# Alarm buying foundations

Understand home warning, escape planning and the monitoring chain before approaching alarm service providers.

- Level: Foundations
- Length: 55 minutes
- Exam questions: 8, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Write a property and user brief.
- Distinguish interconnected warning from remote monitoring.
- Ask who receives signals and what happens next.

## Lessons

1. [Define what your alarm service must do](https://alarminstallers.fyi/academy/alarm-buying-foundations/define-the-job.md) (15 minutes)
2. [Connect home warning to an escape plan](https://alarminstallers.fyi/academy/alarm-buying-foundations/home-warning-and-escape.md) (15 minutes)
3. [Understand the monitoring chain](https://alarminstallers.fyi/academy/alarm-buying-foundations/understand-monitoring.md) (15 minutes)

## Questions

### Does this course qualify me to install or approve alarm systems?

No. It awards a certificate of completion from alarminstallers.fyi. It is not a licence, accreditation or qualification.

### Do the same requirements apply everywhere?

No. Check the requirements for your property with the local authority and competent advisers. Jurisdiction-specific guidance is identified in the lessons.

Also on the [web page](https://alarminstallers.fyi/academy/alarm-buying-foundations).