Certification Course for Facilities Management

LEVEL 3 - FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COURSE
Part 3 of 4 – Real Estate Management Series Leading to the PFM – FIRMA Professional Facilities Manager Designation

Course Inclusions:
Complete Handouts and Worksheets
Field Guide to FM Terms, Equipment and Acronyms Videos and relevant video links

No. of hours: 40

Attendees gets 12 CPD credits
Certificate of Attendance Passers gets PFM Designation & Certifications

Module 1 – Introduction to Facilities Management
1. An Introduction to Facilities Management
2. The Difference between Facilities Managers and Property Managers
3. Occupational Outlook for Facilities Managers
4. The FM Pie: Roles & Responsibilities
5. Hard vs. Soft Servies
6. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Module 2- Buildings & Building Systems
1. The History of Buildings
2. Property Analysis of Your Subject Building
3. Identifying the Various Building Systems
4. Building Condition Assessment : Metrics and Methodology
5. Energy Management : FM’s Highest Priority
6. LEED Standards and Accreditation

Module 3 – The Trend Towards Wellness Buildings
1. The Green Building Initiatives
2. The Importance of Indoor Air Quality During and Post-Pandemic
3. Variable Frequency Drives in Motor-driven Equipment
4. EPA Standards and Guidance for Healthy Indoors
5. Renewable Energy for Building Sustainability
6. Variable Refrigerants Flows and New ASHRAE Standards

Module 4 – Occupational Safety & Health and FM ISO 45001 Standards
1. The Importance of OSH Compliance
2. OSH Framework & Goals
3. HIRADC
4. Hazard Assessment Methodology
5. Workplace Safety Inspections 6. Risk Assessment, Analysis, Controls and Procedures

Module 5 – The New Tools of the FM Trade
1. The Use of Artificial Intelligence & Robotics in FM
2. Drones, Infrared Thermal Scanners, Digital Diagnostic Tools
3. The Five Classes of Maintenance: Custodial, Preventive, Deferred, Corrective and Cosmetic
4. The 31-Day, Quarterly & Annual Maintenance Scheduler
5. Smart Vertical Transportation Systems
6. Code Compliance for Facilities in the Philippines

Module 6 – The Facility Maintenance Plan
1. Equipment Inventory and Building Control Systems
2. Life Cycle Costings
3. Predictive Maintenance Guidelines
4. Maintenance Costs, Replacement Costs and Retrofit Costs
5. Costs versus Savings Analysis
6. The Reliability Maintenance Model

No. of Days:

3