AwardEWSAL621 Exam Information and Outline
Award in External Wall System Assessment (Level 6)
Syllabus Update Checked on: October 30, 2026
AwardEWSAL621 Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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- Assessment
- Knowledge examination and assessed case study / appraisal report
- Regulatory Context
- Building Regulations Approved Document B and Regulation 7 (combustible materials ban)
- Building Safety Act 2022 and higher-risk buildings
- Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
- Government guidance on external wall fire risk
- External Wall Systems
- Cladding types: ACM, HPL, timber, rainscreen, render, brick slips
- Insulation types and combustibility classifications
- Cavity barriers, fire stopping and balconies
- Fire Performance
- Reaction to fire classifications (BS EN 13501-1)
- Large-scale testing (BS 8414) and BR 135
- Mechanisms of external fire spread
- Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (PAS 9980:2022)
- Five-step FRAEW methodology
- Information gathering and intrusive inspections
- Risk factors and building-specific considerations
- Determining risk outcome and recommendations
- EWS1 Form Process
- Options A1–A3 and B1–B2
- Signatory competence and limitations
- Professional Practice
- Competence boundaries, PII, ethics and reporting