This programme will support any member working within the facilities management field as well as those who manage their own business facilities. It is suitable for facilities managers, property managers, asset managers, project managers, accommodation managers and all those who want to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the corporate real estate facilities management services that they are responsible for providing and managing.
Course Contents
Module 1 - Strategic Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management Life Cycles
Key Topics
- An introduction to strategic facilities management
- Strategic concepts and corporate facilities management strategies
- Evaluate the issues in acquiring and disposing of operational property
- Key legal issues of freehold and leasehold real estate
- The major causes of a lease and how they impact on the occupation of property
- Corporate Real Estate and choice of properties
Module 2 -Facilities Management and Procurement
Key Topics
- An effective 7-step procurement process
- Risks and Mitigation Techniques
- Facilities Management delivery models and service delivery differences for each
- Stakeholder communication
- Managing the FM Procurement Cycle
Module 3 - The Facilities Manager and Compliance Legislation
Key Topics
- Overview of compliance legislation
- Identification of different situations e.g. owners/ occupiers
- Responsibilities in compliance management and where they lie
- Common issues in stakeholder knowledge
- Best practice steps for mitigating compliance risk amongst stakeholders
Module 4 - The Workplace and Facilities Support Services
Key Topics
- The role of the workplace in organizational productivity
- The changing world of work and defining workstation utilization
- Apply successful transformation methods
- Defining operational management, including input vs output specifications
- Different types maintenance management required by facilities management professionals
- How to measure and review performance against a benchmarking framework
- Analysing the risks within a facilities management role
Module 5 - Management Information Systems
Key Topics
- Utilizing building automation including an introduction to intelligent buildings
- Computer-aided facilities management (CAFM)
- Different types of CAFM to support facilities management performance
- Programme summary
- Action planning for the return to work

