency requirement for diploma and certificate programs: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0 (one skill retake accepted), TOEFL iBT 78, PTE Academic 60, CAEL 60 with no band below 50, CELPIP General 7, or Duolingo English Test 105, among the other tests the college accepts; scores must be dated within the last two years.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026 and 1 February 2027 is both the general equal-consideration date and the deadline Lambton states for its own competitive programs; later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain, and Lambton names no specific competitive programmes on its admissions page. International applicants apply directly to Lambton or through an authorised agent, with applications processed within two to five business days; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and offers carry their own acceptance and payment deadlines. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
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