FACILITIES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL JOBS
FM CAREERS - TRAINING
PROFESSIONALISING FM There are a series of clear career pathways to professional development in facilities management
available from RICS/IFMA, explains Paul Bagust, Global Property Standards Director, RICS
The IFMA-RICS collaboration was established
in 2016 to advance standards and
professionalism in FM worldwide. A core
aim is to foster a more inclusive knowledge sharing
community and create a clearer career path in
facilities management to attract new entrants into
the profession and encourage advancement and
professional development within the discipline.
An increasingly professionalised sector o ers
greater value for occupiers and clients. This is
because contracts can be managed more e ectively,
which adds value; and greater professionalism from
facilities managers o ers a huge number of benefits
to service providers; including business development
opportunities, the mitigation of risk to contracts as
well as in optimising talent retention.
RICS as the standard setter for the built environment
together with IFMA o ers end-to-end professional
development for professionals working in the
FM sector and in wider built environment roles.
Additionally, there’s a programme of support for
organisations through an FM Talent Management
Programme. This enables companies to evaluate the
skills and experience of their team and put together
a programme of learning and development leading
to the achievement of credentials and qualifications.
It also enables organisations to upskill individuals to
enable them to move up the career ladder as well as
o ering clients a greater level of service and expertise.
The IFMA-RICS suite of credentials and training
has courses and credentials for all levels of FM
professional; new entrants, those moving into FM
from other roles and for intermediate and advanced
learners seeking new skills or recognition to prove
their level of expertise.
Essentials of FM can be undertaken as a programme
of 10 modules or individual modules may be selected.
This programme is ideal for new entrants or those
in roles related to FM who need to understand the
fundamentals.
There are a further three core online e-learning
courses o ering an introductory grounding in FM:
Facility Management – a practical introduction,
Fundamentals of Corporate Real Estate and;
Performance Management in Facilities: Measuring
What’s Most Important
All these courses aim to increase FM and built
environment knowledge and understanding and are
available on the RICS FM online academy at www.
fm.training. This site also hosts over 60 short video
courses, ideal for upskilling and the attainment of
CPD hours. A RICS distance learning certificate in CRE
and FM provides over 200 hours of CPD and o ers
the definitive development programme for more
advanced professionals looking to stand out and take
the next career step into a leadership role.
If it’s credentials and qualifications you are
interested in achieving to prove expertise or to invest
in for your people there’s a range on o er from IFMARICS.
Defining FM excellence Essentials of Facility Management
The Essentials of Facility Management is a series of training modules covering the
basics of FM and its value to an organization. The modules cover tactical planning and FM
delivery and application of tools and technology, contracts and customer relations. This
program is ideal for new entrants to FM. Successful completion of all modules will grant an
electronic certificate on completion.
Module 1 – Introduction to
Facility Management
Training The suite of qualifications from IFMA-RICS provides
a range of options for individuals at di erent stages
of their career. The Facility Management Professional
Step 1 – People audit
Your company provides information (FMP) and Sustainability Facility Professional (SFP)
can be achieved through assessment modules online
with options for online or classroom based training to
support the attainment of these credentials.
The Certified Facility Manager credential has online
or classroom training available to support candidates
with assessment undertaken at an assessment centre.
It’s an ideal assessment for those most comfortable
with attaining a credential that tests their knowledge.
As CFM is a certification it requires candidates to
recertify every three years through the submission of
CPD online.
The CFM allows direct entry into RICS through the
Associate grade (AssocRICS) upon completion of
the RICS ethics module. This enables candidates to
achieve a RICS qualification through an alternative
route to the Associate Assessment – this tests the
proficiency and competency of individuals through a
written submission of their work experience detailing
how RICS competency requirements have been
demonstrated through their live experience in an FM
role.
As well as IFMA’s CFM credential allowing direct
entry to the RICS Associate grade, there are a number
of other qualifications recognised by RICS for entry to
the Associate grade as an alternative to completing
the Associate Assessment - the most commonly held
is BIFM Level 4.
Chartered status is open to individuals who
hold a degree qualification or an RICS recognised
professional qualification and to senior professionals
with exceptional career achievements. To become
chartered, candidates are required to provide a written
submission and attend a professional interview as part
of the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence
(APC). RICS has APC pathways for those who can
demonstrate competency in FM or corporate real
estate and for related disciplines such as building
surveying, project management, quantity surveying,
commercial property and management consultancy.
Widely recognised globally the ultimate professional
status in the built environment, the Chartered
qualification demonstrates professional ethics and
strategic advisory capability as well as technical
expertise achieved in a specific discipline within the
built environment.
It benefits the individual giving them confidence,
di erentiation and professional status and investment
in chartered professionals o er organisations a
competitive edge and the many long-term benefits
associated with client and talent retention.
For more information visit www.fm.training
or call 02475 095337
FM Talent The FM Talent management program professionally developing their FM The program offers the opportunity of a suite of IFMA-RICS credentials to futureproof the highest standard This investment from an organization Benefits
Gives people confidence in their Optimizes team and business performance
Mitigates risk to project and contract Differentiates service to clients
Increases employee engagement Our program offers a bespoke solution of individuals to achieve their qualification.
and professional development
A one stop shop of all IFMA and RICS FM training is available to all professionals globally.
For new entrants to facilities management the following online programmes are available:
Module 6 – Supervisory Roles in Facility
Work Management
Module 2 – Introduction to Operations
and Maintenance
Module 7 – Applying Work Management to
Building Systems
Module 3 – The Basics of Building Systems
Module 8 – Work Management Tools in
Facility Management
Module 4 – The Application of Technology
Module 9 – Managing Contractors in
Facility Management
Module 5 – The Implications of Health and
Safety in Managing Buildings
Module 10 – Managing and Tracking
Customer Relations in Facility Management
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