Warden (ECO) Training
Prepares emergency wardens and ECO members to carry out their duties during an evacuation — responding to alarms, clearing their area, directing occupants to safety, and reporting to the Chief Warden. Site-focused and practical.
Course overview
Warden (ECO) Training equips your emergency wardens and Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) members to carry out their duties confidently and safely during an evacuation or emergency.
The session builds the practical skills wardens rely on on the ground: responding to alarms and warnings, checking and clearing their assigned area, directing occupants to exits and along evacuation routes, assisting people who may need support, and reporting conditions and evacuation status back to the Chief Warden. Wardens also learn how they fit within the ECO structure and how to act decisively in the critical first minutes of an incident.
Delivered on-site and tailored to your building, the training works through your own emergency procedures and evacuation diagrams so wardens practise 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.
Suitable for floor wardens, area wardens and other ECO members across offices, healthcare facilities, educational campuses, retail premises, accommodation facilities, warehouses and industrial workplaces.
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;
• wear enclosed, closed-toe footwear suitable for practical activities and moving safely (including stairs) — no open-toed shoes, sandals or heels;
• 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.
