Chief Warden Training
Prepares nominated Chief Wardens, Deputy Chief Wardens and Communications Officers to lead the Emergency Control Organisation during an incident — making decisions, coordinating communications, managing evacuations, and supporting emergency services. Site-focused and practical.
Course overview
Chief Warden Training equips your nominated Chief Wardens, Deputy Chief Wardens and Communications Officers to lead your Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) with confidence during an incident.
The session builds the practical decision-making and coordination skills these senior roles rely on: assessing a developing situation, directing the response, coordinating internal and external communications, managing a safe and orderly evacuation, and liaising with attending emergency services.
Delivered on-site and tailored to your building, the training works through your own emergency procedures and evacuation diagrams so the team practises in the environment they'll actually respond in. It aligns with AS 3745 (Planning for emergencies in facilities) and supports your wider emergency planning obligations.
Ideal for newly appointed wardens stepping into a leadership role, or experienced wardens refreshing their skills and staying current with the site's procedures.
Additional information
This course has no formal entry requirements and is open to workplace participants.
Participants should:
• be physically able to take part in practical activities, such as evacuation walk-throughs and, where applicable, handling response equipment;
• have sufficient English language, literacy and numeracy skills to follow instructions, take part in activities and understand emergency procedures.
For role-based courses (such as Chief Warden or Warden/ECO training), participants are normally nominated to the relevant role within their organisation's Emergency Control Organisation.
Attendance and completion: Participants must sign on via the QR code at the start of each training session so attendance can be captured. Anyone leaving a session before it is complete will be deemed not to have completed the course and excluded from final attendance records.
No formal assessment is required for this course. An informal written assessment is given at the end of the session to confirm understanding of the key content.
On-site sessions are practical, site-specific, and tailored to your facility's emergency procedures and evacuation diagrams.
Training facility sessions accommodate groups of up to 20 participants. Group sizes and session durations are listed in the course details above.
FERST is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for all participants. If you have any questions, feedback, or wish to raise a concern, contact us at hello@ferst.training or call 1300 333 778.
