The Level 3 Ofqual-regulated qualification – called the ‘SFJ Level 3 Award in Counter Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness’ – aims to strengthen the UK’s counter terrorism protective security and organisational preparedness. It has been developed between the National Counter ...

Applications for the 2026 Deborah Rowland Scholarship, which supports emerging talent into the facilities management profession, are now open. Now in its third year, the scholarship provides fully funded IWFM-regulated qualifications at Levels 2, 3 and 4. For a second ...

Faye Szpytma joined Sodexo as a chef apprentice at Colchester Garrison in 2023 and has quickly become one of Sodexo’s brightest rising stars. Today, she stands as a powerful example of how passion, opportunity and the right support can unlock ...

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) is marking National Apprenticeship Week by celebrating staff who have passed the cleaning industry’s Level 2 apprenticeship and also encouraging more sector businesses to take the opportunity to participate in the scheme. Two years on ...

Committed to breaking down barriers to employment for prison-leavers, Sodexo UK & Ireland has extended its partnership with social enterprise Combat2Coffee with the opening of a new roastery and staff café at HMP Altcourse in Liverpool. Working on the new ...

FDM – Training & Development (FDM) has partnered with The Fire Protection Association (FPA) to launch a state-of-the-art training centre in Oxford, opening on 1 January 2026. The facility will deliver four specialist FDM courses and qualifications, expanding development opportunities ...

In a special event on September 17th in London, four new 2025 recipients were announced as winners of the Deborah Rowland Scholarship, dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging talent in the FM sector Deborah Rowland, Director of Public Affairs at ...

The Deborah Rowland Scholarship, a fund dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging talent in the workplace and facilities management (WFM) industry, revealed its second-year recipients at a special evening event on 17 September. Rowland, Director Public Affairs at Sodexo, launched ...

IWFM Academy has launched a new Level 6 strategic leadership programme aimed at aspiring Workplace and FM leaders looking to transform how they lead – whether it’s driving a team or influencing outcomes as an individual contributor. In a first ...

A new SFJ Awards qualification designed in collaboration with and endorsed by the Protective Security Centre, Government Security, to bolster protective security skills and support the UK’s national security has launched. The new Level 4 Certificate for Protective Security Advisers, ...