A skilled and competent workforce is essential to effective fire safety management. This session explores how structured training, clear competency frameworks, and ongoing professional development are helping raise standards across Asia's fire safety sector. It will cover key challenges in aligning training with real-world risks, the importance of accreditation and assessment, and how new approaches including hands-on learning and simulation are shaping a more capable and confident workforce. Whether you're in regulation, engineering, or operations, this session will offer practical insights into building fire safety expertise that lasts.