FSCDC trains experts for work in NFRS. Since the demand from potential students invariably exceeds the available places at FSCDC and in anticipation of active training for the current staff according to NFRS operational strategy and modern training methods, it is necessary to strengthen FSCDC’s institutional and technical capacity.
To ensure the required capacity and an efficient and modern training process based on international experience, the Ministry of the Interior and NFRS intend to strengthen FSCDC’s capacity by building a modern polygon. Building a new polygon and moving FSCDC’s operations to a single site at 10 Krustpils iela and at 20 Janavartu iela will result in a modern training facility. For this purpose, there are plans to adapt the infrastructure on the existing site and, if necessary, build some new infrastructure. Before the training facility project was developed for announcing a competition and putting the idea into practice, a feasibility study was conducted under the NFRS project to understand the resources and infrastructure required for FSCDC’s training facility.
The goal
Study the education processes and resources that FSCDC needs and the available infrastructure to promote a better development of officers’ professional competencies in the future and prepare sketches for FSCDC’s training facility and a design brief for developing the facility at 10 Krustpils iela, Riga and at 20 Janavartu iela, Riga.
Key activities in implementing the project
As part of the project, PwC carried out:
- A summary of international practice, analysing examples of good practice at foreign training facilities
- Interviews with industry experts representing international associations and federations
- An assessment of the make-up and trends of people being educated by FSCDC
- Fire safety and civil defence experts’ forecasts for service at NFRS
- Identifying market opportunities for firefighters training at FSCDC
- An assessment of FSCDC’s teaching staff capacity and the workload of the premises and polygon going forward
The project saw PwC collaborating with Arhis Konsultanti SIA to offer an appropriate solution for improving FSCDC’s infrastructure and ensuring education processes in a reasonable, ergonomic and energy-efficient environment through:
- Assessing the adequacy of the existing infrastructure and the site for implementing the training process
- Preparing recommendations for a rational positioning of FSCDC premises
- Drawing up design briefs
- Preparing sketches for FSCDC’s training facility
The outcome
As a result of the study, we assessed the capacity of FSCDC’s teaching staff and the need for premises and facilities, considering FSCDC’s anticipated workload. According to our assessment of FSCDC’s facility needs and Latvian construction laws, we created 3D designs for the training facility and its territory, offering a clear vision of how the facility might be developed. In addition, we drew up a design brief for putting the idea into practice and implementing the procurement of architectural services.
Financing from the European Union – civil defence and humanitarian aid
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